Contractors announced for Yorkshire highways planning and surfacing work
Contractors have been named for the highways planning and surfacing framework for the Yorkshire Highways Alliance (YHA), which is led by North Yorkshire County Council but also includes the councils of Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, Kirkless, York and Calderdale. The framework is divided up into six lots, by region and value. Five of the six lots […]
Resilience on the agenda with new HE-University of Manchester collaboration
Highways England has joined forces with graphene experts at The University of Manchester to test an deliver a new package of innovations. The research partnership will support a series of projects to investigate how graphene, the world’s first 2D material and boasting unique properties, can help Highways England overcome a number of challenges on the […]
Shropshire delivering new innovation on roads as part of recent extra funding
Preventative work has been one of the focuses for Shropshire County Council as part of its £11 million recent funding from the Department of Transport’s new Transport Infrastructure Investment Fund. The funding will be added to the council’s 2020/21 highways budget of £12.6m, giving a total of £24m for this financial year. Shropshire Council will […]
Changes to Oxfordshire roads could happen as early as June
Changes to the roads in Oxfordshire could happen as early as June after the local authority received responses from 63 county councillors on what the council could do with the share of the funding from the government to encourage cycling and walking. More 20mph zones, safe areas outside school gates and improved cycling oaths are […]
Government announces route for Trans-Pennine dualling project
The Department for Transport (DfT). has given details on the route for the A66 Trans-Pennine dualling project, which include five new bypasses, key junction improvements and an underpass at the congested Kemplay Bank roundabout near Penrith. The announcement, following public consultation, reveals the list of improvements Highways England wants to now take into construction. The […]
DfT provides more funds for safe travel and to ‘level up’ infrastructure for the future
Funding to protect and increase transport services, help regenerate local economies after coronavirus and to ‘level-up’ infrastructure has been announced by the Department for Transport (DfT). A further £283 million has been made available to increase the number of bus and light rail services ‘as quickly as possible’ so that people who need to travel, […]
Croydon Council monitors the impact of construction machinery and traffic
The London Borough of Croydon is undertaking a project to manage the impact of construction machinery and traffic on the local community. Working with South Coast Science in partnership with Emission Solutions Ltd., (EMSOL), is supporting Croydon Council to manage the impact of construction machinery and traffic on local communities. The first step is to […]
New advice on ‘good practice’ for streetworks operatives for COVID-19
HAUC England in association with the DfT, JAG (UK) and Street Works UK has issued new guidance, Good practice during the COVID-19 recovery. It can be viewed here: https://highways-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/008Works.pdf
Progress on ‘smart concrete’ from the US
‘Intelligent concrete’ could cut down on road repairs and traffic, researchers report from Purdue University in Indiana. The new technology would allow concrete-paved bridges and highways to reveal more accurately when they need repairs and to come equipped with materials that respond to potential damage. “We look at how we can address problems in infrastructure […]
New on-demand bus pilot project to be trialled in Newport
Local councils and bus operators in Wales are joining forces with Transport for Wales to launch a new project that will allow the public to request a bus to pick them up near their home, work or shops for essential travel. This will see Newport Bus run the first pilot scheme, fflecsi, which will replace […]