A-one+ Area 12 team reaches six million working hours without a RIDDOR
The A-one+ Area 12 team ihas achieved an industry first by reaching six million working hours free of a Reportable Injury Disease and Dangerous Occurrence (RIDDOR) and no lost time incidents since November 2018. Within the last three years it has exceeded itsprevious managing agent contract record of 4.65 million working hours RIDDOR free, while […]
Major highway improvement schemes to continue in Norfolk this year
Norfolk County Council has reported that its multi-million road maintenance programme is set to continue in 2021 with major schemes due to get underway in Great Yarmouth, Downham Market and Stalham. The improvements have been made possible thanks to the £22m highway funding for Norfolk that the Department for Transport announced in May 2020, to […]
Doncaster set for £5.1 million for road improvements
Members of the Doncaster Council cabinet =are expected to rubber-stamp the acceptance of around £5.1 million for road improvements later this month. A report to cabinet doesnt identify any specific projects but said the refurbishment of highways will ‘help improve the look’ in many areas and it will ‘reduce the incidence of weed growth’, according […]
Fragmented under-funding of transport must end in order to boost UK connectivity, says Transport for the North
A collaborative, holistic and sustaiable approach to transport investment is needed to help enhance the UK’s connectivity as well as unlocking opportunitiues for people and businesses, Transport for the North (TfN) has said. In its submission to the Union Connectivity Review – led by Sir Peter Hendy TfN said a joined-up plan for cross-border investment is critical. […]
Winners announced in Highways England’s framework for consultancy services
Consultants and contractors Costain, Jacobs and Amey have been awarded places on Highways Englands’s framework for consultancy services. They are the suppliers in the first lot of the framework and will offer technical consulting, engineering advice and research and innovation. The framework is set to last for four years, and will include specialist and technical […]
RSMA backs Highways England plans for research on road water runoff
The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) has welcomed the announcement that Highways England (HE) plans to conduct field sampling of road water runoff from the SRN and quantify unambiguously the content of microplastic pollution therein. The planned HE ‘on road’ investigation which will collect and analyse samples of road water runoff to establish the ‘presence […]
£50m investment proposed for roads and pavements over the next five years in Southend on Sea
A major increase in investment into local pavements and roads is being proposed as part of the Southend on Sea’s capital investment programme for 2021 to 2026. Significant new investment of £21m is being proposed up to 2025/26 in the capital investment programme, including £14m for pavements and £7m for road improvements. A further £29m, […]
ICE’s South West Civil Engineering Awards open for entry
The South West’s most prestigious civil engineering competition opens this week with the aim of celebrating how the region has continued to deliver outstanding infrastructure projects despite the Covid-19 pandemic. From now until 17 March, entries are being sought for the ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards 2021 from projects in the county that demonstrate engineering excellence, […]
Geospatial Commission and Innovate UK announce transport location data funding for 28 companies
The Geospatial Commission in partnership with Innovate UK are funding 28 winners of their £2 million transport location data competition which looks at how location data can spark innovation and support the future of mobility for the UK. The winners have been awarded funding of up to £75k across four themes of mobility as a […]
Swarco Traffic appoints new UK MD
Swarco Traffic, the traffic technology specialist, has appointed John Pickworth, an experienced Chartered Engineer with proven Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) expertise, as its new Managing Director. Mr Pickworth, who has worked at a senior level in the industry for almost 20 years, joins the business from the engineering consultancy Pell Frischmann, where he was responsible […]