HRS Smart Signs deployed in three smart motorway projects
HRS has deployed its Smart Speed Signs on the M23, M20 and M62 Smart Motorway Projects in time for the opening of additional lanes on these projects. Smart Signs provide the opportunity for speed signs to be changed remotely eliminating the need for road workers to cross or work near live traffic lanes. The signs, […]
New footbridge on A577 gets final approval
A bridge that was hit by a lorry more than two years ago in Orrell near Wigan is set to be soon replaced. The footbridge, on the A577, was over a busy slip road and residents have been keen for it to be replaced. Highways England has now confirmed that despite the Coronavirus, work on […]
Highways England move to daily payments
Highways England has moved to daily pay runs in order to support the supply chain during the Coronavirus crisis. Malcolm Dare, Procurement Director at Highways England told suppliers in an email that this would increase the speed of payment to suppliers for correctly invoiced and completed work. He also asked suppliers to use Project Bank […]
Costain wins A30 upgrade work with Highways England
Costain has been awarded a £210 million contract by Highways England to upgrade the A30 in Cornwall. The work will involve the upgrading of nine miles of road in north Cornwall including widening from single to dual carriageway as well as building new junctions, slip roads and bridges, with work to start later in the […]
Supply chain capacity at risk says Arcadis
The capacity in the supply chain is likely to be the biggest risk facing all sectors of the wider construction industry, according to consultant, Arcadis. Arcadis has been looking at different scenarios to consider for the next few years and it says that in the future, strong relationships in the supply chain will be integral […]
ITS sector looks for the positives during the coronavirus crisis
A quarter of the private sector members of ITS (UK) have reported that the Coronavirus crisis has had a significant effect on their businesses while one in ten of those companies has said it has had no effect. But despite the uncertainty and concern about the future, most say the initial impact has not been […]
Paul Boss takes over as RSTA Chief Executive
Paul Boss is to be the new Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association. He will take up his new position on July 1st with the association’s Rory O’Connor taking the role of Interim Chief Executive until then. Mr Boss is currently Highways Asset Manager at Staffordshire CC and has over 30 years ‘ […]
Work to start on Phase 1 of HS2 in area south
Costain has confirmed that its joint venture company, Skanska Costain Stratbag has been granted permission to proceed with a full and detailed design and construction of Phase 1 of HS2 in area south as part of its Main Works Civils Contract. The work, part of a £3.298 billion contract for the joint venture, will focus on […]
ADEPT calls on councils to provide vital data
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT), is asking local authorities across England to complete an online survey on the impact of Covid-19 on public rights of way in their areas. The plea for data comes at a time when the pressure on rights of way has surged as the public […]
Highways England set to tender £3.6bn framework
Highways England is looking for contractors for a new £3.6 billion framework covering repair works, new projects and improvements. The six-year framework is made up of 13 lots which includes work in civil engineering, traffic management, structural and concrete repairs, drainage and landscape and ecology. Highways England has said further details of the framework, including […]