Re-flow: Core Highways standardises operations across five businesses and saves £250,000
The acquisition of five independently operating regional highways businesses to form Core Highways created significant operational challenges due to multiple platforms, processes, policies, and systems that made resource sharing difficult. The new business needed a single operational backbone to unify process, data, commercial visibility, and customer experience at enterprise scale. By implementing Re‑flow Field Management, Core […]
Former PM warns Government over A66 dualling delays
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak MP has urged the Government to press ahead with the long-awaited A66 dualling scheme without further delays, warning that communities along the route have already waited too long for improvements. The MP for Richmond and Northallerton said he has written to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, calling for clarity on the […]
Cumbria: M6 bridge works to be reviewed
Plans to carry out extensive repairs to bridges on the M6 in Cumbria will be reviewed, after residents warned the works would cause severe disruption. National Highways told ITV that it will open a public consultation on the project and will try to find ways to reduce the impact on locals. The eight bridges over the Lune Gorge near […]
LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival: Book your place!
There are just five weeks to go until the LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival 2026, so now is the time to secure your place at one of the sector’s leading events for highways and road infrastructure technology. Taking place on 24 and 25 June 2026 at NAEC Stoneleigh, this unique event brings together local authorities, contractors, suppliers, […]
Blog: For smart cities to thrive, start with ITS
Smart city technologies have been around for 10-15 years, but advances in video technology and AI make it easier for city leaders to gain value from connected devices across a range of applications, from transportation and public safety to energy, says John Lutz Boorman, head of product and marketing, Hanwha Vision Europe. Today, the global […]
Trash talk: National Highways begins innovative A303 bin trial
A new talking bin has been unveiled alongside the A303 in a joint National Highways and East Devon District Council initiative aimed at tackling roadside litter. The compacting receptacle has been installed in a layby near Upottery, and will be monitored as a trial, with the aim of rolling out further bins in the future. […]
Could the Highways Bill introduce road tolling in England and Wales?
New legislation passing through Parliament could give the government and private operators the power to introduce toll charges on roads that have always been free to use, as part of a broader overhaul of how highway infrastructure is funded and managed in England and Wales, says digital automotive platform Motoring Chronicle. The Highways Bill, introduced […]
The Place Director of the Future: New ADEPT President Katie Stewart outlines her priorities for the year ahead
Katie Stewart, Executive Director for Environment at the City of London Corporation, has taken over the role of ADEPT President for the forthcoming year. In her inaugural address at the ADEPT Spring Conference and President’s Awards on the 13th May 2026, Katie outlined her Presidential theme for the year ahead: the Place Director of the future. […]
DfT appoints TRL as PAS 2161 approvals auditor
TRL has been appointed by the Department for Transport (DfT) as the PAS 2161 approvals auditor, supporting the consistent and independent assessment of road condition monitoring (RCM) technologies across England through to 31 December 2030. Under the contract, TRL will independently assess and approve technology providers to verify that their systems can deliver road condition […]
Chippenham: Major roundabout changes part of £32m A350 project
Drivers in Wiltshire are adjusting to a new road layout at a major junction at the heart of a £32m dual carriageway project. The Bumpers Farm roundabout on the A350 at Chippenham has been enlarged as part of a significant step forward in an 18-month scheme due for completion by the end of 2026, says […]