More than 30 cars damaged and drivers stranded due to huge A303 pothole
Drivers have been left stranded on the side of the A303 near Basingstoke after a large pothole damaged dozens of vehicles. More than 30 cars had burst tyres and some motorists had to wait for hours to be recovered, according to ITV.com. Part of the slip road, which joins the M3, was closed but those […]
Staffordshire: A5190 resurfacing set to begin
A £115,000 highways project in Cannock is due to begin this week. Highways crews will be working on the eastbound carriageway of the A5190 Lichfield Road, between Devon Road and Eastern Way, to resurface the road, replace ironwork where necessary and repair drains. The work, which will take around 5 days to complete weather permitting, […]
Storm Goretti causes major Nottingham roundabout roadworks to be cancelled
Major roadworks at Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre roundabout were cancelled at the end of last week as Storm Goretti hit the county. National Highways is working on a major scheme on the A52 between the Priory and QMC roundabouts as the stretch of road is coming to the “end of its serviceable life,” says Nottinghamshire Live. […]
Balfour Beatty awarded £900m Midlands highways upkeep contract
Balfour Beatty has been awarded £900m, seven-year maintenance term contract worth £900m after three local authorities joined forces to bundle their long-term road upkeep programmes.The deal has been awarded to Balfour Beatty Living Places following a joint procurement by Warwickshire County Council, Coventry City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. The contract will run from […]
Cohda Wireless appoints new US sales director
Cohda Wireless has appointed seasoned sales executive Katherine Mertz as sales director in the US market. Ms Mertz will be responsible for driving widescale deployment of Cohda’s industry leading MK6 connectivity platform at a pivotal time in the US market as C-V2X technology begins to roll out across the nation. Ms Mertz joins Cohda from […]
Bromley issues long-term highways repair and maintenance tender
The London Borough of Bromley, as the Highway Authority, is responsible for the repair and maintenance of 1370km (850 miles) of footways, 842km (525 miles) of carriageways and more than 28,000 streetlights and items of illuminated street furniture, according to ProContract. The Council is seeking to re-procure these services, as described in the Invitation to […]
ADEPT Leadership Development Programme 2026: deadline approaching
As part of its commitment to maximising sustainable growth in communities throughout the UK, ADEPT launched a high level Leadership Development Programme for aspiring Directors of Place in late 2018. The programme is open to all local authority and combined authority members of ADEPT and has proved very popular. This course is designed for Directors, […]
Local councils to be given power to crack down on pavement parking
Disabled people will benefit from new local powers being made available to local leaders across England to introduce pavement parking restrictions across their area, helping keep them clear and accessible for everyone who uses them, while allowing exemptions where needed. Blocked pavements can create serious barriers for parents with pushchairs, wheelchair users, blind and partially sighted people and older […]
TomTom and Visteon partner to launch in-car AI
Visteon’s cognitoAI™ platform is built on a hybrid architecture and is powered by Visteon’s custom fine-tuned multimodal Vision Language Model (VLM), that seamlessly switches between offline and online modes, to ensure continuous and reliable operation in all driving conditions. On-device voice processing enables unparalleled speed and enhanced driver data privacy. By achieving a deep integration with […]
March start date for £200m Lincolnshire bypass
The construction of a £200m bypass looks set to begin in March. Lincolnshire County Council said it had asked the government to approve the final details of the North Hykeham relief road, which will allow it to get spades in the ground, according to the BBC. The new road will link the A46 Pennells roundabout […]