Long-awaited A30 to St Austell link road becomes a reality
A new road linking St Austell, Cornwall, to the A30, taking heavy traffic away from clay country communities and supporting employment, housing and regeneration in the area, is now open. The 3.9-mile single carriageway road, with new junctions to provide local access, connects the A391 at Singlerose Roundabout in Stenalees with the A30 at Victoria. […]
Essex roads get £25m Priority One tidy-up
Nearly 2,000 drainage, vegetation and signage improvements have been delivered across Essev. £25 million worth of improvements have been made in addition to usual highways maintenance. The single largest investment in Essex Highways has resulted in thousands of fixes to overgrown vegetation, tired signage, damaged drains and broken bollards. The £25 million Priority One programme […]
UK’s longest road projects revealed
With an expected 20 million cars set to travel on UK roads this Bank Holiday weekend, experts at online tyre retailer Blackcircles sent Freedom of Information requests to UK local authorities to determine which areas had the most roadworks, the total number of road closures due to roadworks and the duration of each roadwork project carried […]
APCOA wins MAG barrierless technology contract
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) have selected APCOA to provide barrierless terminal forecourt solutions and associated services at Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands Airports. Services at all airports are now live following a phased roll-out which ensured a controlled implementation for customers and other users of the airports. The partnership has introduced barrierless technology on forecourts and […]
Sisk completes Killaloe Bypass to boost heritage towns and local economy in Shannon
Sisk has completed the €88m Killaloe Bypass, providing a western bypass of Killaloe and an upgrade of the existing R494 regional road. Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, officially opened the Killaloe Bypass road, a transformative 6.2km development which includes the first new vehicular bridge across the Shannon in more than three decades. The bridge, known […]
Teletrac Navman report finds 63% of fleets cite customer demand as influential in their energy transition
Teletrac Navman has today launched its Mobilising the Future of Fleets Report: 2025 Energy Edition, which found 63% of fleets are reporting customer demand as influential in their decision to switch to alternative energies, and the speed at which they do it. This is supported by over half (58%) of the businesses surveyed citing their own […]
Women in Bus and Coach announces second Annual Awards
Women in Bus and Coach is delighted to announce the return of its annual awards, which will take place as part of its annual summit sponsored by BT in Birmingham this September. Now in their second year, the awards shine a spotlight on the exceptional contributions and achievements of women across the bus, coach, and […]
Carlisle engineering firm offering development opportunities to young engineers
An expanding engineering company is offering development opportunities for young people through its success on a range of infrastructure projects across the UK. Peacock Precision Services operates throughout the country across a range of sectors including Highways, Housing, Public Sector, Retail and other industries. The Carlisle-based business is set to open a new office in […]
Road surface improvements planned across Calderdale
Surface improvement work is taking place on over 120 roads across Calderdale this summer. Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire as identified roads across the borough which require surface dressing. Each road will shortly be subject to maintenance, with bitumen and stone chippings applied to the road surface. This important work seals the road making it […]
More than 100,000 miles of Somerset roads gritted this winter
With storms and ice galore over the past few months, Somerset Council’s winter-ready team went out 1679 times this winter covering more than 117,000 miles of Somerset’s roads. Teams from the council’s highways maintenance and winter service partner, Kier worked hard throughout the cold weather to treat the network and help prevent the formation ice. […]