Northamptonshire CC making good use of new machinery as winter phase of highways works start
Northamptonshire County Council is set to start the winter phase of its annual extensive highways repair programme this month. This will involve various treatments including pothole repair, pre-service dress work and sealing cracked services. This will run alongside the reactive maintenance that addresses issues highlighted by routine inspections and reports through Street Doctor. Northamptonshire County […]
Devon adds pedestrian and cycle bridge to its expanding cycle network
Devon’s expanding cycle network in Exeter received a boost at the weekend, with the installation of a new pedestrian and cycle bridge. The new bridge at Summer Lane in Exeter completes the first two kilometres of Devon County Council’s E4 cycle route – providing a vital connection between Exeter Arena/Exhibition Fields and Bettysmead Playing Fields. […]
Road workers step in to line up solution to parking issue in country park
Workers from WJ, Chevron TM and Carnell working on a Highways England improvements scheme have helped resolve problems with dangerous and unauthorised parking at a popular country park. The workers gave their time to repaint the double yellow lines to help deter the unauthorised parking. Materials and manpower were all donated by contractors involved with […]
Three weeks to complete Thriving at Work Survey 2020
There are now just three weeks for your organisation to complete the Safer Highways Thriving at Workplace Survey, benchmarking the provision of workplace mental health support Before its closing date of Friday 30th October. Last year Safer Highways sampled the 100 biggest organisations who work, not only on the strategic road network, but also who […]
Surrey goes out to tender on ‘innovative’ highway maintenance contract
Surrey County Council has started the procurement process for a new high highway maintenance contract which could be worth as much as £25 billion over a 21-year period. In a contract notice, the council said it wishes to put in place a contract which delivers both its ‘core highways maintenance services and also facilitates an […]
Local climate change scientists applaud Devon County Council’s approach to transport measures during lockdown
A group of experts specialising in climate change have written to Devon County Council praising it for the action taken to close roads to cars during lockdown, asking for the measures to be ‘continued and strengthened. The scientists welcomes the use of traffic filters-allowing cyclists to pass through but stop vehicles as well as other […]
West Lothian Council plans for winter with Covid in mind
West Lothian Council has 60 vehicles ready to tackle winter weather alongside a contingency plan for Covid 19. The council has put extra staff into its crew as part of plans to ensure winter maintenance is delivered amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Ross McDonald from Operational Services told a meeting of the council’s executive that safeguards […]
Destructor Bridge in Bath reopens to traffic after seven years
A bridge in Bath will reopen to traffic this week, more than seven years after it was closed. The old single-lane bridge closed in April 2013 and a 400-tonne, two-lane replacement was finally put in place at the third attempt in August 2016 after a £3.6million government grant, opening to pedestrians that December. It has […]
Urgent and immediate action on air pollution is needed, says Stagecoach MD
Fundamental changes in the way we live and behave need to be addresses if reducing air quality is to be successful, according to Carla Stockton-Jones, the new Managing Director of Stagecoach. “The biggest way we can address air quality and climate change is not by just replacing one technology for another. It’s by fundamental changes […]
Amey starts two-year charity partnership with Cancer Research UK
Amey, has launched its two-year partnership with Cancer Research UK after Amey employees voted earlier this year for Cancer Research UK to become its first ever employee chosen charity. The partnership will focus on three core strands: raising awareness of cancer, fundraising and volunteer work. This will ensure that Amey employees have the information they […]