Kier’s M6 upgrade team install two gantries in 10 hours
Two 38 tonne, 40m wide gantries, spanning both the north and southbound carriageways, were installed by Kier’s M6 J13-15 project team in under 10 hours recently, as part of a smart motorway upgrade. Built offsite, the gantries which will display variable speed limit signs, are the largest structures on the project. They were transported from the […]
Iconic Hammersmith Bridge closed due to sudden deterioration in suspension structure
Hammersmith Bridge has been closed to pedestrians and river traffic because of an increased risk to public safety due to a sudden deterioration in key parts of the suspension structure. Specialist engineers have been undertaking 24/7 monitoring of the structural integrity of the bridge throughout using an extensive network of sensors on the 19th century structure. […]
West Sussex County Council makes £4.7 million bid for cycle and pedestrian improvements
A bid for £4.7million worth of improvements and initiatives for cyclists and pedestrians in West Sussex has been put forward in Tranche Two of the Department for Transport’s Emergency Active Travel Fund. If successful, projects will include new footways and cycleways from New Findon Valley to Findon Village and Littlehampton to Rustington as well as […]
Winchester City Council focuses on electric charging points and park and ride spaces with LEP money
New electric vehicle charging points and park and ride spaces will be installed by Winchester City Council after it was awarded £5.65 million in a bid to increase lower carbon travel from the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Around parking 300 spaces will be provided to reduce traffic in the city, with photovoltaic panels […]
North Yorkshire Council eradicates weeds and chewing gum with ‘revolutionary’ new technology
North Yorkshire Council has invested in a new weeding machine for its works beside highways and in town centres, which works without using herbicides. The machine uses hot water insulated by biodegradable foam – made from plant oils and sugars – to keep the liquid hot to kill weeds and moss right at their root […]
LCRIG appoints Alec Peachey as its new Content Director
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) has appointed Alec Peachey as its new Content Director. As part of his role he will be responsible for developing LCRIG’s overall content strategy in conjunction with the board. He will work closely with the sector to develop relationships and help raise the profile of the organisation. Talking […]
Amey completes work on highways access to retail outlet in West Midlands
Amey has announced the completion of works on a major highways project to create access to a multi-million-pound retail outlet in the West Midlands. Working on behalf of the client, Staffordshire County Council as their Highways provider, Amey has created new road infrastructure to allow access to the £160million McArthurGlen designer shopping development, that is […]
Digital twins: transforming the way we build roads
There’s never been a better time for asset owners to adopt digital twins to unlock significant value and provide benefits for themselves, their customers and safeguard their staff in these uncertain times. James Colclough, Civil Infrastructure Digital Project Delivery lead at AECOM, outlines key technologies and considerations that every asset owner should take – no […]
Dorset Highways commits £2m to repair damaged residential roads
Dorset Council has commited £2 million for resurfacing to permanently repair its most damaged residential roads. Recently the Department for Transport awarded £9.1m to Dorset Council as part of the Governments £1.7bn injection of funding to local highway authorities across the country through the new Transport Infrastructure Investment Fund. Dorset Highways said it has committed […]
TfGM’s Transport Professional Services contract tendering delayed for ‘exceptional circumstances’
The tendering for Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM) Transport Professional Services contract will be extended due to ‘the exceptional circumstances facing the supply chain,’ according to a voluntary ex ante transparency notice issued yesterday. The authority said that in response to the results of bid readiness surveys, with applicants who had expressed an Interest by […]