Fears for public transport in the North East
Public transport companies in the North East have expressed their concerns that Coronavirus could set public transport back decades. Despite plans to ease lockdown, social distancing restrictions will mean buses and the Tyne and Wear Metro will be restricted to barely a quarter of their pre-pandemic capacity. It also raises concerns about the wider impact it […]
Ross Bullerwell to join the newly formed NY Highways
Ross Bullerwell, the current Managing Director of Rennicks (UK), is to leave his post in September to join North Yorkshire Highways Ltd (NY Highways). Mr Bullerwell will take up the post of Managing Director at NY Highways and will bring his extensive experience of running contracting businesses with him. North Yorkshire has the largest network […]
Balfour Beatty wins contract to install moveable barrier to prepare for Brexit
Balfour Beatty has won a contract to install a moveable concrete barrier on the M20 to alleviate road congestion expected after the UK officially leaves the EU at the end of the year. The £21.8M Highways England contract, which was awarded in special circumstances, is for enabling and installation of the barrier near to Dover. […]
A52 Clifton Bridge could reopen ahead of schedule
The A52 Clifton Bridge in Nottingham may reopen ahead of schedule despite work originally expected to take longer. The bridge has been partially closed since February due to corrosion in its steel structure and Highways England previously said it was unlikely to reopen before next year but now believes it could happen sooner, possibly by […]
Reimagining road space for a healthier future
By Jason Milliet, CEO, MACE Consultancy When Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, announced a £2billion package to support active travel as the country emerges from the coronavirus crisis, he declared that Britain had a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to change the way people travel. Bolstered by an initial £250million of funding to support the quick […]
Worcestershire submits three bids for transport improvements to DfT
Worcestershire County Council has submitted three bids to the Department of Transport to support its strategic transport plan. The requests for investment are for the Rural Mobility Fund and the All Electric Bus Town, along with a portion of the COVID-19 Emergency Active Travel Fund. The Rural Mobility fund focuses on Demand Responsive Transport, a […]
Highways England’s 15 year vision to ‘revolutionise’ road construction
Highways England has launched a 15-year plan to accelerate the use of digital technology in infrastructure to help ‘dramatically’ increase productivity and save billions of pounds. It also says the plan will ‘radically’ reduce disruption to the public as well as cutting the number of fatal building site accidents. Connected and autonomous plant (CAP) is […]
Northern Ireland to fast-track key road infrastructure projects
A number of strategic infrastructure scheme and key road projects are set to go ahead in Northern Ireland as part of plans to help aid economic recovery and community transformation, according to Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon. Within the Minister’s budget statement to the Assembly last Wednesday, she included the funding for the continued development of […]
Sir Robert McAlpine M6 team celebrates eight years without a RIDDOR
The Sir Robert McAlpine M6 team is celebrating eight years without a RIDDOR, after news it was achieved in May. The M6 scheme involves the routine operation and maintenance of 90km of the M6 from Millbank to Carlisle. Project Manager Trish Turner said: “Our belief in safety is at the forefront of everything we do, […]
Highways England and Dorset work together on coastal route project
Highways England has been working with Dorset Council to improve cycle and footpaths as well as upgrade crossing on a coastal route in the county. Highways England has spent £675,000 on a Dorset Council scheme to create safety benefits on both the A35 and Sea Road South in Bridport. A new, unsegregated footway and cycleway […]