A83 emergency works and inspections following heavy rain
Hillside inspections and emergency roadside drainage works continue this morning at A83 Rest and Be Thankful. A83 traffic has been diverted onto the Old Military Road from around 8pm last night, after extremely heavy and persistent rainfall caused drainage systems to overflow. Euan Scott, BEAR Scotland’s North West Representative, said: “Our teams are working hard […]
How to address potholes: Asphalt Industry Alliance comment ahead of the Budget
David Giles, Chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), has issued a statement on the thorny issue of how to address potholes ahead of Rachel Reeves’ 26 November Budget. “The Chancellor is right, in her comments made today, that the stop-go nature of public funding has left our roads full of potholes. It’s all too […]
M42 scheme recycling drive benefits local communities
A recycling drive by the team behind National Highways’ M42 junction 6 scheme is seeing local communities benefit in surprising ways from repurposed items from the construction site. Playtime is now a lot more fun for residents at the nearby Birmingham Dogs’ Home while a Solihull school can boast its own forest school thanks to […]
Spencer Bridge Engineering wins Queensferry Crossing contract
Spencer Bridge Engineering has added to it extensive service provision to BEAR Scotland following the recent award of a contract to maintain the permanent underdeck gantries on the Queensferry Crossing. The experts in the field of permanent under deck gantry design and maintenance have been appointed to undertake permanent gantry inspections on the 1.7-mile cable-stayed […]
Herefordshire: Overtaking set to be banned on village roads
Overtaking is to be banned on roads through a Herefordshire village. The new restriction in Lea, near Ross-on-Wye, will be imposed under a traffic regulation order (TRO) announced by Herefordshire Council. The ban includes the main A40 through the village, currently limited to 30mph, as well as the B4222, which will also be limited to […]
Bus Users UK: Opportunity missed on free travel for the under 22s in England
While progress is being made on the Bus Services Act 2025, Bus Users UK has questioned whether the ambition matches the urgency, as Government rejects calls for free bus travel for the under 22s in England. According to the charity, the announcement is a missed opportunity to: • Support young people’s access to jobs, training […]
Dublin’s city-scale AI enables data‑driven active travel and road safety decisions
Dublin has teamed up with VivaCity and Bentley Systems to create a real‑time digital twin that fuses sensor, traffic and environmental data, enabling data‑driven decisions for safer, greener travel across the city and its boroughs. Smart Dublin, an initiative of the four local authorities in the Dublin region to support innovation, has been trialing new […]
Re-flow: Highways UK insights into tender opportunities
Those interested in contracting for the Scheme Delivery Framework 2 should be aware that the deadline is just days away – and updates on Maintenance & Response 2 have revealed key changes to application requirements. At this year’s Highways UK conference, Jo Jarvis, procurement director at National Highways, shone some light on upcoming tender opportunities […]
Kaspersky uncovers vehicle telematics flaws that could let hackers take control
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has revealed a startling set of vulnerabilities in a vehicle manufacturer’s connected-car system after a recent audit presented at the Security Analyst Summit 2025. The firm found that by exploiting a zero-day SQL injection in a contractor’s exposed web app, attackers could gain access to the telematics infrastructure and potentially hijack critical […]
Preparatory works get underway on A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig
Preparatory works have commenced on the fourth section of A9 Dualling between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig this Autumn. The works, which are anticipated to continue through to early 2026, will involve establishment of the temporary site compound and office space area between Guay and Kindallachan, creation of access points along the section to facilitate works […]