Northumberland: Funding secured for new A1 dualling study
More than £20,000 has been secured to pull together detailed evidence and data to support the push for future dualling of the A1. More than 50 people have died on the Northumberland stretch of the A1 in the last 20 years and a cross-party group of politicians in the county, backed by business leaders and community groups, […]
Worker abuse: Re-flow extols the virtues of RAISE
Road workers often feel that abuse from the public is normal – a part of the job impossible to avoid – and that nothing happens whenever they report it. There is some hope, however, as a new initiative by RAISE (the Road Worker Abuse and Incursion Safety Exchange) aims to improve collaboration between businesses across the highways sector. Road […]
West Sussex stepping up action to protect roads from extreme weather
West Sussex County Council is adapting the way it maintains the highways to reduce the impact of extreme weather on roads, potholes and drainage. More frequent cold, wet winters followed by hot, dry summers can weaken road surfaces, and the council is working year-round to improve resilience and keep residents moving. The effect of last […]
CPT: Employer National Insurance rise adds £110 million a year to bus industry costs
Changes to employer National Insurance have added an estimated £110 million a year to the bus industry’s costs, equivalent to a 2.4% increase in payroll costs, according to the latest Confederation of Passenger Transport Cost Monitor. The report found that employer National Insurance costs rose by 33.1% between February 2025 and February 2026 following the […]
Installation of speed cameras begins on one of ‘Hampshire’s most dangerous roads’
Work has begun to install 10 average-speed cameras on one of the ‘most dangerous roads in Hampshire’. It comes after Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones announced a £560,000 investment in the technology to tackle speeding, dangerous and anti‑social driving on the notorious Portsdown Hill route in the north of Portsmouth, says the city’s The News Contractors have been on site […]
National Highways marks 15 years of the Hindhead Tunnel
Fifteen years ago, the opening of the Hindhead Tunnel transformed one of the country’s most iconic landscapes. By rerouting the A3 beneath the Devil’s Punch Bowl in Surrey, the scheme removed traffic from the surface, restoring a nationally important landscape while improving safety and delivering faster journeys for millions of road users. Today, the A3 […]
“A proud moment for the business” as Associated Asphalt achieves RISQS Audited Supplier status
Associated Asphalt Contracting Ltd has achieved RISQS Audited Supplier status, marking a significant milestone in the company’s continued growth within the UK rail and infrastructure sectors. The achievement represents an important step forward in the business’ strategic growth plans, strengthening its capability to support critical infrastructure clients across rail, transportation and associated civil engineering markets. […]
Streets for People: More roads set to be transformed in Nottingham
Nottingham City Council will soon embark on the fourth year of its popular Streets for People programme of neighbourhood improvements. The project, which targets changes which make a real difference across the city, including fixing and resurfacing roads, footpaths, bins, improving traffic and safety issues, providing benches and improvements for trees, has been running since […]
National Highways lauds M25 J10 improvements
National Highways has delivered a set of improvements to the M25 and A3 as part of a flagship project to reduce congestion, improve safety, and boost economic growth. Engineers have widened the roundabout at Junction 10 in Surrey to increase capacity for traffic coming onto and off the M25 and introduced a fourth lane on […]
Bedford helping drivers go greener and cleaner with new EV charging points
New charging points are to be installed across Bedford Borough to help drivers make the switch to cleaner Electric Vehicles (EV). Bedford Borough Council has teamed up with EV charging provider Connected Kerb to install new points in areas without off-street parking, starting with an initial installation of 260 sockets across Bedford, Kempston and many other […]