Jet Plant Hire donates £12,000 to charities
Road planing specialists Jet Plant Hire has donated £12,000 to a variety of good causes voted for by its dedicated team. Members of the Jet team, ranging from planer operators and drivers to the sales team, selected 10 charities that do vital work every day. St Richard’s Hospice in Worcester received the most votes from colleagues. […]
Red Stag launches new range of diamond blades for highways and civil engineering
Red Stag Materials has introduced a new range of high-performance diamond blades, specifically engineered to meet the demanding needs of highways professionals, civil engineering contractors, and utility teams across the UK. This capsule range has been engineered by listening to what matters most on-site: durability, consistency, and performance under pressure. By evolving its previous offering, […]
New Oxfordshire quiet lanes programme will create safer walking and cycling routes
New quiet lanes will be introduced across Oxfordshire under a pilot scheme approved by the County Council’s cabinet. Quiet lanes are designated roads where motor traffic is restricted to make it safer for people to walk, wheel, cycle and horse ride. By removing through traffic, quiet lanes can reduce vehicle numbers and speeds, lower the […]
Powys: Pressure mounts for new Severn crossing after bridge damage
A petition calling for a new crossing of the River Severn at a village near Welshpool in Powys has been handed over to the councillor responsible for roads and bridges in the county. The petition was created by village resident and former Powys council deputy leader Graham Brown, says the Shropshire Star. The bridge has […]
HS2 viaducts to be installed over M6 and M42 in major milestone
HS2’s complex civil engineering programme will shift up a gear this summer, as it prepares to deliver its biggest programme of work yet over the motorway network. The construction schedule, which starts in June, will see three huge structures built over busy sections of the M42 and M6 in the West Midlands. In one operation, a twin box will […]
Rennicks announces planned transition of Klimator Intelligent Weather Services to Safecote
Rennicks has announced the planned transition of UK service delivery responsibilities for Klimator’s IoT weather station technology and intuitive forecasting services to Safecote, following three successful winter seasons supporting the UK highways sector. Rennicks first partnered with Klimator in August 2022 to bring the innovative IoT weather station solution to the UK market, helping local […]
Saltash Tunnel gets ‘European-first’ upgrade
National Highways says an upgrade to a road which carries 40,000 cars between Devon and Cornwall every day is the first of its kind in Europe. The A38 Saltash Tunnel has been fitted with a new reversible tidal flow lane control system which allows operators to change the direction of one or more lanes to […]
Stronger support for innovation in transport sector can unlock benefits, says National Audit Office report
The Department for Transport (DfT) has strengthened how it supports the use of new science and technology in the transport sector, such as maritime decarbonisation and sustainable aviation fuel – but it must establish a clearer risk appetite to guide its investment decisions and provide better support to see innovative concepts through to widespread practical […]
National Highways pilots green hydrogen scheme on Merseyside
A major road safety improvement at Bootle in Merseyside is being delivered from a zero-emissions construction compound powered by green hydrogen – for the first time on a National Highways project. National Highways is delivering new pedestrian crossings at the A5036 Dunnings Bridge Road and Park Lane crossroads at Netherton. And, in a company first, all the […]
Delay to £600,000 safety improvements unacceptable, says Oxfordshire councillor
Oxfordshire County Council has become embroiled in an ongoing row over a £600,000 safety improvement on a road in Witney. Councillor Thomas Ashby has said pedestrian crossings over Deer Park Road are an “absolute priority” and has criticised the county council for delays to the scheme, said the Oxford Mail. Developer contributions totalling £600,000 have […]