Lancashire highways team on track to fill 36,000 potholes this year
Lancashire’s highway teams are predicted to fix around 36,000 potholes this year, according to the council. Road condition surveys show that the overall condition of Lancashire’s roads is improving, with the council’s road repair experts currently making the most of the warmer weather to resurface 175 miles of roads. At the same time, the wet […]
Arup and Ramboll partnership wins lot 5 of Highways England’s regional delivery partnership framework
Arup, working in collaboration with consultant Ramboll, has been awarded a technical adviser role on Highways England’s regional delivery partnership framework. The partnership has won lot 5 of the framework which means it will provide technical advisory support to Highways England in the East and South East regions on future schemes greater than £100 million. […]
Scottish Government commits to continue to fund ‘high-impact’ permanent infrastructure
The Scottish Government has promised to continue to fund ‘high-impact permanent infrastructure and behavioural change’ projects in the future. The commitment comes after Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Michael Matheson was speaking about the Government’s plans for phase 3 of its routemap to easing lockdown. Mr Matheson, who was speaking after a visit […]
AECOM to deliver next stage of ground investigations on Lower Thames Crossing
AECOM is to deliver the next stage of the Lower Thames Crossing ground investigation programme after being appointed for the third phase of the ground investigation contract on the project. The ground investigations will provide key information to help increase certainty around cost and delivery on this nationally significant infrastructure project. The data collected on […]
Roads and carparking take up a third of space in two of Scotland’s largest cities, says report
Roads and car parking take up more than a third of space in two of Scotland’s biggest cities, analysis by the Scottish Parliament has found. The ‘think-tank’ Scotland’s Futures Forum, used three case studies in Glasgow and Dundee to find how much space is dedicated to private vehicles in comparison to other forms of transport […]
Major transport improvements to start in Oxfordshire
The first phase of transport and highway improvements has started in Oxford including work to upgrade traffic signalised junction, amendments to bus stops, improvements to pedestrian and cyclist facilities and carriageway resurfacing. Funding of £9.1 million has been secured by Oxfordshire County Council to deliver a package of work to improve the travelling experience along […]
Devon CC to use cycling app to help target roads for repair
A well-known cycling app is to be used by Devon County Council to help decide where some of the additional £27m of spending on the county’s roads will be allocated. This spending will go towards roads that are used by cyclists or walkers, with the county council using the cycling app Strava to get data […]
Gaist aims to ‘redefine’ highways safety with launch of SafetyView
Local authorities will be able to have a ‘rapid capture and display’ of every safety defect on an inspection route, thanks to a new service launched by highways technology company Gaist. SafetyView, which was developed with input from the Department for Transport and insurance companies, has been successfully trialled by three local authorities. It has […]
Councils need to adopt appropriate winter maintenance plans for cycle lanes, says Safecote MD
Highway authorities need to adopt appropriate maintenance plans for their new cycle and walkways to ensure they are able to keep them open day and night, especially in the winter. These are the thoughts of Mark Dutton, Managing Director of Safecote, who says cyclists and pedestrians will only have the confidence to use them if […]
Highway Care makes two new board level appointments
Highway Care has announced two significant board appointments, following on from news of recent expansion plans and new partnership arrangements. Ben Duncker will become its new Business Development Director, from August 3. Mr Ducker will focus on bringing new innovations to market, whilst also focusing on strategic growth in their International and Security sectors. He […]