Experts warn drivers’ mild dehydration poses ‘hidden hazard’
Many drivers often overlook a significant risk to road safety: mild dehydration. This common condition can impair driving ability to a similar degree as being over the drink-drive limit, according to new insights from road safety experts. “The comparison to drink driving might seem stark, but the physiological effects of dehydration on cognitive function are […]
Longevity must lead Britain’s road conversation, says Velocity
The Government’s renewed attention on the condition of Britain’s roads marks an important moment for the highways sector, according to Velocity Roads Group’s Head of Business Development Gavin Blogg. In a recent interview, Roads Minister Heidi Alexander set out a clear ambition: to make Britain work better for more people in more places. Her comments […]
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council joins LCRIG
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has joined the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG), the national body that brings organisations together to share ideas, learning opportunities and service improvements. The LCRIG is a UK-wide community interest company that brings together local authorities, suppliers, government bodies and industry partners to improve local roads and highways services through […]
New Forest: Fire-damaged A31 reopens
Motorists are now able to travel along a key Hampshire road for the first time in nearly two weeks after crews completed “significant” repairs to the fire-damaged route, National Highways confirmed to ITV. The A31 – which is the main route through the New Forest, in Hampshire – reopened to traffic on Saturday morning after it had been closed […]
Deputy Minister Hooper meets Lord Burns to discuss transport improvements
Wales’ Deputy Minister for Transport, Mark Hooper, has met with Lord Burns, chair of the Burns Review, to share views on the future direction of transport policy and investment across Wales. Top of the agenda was looking at the progress being made to implement the recommendations of the Burns Review – tackling vehicle congestion on […]
Somerset braced for three years of M5 roadworks
Motorists travelling on the M5 in Somerset are being warned to expect long-term disruption as bridge repair work gets underway from next month. The closures and restrictions, says the Somerset County Gazette, will affect the motorway between junction 19 near Portbury and junction 22, the exit for Burnham on Sea. Work will commence on or […]
Bexhill road closed after ‘extensive’ underground void discovered
A road in Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex has been closed for emergency repairs due to the discovery of a void at the site of a sinkhole. East Sussex Highways confirmed that Cooden Sea Road in Little Common is closed due to a ‘safety precaution’. A section of the road was shut after a sinkhole appeared […]
Start date announced for South Derbyshire A38 bridge works
Maintenance work on a bridge over the A38 in South Derbyshire is set to begin next month, with a number of traffic restrictions set to last for over a year. National Highways said it plans to carry out work on the A5132 Carriers Road over the A38 in Willington, which includes concrete repairs, re-waterproofing, replacement […]
National Highways reviewing A40 Over bridge traffic concerns
National Highways has said it is constantly looking for ways to ease traffic on the A40 as repair work continues on the bridge at Over. South West Engineering Lead for National Highways Terry Robinson told the BBC that the team was keeping the situation “under constant review”. The major route between Gloucester and the Forest […]
Monmouthshire: Pothole complaints up by more than 550% in nine years
The number of potholes reported to Monmouthshire Council increased by more than 550 per cent in nine years, as repairs reduced and spending increased. The reports have risen from 669 in 2017 to 4,360 so far in 2026. The Abergavenny Chronicle reports that in the first three months of this financial year there were already […]