Work on M56 bridge repairs to finish four months early
Less traffic on the roads for the past few months has led to a bridge repair project on the M56 finishing almost four months early. Extra space was created around the project to double the size of the construction area by Highways England closing one lane in each direction over the Helsby Viaduct when traffic […]
SRL opens sector’s largest ITS equipment depot as it expands into high speed sector
SRL Traffic Systems, is expanding into the high speed variable messagesign (VMS) market, with a multi-million pound investment in a fleet of large units designed for high speed dual carriageways and motorways. The expansion coincides with the company’s launch of the UK’s largest distribution depot, designed to further enhance customer delivery times. The Smart High […]
Replacement of 50-year old bridge on M53 to start
Work will start today to demolish and replace a 50-year old bridge over junction 2 of the M53. Four giant remote-controlled transporters will remove the 800-tonne structure – which carries the southbound entry slip road over the motorway – during the first weekend of the 11-month project. It will be slid along the motorway to an […]
Work completed on UK’s first road using ‘plastic waste’
Work has been completed on the UK’s first ever highway made from plastic waste in Carlisle. Cumbria County Council is one of just eight local authorities in the country to be selected as part of ADEPT’s ‘Live Lab’ areas to carry out real world tests using new highways technology and methods on local roads. Cumbria […]
Bury Council cabinet approves £10m for highway improvements
Highway improvements worth £10 million are to be made in Bury over the next few months. The investment, approved by the councils cabinet this week, comes on top of an initial investment of £10 million announced last year. The roads in need of repair have been placed into three categories: strategic network schemes, local network […]
Highways sector faces significant climate challenges over the next decade says Eurovia CEO
The Highways sector will face significant challenges related to climate change in the next decade, according to Scott Wardrop, Chief Executive of Eurovia. Speaking as the highways contractor announced revenues of £550 million in 2019, he said climate change challenges would have an impact on the whole sector. “We expect the next 10 years to […]
Friends of the Earth data suggests work still needs to be done to lower nitrogen dioxide levels
A data audit by Friends of the Earth has revealed the 1,360 sites across England that have breached the annual Air Quality Objective for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) levels. Although the most recent data shows a marginal improvement from previous years (last year’s audit found 1,591 English locations breaching limits) there is still a number of […]
Road deaths fall by 2% according to the latest provisional road casualty statistics report
There were 1,748 reported road deaths in 2019, a 2% fall on 2018 figures, according to the Department of Transport’s (DfT) provisional road casualty statistics report. The report says that overall in 2019, there was 153,213 casualties of all severities in reported incidents which was 5% lower than the previous year and the lowest recorded […]
Cross-industry collaboration in Swindon will see local road access improved
Highways England, Swindon Borough Council, Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership and developers Persimmon and Redrow have joined forces to deliver extra lanes at M4 Junction 15 and improve local road access from the motorway. The £17.5 million, 12-month project is due to start next month and will improve journey times and reliability for motorists […]
Could new concrete technology help deliver N02 savings?
New concrete technology developments could help organisations such as Highways England reduce the amount of nitrogen dioxide, according to Britpave-the British Cementitious Paving Association. The industry association for the development and promotion concrete and insitu-cementitious infrastructure solutions, said new concrete technology helps absorb N02 pollutants. “Highways England may well want to look at new concrete […]