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 […]
TfGM awarded £1 million from the London Marathon Charitable Trust to support cycling and walking ambitions
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has been awarded a grant of £1million from The London Marathon Charitable Trust to support its ambition to get more people walking and cycling. TfGM said it will put the money towards supporting around 10,000 people in up to 60 communities across Greater Manchester to get active and travel sustainably, […]
Hampshire’s £3.45m bid to support the green recovery
Hampshire County Council has submitted a bid to Government for a further £3.45 million to help deliver a range of schemes including the redesigning of some of its roads and high streets to support social distancing, assist economic recovery and support people who want to continue walking and cycling more. The projects that have been […]
Amey wins City of Bradford street lighting upgrade contract
Amey has been awarded a new contract with City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council to upgrade the street lighting in the district. The contract, which will run for the next four years, is worth circa £35 million, inclusive of a significant social value commitment within Bradford. Amey will provide services to survey the 56,500 street […]
Stamp it Out calls for highways industry data on roadworker and incursions
Stamp it Out, the industry backed taskforce driving to eliminate abuse and incursions into closures on both the local and strategic network has appealed to their industry peers for data from the last three years around incidents of incursions and abuse. The group, led by Kari Sprostanova, Health and Safety Director, Balfour Beatty UKCS has […]
Members of Highway Care team awarded RoSPA Pride Awards
Highway Care has announced three members of staff have been awarded the RoSPA Pride Award 2020 for saving a colleague’s life. Seb Ward, HSEQ Manager, Tyley Boozer, Finance Administrator and Brett Southgate, Operations Supervisor have been given the RoSPA 2020 Inspiration Pride Award in honour of their courage, bravery and calmness in delivering CPR to […]