Jim O’Sullivan to leave Highways England early next year
Highways England has announced the departure of its Chief Executive, Jim O’Sullivan-who will leave the organisation early next year. Mr O’Sullivan, who was appointed in 2015, has led the company’s delivery of the Government’s first multi-billion pound roads programme, making the country’s strategic road network safer and more reliable. He said: “The people in Highways […]
Highways England launches Delivery Plan 2020-2025 with 52 new schemes on the agenda
Highways England has promised to open 52 schemes across Road Invest Plan2 (RIS2) as well as delivering ‘wider activities’ beyond the traditional focus of road investment. This comes as the organisation launched its Delivery Plan 2020-2025, which sets out in detail how Highways England will deliver its strategic outcomes and measure success. The Delivery plan […]
A590 reconstruction work to start soon in Cumbria
Highways England is due to begin work on a major reconstruction project covering the stretch of the A590 in Cumbria. The work includesa £7 million carriageway re-construction and resurfacing of the whole dual carriageway section between Brettargh Holt and the M6. Maintenance work at the motorway roundabout including resurfacing work and the completion of new […]
New ‘Acceleration Unit’ launched to speed up transport infrastructure projects
A new ‘Acceleration Unit’ has been launched by the Department for Transport to help improve delivery times of major transport projects. The new team of specialists will join the Department for Transport (DfT) in order to tackle delays to infrastructure projects and drive forward progress on certain projects. The unit is set to be in […]
New temporary access road will reduce HS2 traffic in Chalfont St Peter
HS2’s main works Contractor, Align JV – a team made up of Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, and VolkerFitzpatrick, has completed a new 400m road that will mean HS2 construction traffic can avoid the centre of the nearest town to the works-Chalfont St Peter. The access road took three months by the JV companies. […]
More attention needs to be paid to improving infrastructure if ALKS is to be a success, says RSMA
The recent call for evidence on the use of Automatic Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) in vehicles as a means of improving the safety for road user is a step in the right direction but attention also needs to be paid to the importance of a ‘holistic’ approach to supporting, funding and improving the infrastructure to […]
Cycling Scotland data shows sustained increase in cycling despite further easing of lockdown in Scotland
Cycling Scotland has reported that its nationwide network of cycle counters shows a 44% rise in people cycling in July compared to the same period last year. The first figures to be released since Scotland entered phase three of lockdown show a continued increase in cycling across the nation. According to statistics released yesterday by […]
Good progress made with Yorkshire region bridge projects, says HE
Highways England has reported good progress with several bridge maintenance projects in the Yorkshire region. The large maintenance project on four bridges on the roundabout at Lofthouse Interchange (M1 junction 42 / M62 junction 29) near Leeds concludes this weekend. The work here included repairing 20 bridge joints, five on each bridge, with this projected […]
Air pollution on the rise outside London’s ULEZ’s according to new study
Nitrogen oxide pollution from diesel vehicles is 23% higher outside London’s current ultra-low emissions zone (ULEZ), a new study by the Environmental Defense Fund Europe. The study found that the five worst pollution hotspots are all outside the ULEZ, with the Broadway in Ealing ranked worst for toxic air. The ULEZ will be expanded from Central […]
Derby City’s Multihog machine helps transform the way the council’s Streetpride team repair the roads
Derby City Council has managed to achieve a road repair output improvements of 250% from 50 square meters per shift up to 175 square metres. This has been achieved with the help of the Multihog which the council will also use for other areas of application including snow ploughing and de-icing of cycleways and footways […]