Balfour Beatty to reuse 1Mt of material on North Hykeham Relief Road project
Balfour Beatty has announced that it will be reusing more than 80% of the approximately 1.2Mt (960,000 tons) of material that will be excavated for the North Hykeham relief road project in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire County Council said around 250,000t of limestone excavated from the Lincoln Cliff area alone will be crushed and processed on site […]
Mazda partners with HAAS Alert and AAA to to extend real-time safety beyond the vehicle
Mazda North American Operations has partnered with the American Automobile Association and HAAS Alert to broadcast real-time hazard notifications when disabled vehicles request assistance. The integration couples Mazda roadside service dispatches with HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud Protect platform, delivering digital Slow Down, Move Over warnings to approaching connected vehicles and compatible mobile navigation systems. Triggered automatically when […]
Nottingham: A52 to be partially closed for major improvements
A busy stretch of the A52 in Nottingham will be partially closed to allow for “pivotal” works that are hoped to reduce journey times. National Highways is working to improve the capacity of the Wheatcroft and Nottingham Knight roundabouts – the final stage of a ten-year programme to improve junctions along the A52 in Nottingham, reports […]
Zaptec and Kraken partner to connect more drivers to ‘the future of energy’
A strategic partnership between Zaptec and Kraken is set to strengthen Europe’s energy ecosystem, with the aim of helping more customers unlock greater value through intelligent charging, smart tariffs, and connected energy services. The future of EV charging is no longer defined by hardware alone. As homes, vehicles and the electricity grid become increasingly connected, […]
Cairngorms National Park gives go-ahead to Aviemore to Carrbridge Active Travel route
The Aviemore to Carrbridge Non-motorised User (ACNMU) project in Scotland has been granted planning permission by the Cairngorms National Park Planning Committee. The decision is a positive step towards the construction of a shared use path, approximately 9km in length, linking Aviemore and Carrbridge. Subject to the successful acquisition of land required to build the […]
Swansea riverside Active Travel route approved
Plans for the first phase of a 1.3km riverside cycle and footpath in south Wales which could cost £8 million have been approved. The shared-use path on the west bank of the River Tawe will eventually connect the Tawe bridges area with White Rock Bridge, effectively linking the city with the former Hafod-Morfa Copperworks site […]
£41 million scheme could bring Somerset coastal road ‘back to life’
West Somerset residents have come together to demand the opening of a key coastal road as the government mulls over a £41 million bid. The B3191 Cleeve Hill between Watchet and Blue Anchor provided a valuable diversionary route for holidaymakers whenever the A39 between Minehead and Williton was congested, says the Somerset County Gazette. The road was […]
£27 million M6 Thelwall Viaduct roadworks begin
A major £27 million programme of roadworks on the M6 Thelwall Viaduct is set to begin today, with drivers being warned to prepare for more than a year of traffic restrictions on one of the North West’s busiest motorway links. National Highways is replacing the bridge joints on the Thelwall Viaduct in Warrington, reports DM […]
North Lincolnshire: Communities across Barton set for biggest road improvements in a generation
A major programme of improvements to roads, junctions, crossings and paths is set to get underway across Barton-upon-Humber in North Lincolnshire. Over the coming months, residents will see work taking place across the town to make everyday journeys easier and safer. The work will include: Cllr Rob Waltham, leader, North Lincolnshire Council, said: “Barton residents […]
Ireland considering AI detection tech to tackle wrong-way driving
AI technology is being tested to alert drivers and authorities more quickly to someone driving the wrong way down a motorway and to assist the police in their pursuit of the individuals. Ireland’s Minister of State for Road Safety Seán Canney outlined the possible move as he separately said new tougher laws to tackle a […]