York dedicates £16.5m for highways maintenance
York’s annual maintenance plan for our roads and streets has earmarked a 50% increase in investment in highways, pathways, lighting, drainage and more. This will see significantly more invested in York’s roads than in previous years and the wide-ranging plan commits to highway repair schemes in villages and suburbs as well as the city centre, […]
Green hydrogen production confirmed at Port of Tilbury
GeoPura and Forth Ports have signed a landmark agreement to produce green hydrogen on site at the Port of Tilbury starting this year. This plant will support the decarbonisation of one of the UK’s most important logistics hubs and position Tilbury among the first major British ports to host commercial-scale hydrogen production for heavy industrial […]
Staffordshire: £400,000 road maintenance scheme to begin next week
Work on the B4151 Walsall Road in Norton Canes will being on 7 April, and will take around four weeks to complete. Highways crews from Staffordshire County Council will be replacing ironwork and damaged kerbs where necessary, before moving on to completely resurfacing the road between 50m south of Betty’s Lane to 50m north of […]
Southampton: Traffic signal decision ‘disappointing’; City set to implement 20mph streets
Southampton City Council has defended a ‘disappointing’ decision to not amend traffic signals on a major junction. The signal timing at the Tebourba Way and Romsey Road junction was changed in January to improve right turns at the junction, with the council saying this was due to reports of accidents, says the Daily Echo. However, […]
Wiltshire launches consultation on draft Local Transport Plan 4 Delivery Plan
Wiltshire Council has launched a public consultation on its draft Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4) Delivery Plan, inviting residents, businesses and organisations across the county to help shape the future of Wiltshire’s transport network. The Delivery Plan sets out how the council will put the policies in LTP4 into action between 2025 and 2038. The original LTP4 document was […]
More than 100 jobs at risk at Alexander Dennis
Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis is proposing to shut its Falkirk site and convert its Larbert manufacturing facility, with up to 115 jobs at risk of redundancy. However, the company said the proposal would safeguard about 200 skilled manufacturing and support jobs, which were previously under threat, says the Scottish Sun. The firm said the proposals would […]
Middle East conflict: RSTA warns highway maintenance programmes are likely to be affected by price rises
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is resulting in rising costs for raw materials and fuel, which is creating uncertainty, with substantial price increases affecting bitumen, polymers, aggregates, fuel and related inputs, says the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). A quote from a benchmark price tracking website on 16 March 2026 stated: ‘Over the […]
David Sharratt appointed TRL Chief Commercial Officer
TRL has announced the appointment of David Sharratt as Chief Commercial Officer. David joins TRL with more than 25 years of international experience as a board director and executive, spanning a wide range of industries and geographies. His career has focused on delivering growth, leading turnarounds, creating value, and driving strategic change acrosssectors including utility-scale […]
Costain appointed to £1.2bn North West framework
Costain has been awarded a place by Procure Partnerships Framework on its North West Contractor Framework. Procure Partnerships Framework support public sector organisations deliver infrastructure projects from procurement to completion. The North West Contractor Framework is managed on behalf of Wirral Council and is accessible by North West public sector bodies, including government departments, local authorities, […]
GHD wins place on Ealing Highways and Transport Services Framework
Engineering, architecture and construction Services provider GHD has been reappointed to Lot 3 (General Engineering) on the London Borough of Ealing’s Highways and Transport Services Framework 2025–2029. The framework runs from 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2029, is available to 33 authorities, supporting highways, transport and public-realm services. London-based GHD adopts a Place First […]