ADEPT publishes guide to help highway authorities adapt roads to climate change
A new guide, aimed at local highway authorities, has been published to support resilience planning across road networks as extreme weather events grow in frequency and severity. The Local Highways Climate Adaptation Guide, published by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT), is designed to help respond to the growing challenge […]
Work starts on Northumberland summer surface dressing schemes
Work has begun on Northumberland County Council’s summer surface dressing programme. A total of 19 sites will be repaired and improved in the county’s annual ‘surface dressing’ initiative, covering an area of 443,290 square metres. This repair method is used where the existing road surface has worn over a period of several years. This can […]
West Northants: Next phase of Abington Active Travel scheme set to start
Work will begin this month on the phase 2 of the Abington Active Travel Scheme, which will improve walking, wheeling and cycling routes in Northampton. The scheme along Park Avenue South and Bridgewater Drive will start on Monday 8 June, with completion planned for Autumn 2026. Led by West Northamptonshire Council and delivered in partnership […]
Wolverhampton to spend £10m per year on pothole prevention scheme
Dozens of roads in Wolverhampton will benefit from surface dressing treatment to prevent potholes. A £50m resurfacing programme is being rolled out along numerous Wolverhampton streets as highways chiefs tackle potholes filling, says the Express & Star. The latest improvements will see more long-lasting surfaces and new road markings as part of the city council’s […]
NYC DOT to use VivaCity sensors to better understand street use
New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn has announced the use of VivaCityʼs (known as Viva in the US) new cutting-edge sensors to better understand how New Yorkers use their streets and to inform safer street design. First piloted in 2023, these small, privacy-protective smart traffic monitoring sensors will count pedestrians, […]
Staffordshire starts work on historic bridge refurbishment
Refurbishment of an 18th century Grade II Listed road bridge in South Staffordshire will be completed in July. The seven-week scheme at Wodehouse Lane Bridge, A463, Gospel End, near Wombourne started on Monday 1 June and is the second and final phase following work completed last year. Work on the masonry arch bridge will improve and […]
Shropshire issues Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for the provision of repairs and patching
Shropshire County Council is seeking to procure a Mixed Economy provider to play a central role in its evolving highways maintenance delivery model. This model moves away from a traditional single-contractor approach and instead combines in-house delivery with strategic partners and specialist providers, enabling the Council to retain control over local, reactive services while leveraging […]
Essex: 1,000 Community Speed Watch volunteers thanked for keeping communities safe
More than 1,000 Community Speed Watch volunteers across Essex are being thanked for the vital role they play in helping keep their communities safe as Volunteers’ Week is celebrated across the UK. Supported by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service and the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP), Community Speed Watch gives local people the opportunity […]
Highways UK publishes 2026 agenda
The organisers of this year’s Highways UK event in Birmingham in October have announced an impressive list of keynote speakers, with the event promising to bring together more exhibitors, more senior speakers, more networking opportunities, and more innovation than ever before. The event takes place at the NEC on 14 and 15 October and among […]
Wayve’s Fischer says London driverless car novelty will wear off ‘within minutes’
Wayve believes Londoners will stop noticing they are sitting in driverless cars within minutes of using them, as the UK AI startup prepares to launch autonomous vehicles on Uber’s network in the capital. Katie Fischer, Wayve’s vice president of commercial and operations, said the company expected passengers to move quickly from novelty to habit once […]