Surrey gets the go-ahead for Lane Rental Scheme
A scheme designed to reduce congestion on the county’s busiest roads has been given the go-ahead to start in April 2021. Surrey’s new Lane Rental Scheme will give utility companies and the county council’s highways teams who need to close a road or lane to complete roadworks, a financial incentive to carry works out during […]
Civil engineering company Griffiths appoint Stephen Tomkins as MD
Stephen Tomkins has been appointed as managing director of regional civil engineering specialist, Griffiths. He will join the Abergavenny-based business from Balfour Beatty where, as operations director, he has led on operational safety, construction and quality, overseeing a wide range of infrastructure and construction projects. Throughout his 25-year career in civil engineering and construction, Stephen has delivered […]
ADEPT launches toolkit to help local authorities transform the customer experience
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and Amey has published a toolkit to help local authorities improve customer experince. The Customer Experience Toolkit for Place Leaders has been developed through ADEPT’s Excellence in Place Leadership (EiPL) programme, run in partnership with Amey. Customer Centric Place Services was one of four […]
GRAHAM completes A12 repairs ahead of schedule during last lockdown
Civil engineering specialist GRAHAM has completed a £1.9m package of concrete road repairs along the A12 at Kelvedon for Highways England ahead of schedule during the November/December lockdown period. The works, which took place along the A12 Chelmsford-Colchester corridor at Junctions 22 to 24 north and southbound, involved resurfacing and concrete repairs. These have extended […]
Miles Macadam, WSP and Kier join forces to deliver carbon neutral surfacing improvement scheme for Shropshire Council
Miles Macadam, WSP and Kier are working together with Shropshire Council to deliver a £1m carbon neutral surfacing improvement scheme – a first for any local authority. The company has developed its own bespoke Carbon Calculator to measure the overall carbon footprint of any individual surfacing project. By comparing its own manufactured Grouted Macadams with […]
Government announces winners of T-TRIG programme
Safer, greener travel transport technology that supports the acceleration for a green recovery is central to the winning entries of the T-TRIG programme. Technology start-ups will be given government funding to help support COVID-19 recovery and decarbonisation as we build back better from the pandemic. Projects will include; improving ventilation systems on trains, creating safer […]
ORR report shows differences in regional performance on Highways England roads
Highways England’s roads continued to show large differences in regional performance in 2019-20, according to a report by the Office of Rail and Road. User satisfaction and average traffic delays across six regions of England varied significantly, but performance was more aligned in supporting the smooth flow of traffic and the condition of the road […]
Government to review public sector frameworks
There is to be a government review of public sector frameworks with the aim to create a ‘gold standard’ for how they should operate. The government is strongly supportive of the use of frameworks for procuring construction contracts but says not all of them are delivering their aims, reports the Construction Index. The Cabinet Office […]
LCRIG to host #AsktheDfT webinars
Members of the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) will have the opportunity to ask the Department for Transport (DfT) anything as part of an exclusive webinar series. Its new quarterly webinar series entitled ‘#AsktheDfT’ will bring together a panel of experts to answer your questions, which will be focused around key topic areas. LCRIG will be inviting members to submit questions in […]
LCRIG joins Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) has joined a working group of the UK Government’s Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce (EVET). Content Director Alec Peachey is representing LCRIG on WG1 – a group dedicated to supporting the delivery of the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The 20-strong group includes representatives from the Department for Business, Energy & […]