Keltbray wins its first major contract in the highways sector
Construction specialists Keltbray has won its first major contract in the highways sector-a £14.1 million for 14 bridge structures as part of the upgrade of the A30 in Cornwall. The project involves identifying and constructing bridge elements to assure greater quality and ‘buildability’ within the overall schedule, using modern methods of construction, according to Building […]
Transport Scotland starts the search for bidders for A9 dualling programme
Transport Scotland has started the search for companies that would be willing to bid for work on its £115 million Highland A9 Dualling section project. It has started process with the publication of a Prior Information Notice today and it is expected that the contract will be awarded in the second half of 2022. Meanwhile, […]
North Yorkshire County Council is the latest local authority to join Safer Highways
North Yorkshire County Council and its teckal partner, North Yorkshire Highways, have become the latest local authority member of Safer Highways. They join the organisation ahead of a busy year of programmes, including Stamp It Out-the industry led campaign aimed at eradicating road worker abuse. Other programmes this year include; mental health including the Big […]
Midlands Connects provides local authorities with feasibility funding for improvements on MRN
Midlands Connect is giving six local authorities in the region up to £50,000 to create the case for funding to improve local roads. This will be used by the councils to assess the feasibility of key schemes in their area, potentially paving the way to later seeking Government support if the right options can be […]
Norfolk Council Council to discuss £42 million road maintenance spend
Norfolk County Council’s cabinet is set to meet next week to discuss a possible £42 million maintenance programme including 113 small but ‘locally important’ schemes as well as improvement projects totalling £85 million. Cllr Martin Wilby, Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Transport, said: “It’s an impressive range of projects on the table and it […]
Streetworks sector should look ahead with ‘optimism’, says new report
There is ‘substantial’ grounds for optimism for the future of the UK streetworks sector although some questions remain over how the sector will change as a result of the pandemic, according to a new report by the one.network-Work in Progress. Despite this, it said the top six works promoters commissioned over 50,000 works each. This […]
Roadmaster lends a hand in Nottinghamshire
New technology has been credited with helping to maintain and repair Nottinghamshire County Council’s road network. Mechanised patching equipment has helped to maintain more than 35,500sq metres of mainly urban roads, while the Roadmaster patching vehicle has worked on 61 sites, treating surface defects, filling cracks and removing potholes. The equipment supports the council’s strategy […]
Dyer & Butler introduces fleet of remote controlled miniature vacuum exacavators
Dyer & Butler, a part of the M Group Services Transport Division, has introduced a fleet of remote controlled, miniature vacuum excavators to its plant and fleet portfolio as part of its continued investment in its excavation safety procedures as well as innovation across the company. Following its investment in the Vac-Ex AIR-VAC II excavators, […]
Boost for local bus services in the West Midlands
Development work has started on a £30 million package of bus priority measures to improve reliability and journey times on commuter routes covered by some of the region’s busiest bus services between Birmingham, Sandwell and Dudley. The measures will include new bus lanes, priority junctions and bus gates, with brand new state-of-the-art bus stops offering […]
Arup and partners start work on Greater Manchester’s active neighbourhoods
Arup has started work with Sustrans and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), 10GM and local councils to design 10 Active Neighbourhood schemes across the Greater Manchester city region. The Active Neighbourhoods project aims to prioritise the movement, health and safety of people over cars. This includes using modal filters such as benches, planters or bollards […]