Kier Highways completes mobilisation of its Area 4 M&R contract
Kier Highways has completed the mobilisation of its new eight year £160m Highways England Area 4 maintenance and response contract. The contract includes routine and cyclical maintenance, incident response, defect rectification and severe weather delivery on the trunk roads and motorways within Area 4. It will also include maintenance of roadside technology and the provision […]
Work to start on M56 project between Greater Manchester and Cheshire says HE
The main construction work on the M56 between Greater Manchester and Cheshire is set to stat this month. As part of the project, an extra running lane will be added to both the westbound and eastbound carriageways to tackle congestion and provide more reliable journeys for city centre commuters and businesses as well as tourists […]
No work will stop on strategic network during second lockdown, says HE
Highways England has said it will not be stopping any activities during the second nation lockdown, due to start this Thursday. This was confirmed to the supply chain in a statement today by Malcolm Dare, Executive Director of Commercial and Procurementat Highways England. In the statement, he said: “Highways England will continue to operate in […]
SRL responds to customer demand with expansion of its portfolio
SRL has developed new traffic light detection technology and CCTVproducts, designed to minimise traffic congestion and improve surveillance and site security. The company has further developed the technology within its traffic light portfolio to include the new Adaptive Detection System (ADS) detector to support local authorities and utility companies as they strive to reduce the […]
Only innovation will drive change and improvements in the winter service sector, says Safecote MD
After more than two decades in charge of Safecote, one of the winter service sector’s best-known brands, Mark Dutton talks to Adrian Tatum about why innovation and thinking differently are the only ways to effect change in the industry. You can imagine the look from some local authority winter service personnel back in the early […]
Works starts on new 2.3kn cycleway in Dorset
Dorset Council has announced that preparation work for a 2.3km cycleway in the Wimborne and Colehill areas has started. This marks the start of the first sustainable infrastructure scheme to be built in south east Dorset through Transforming Travel’s Transforming Cities Fund. Dorset Council and BCP Council were one of 12 city regions in England to secure a share of the government’s Transforming Cities Fund based on its commitment […]
Northumberland highways and transport projects on track despite the pandemic
Northumberland Council has said ‘most if not all’ of this year’s planned road improvements and transport projects will get done despite Covid-19 causing delays. A report to the council’s communities and place committee said many projects have already taken place despite the pandemic. The council’s Local Transport Plan (LTP) for 2020-21 features £18.6million of work, […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment Committee to discuss plans for more than £127m of sustainable transport schemes
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment Committee will discuss plans for more than £127 million of sustainable transport and regeneration schemes this week. These include possible projects delivered through the Leeds City Region’s Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) – a major new programme of investment aimed at providing an accessible, attractive and cleaner alternative to car […]
CU Phosco Lighting Contracts Director appointed the next President of the HEA
Bob Gaskell, Lighting Contracts Director of CU Phosco has been announced as the new President of the Highway Electrical Association (HEA). He takes over from Mick Leech and was offcially announced as President at the HEA Annual General Meeting which was held virtually. Mr Gaskell said: “Firstly, thank you to all those who helped to […]
Bristol Airport plans for new public transport interchange
Bristol Airport has brought forward plans to build a new multi million public transport interchange hub. Plans for the interchange to be built on the site of an existing ‘Drop and Go’ zone to the north and west of the airport’s main terminal building, have been put to North Somerset Council. The new scheme includes […]