FM Conway awarded new Bromley highway maintenance contracts
FM Conway, has secured a new suite of contracts to deliver highway maintenance services borough wide, for the London Borough of Bromley. The three new contracts comprise major works, minor works and highway drainage cleansing, with a combined estimated value of £106 million over the life of the contract. The FM Conway teams are already […]
Kent: Breheny wins Paddock Wood junction improvement project
Kent County Council (KCC) has awarded the contract for a major highway improvement scheme in Paddock Wood to Breheny Civil Engineering Ltd. The project will upgrade the junction of Badsell Road (B2017) and Maidstone Road (B2160) to support traffic growth from three nearby developments, bringing 1,000 new homes to the area. Construction is set to […]
Urgent road repairs to continue in Shropshire as Multevo contract extended
Shropshire Council is to extend its highways maintenance contract with Multevo until 31 March 2027, to ensure that urgent work to repair the county’s roads following the severe winter and summer heatwaves continues. The extension of the ‘mixed economy’ contract will enable work to be carried out without interruption while a new long-term highways maintenance […]
ABAX launches Vision AI video telematics solution
Smart mobility solutions company ABAX has launched ABAX Vision AI in the UK. The new product integrates high-definition video evidence and real-time driver safety technology directly into the core ABAX fleet management platform, eliminating the need for standalone dashcam systems. Powered by edge-native AI, ABAX Vision AI moves video telematics beyond passive recording. It actively detects risky […]
Staffordshire gritters on standby for next heatwave
Staffordshire County Council has put four gritter vehicles on standby in the midst of another spell of very hot weather, but this time they will be spreading granite dust. When roads become extremely warm, the bitumen in the surface can soften and rise to the top, a process sometimes known as “fatting up”. Highways crews […]
York resurfacing works progressing ahead of schedule
As part of a long-term programme to resurface York’s roads and replace, upgrade and maintain traffic light systems across the city, the council has begun improvement works on Bishopthorpe Road. The project is currently progressing ahead of schedule, meaning the planned resurfacing works can now be completed earlier than anticipated, helping us keep the project […]
Norfolk set to trial JCB Pothole Pro
Norfolk County Council has announced that it is to trial an innovative new pothole repair machine as part of its ongoing efforts to improve road maintenance and keep Norfolk’s highways in the best possible condition. The trial will take place during the first week of September when it will be used on some planned repairs in South Norfolk. The […]
New Forest: A31 still closed as firefighters braced for 30°C heat in battle with ‘unpredictable’ wildfire
National Highways has expressed its concerns that the A31 wildfire in the New Forest in Hampshire could spread as the blaze enters its fourth day. The dual carriageway remains closed in both directions between Junction 2 on the M27 and the A338 in Ringwood following a van fire which spread across the exceptionally dry heathland. Due […]
Scotland records lowest non-pandemic road death statistics
The number of people killed on Scotland’s roads fell sharply in 2025, according to new provisional figures published by Transport Scotland. According to Road Safety GB, a total of 134 people lost their lives in reported road collisions during 2025 – 26 fewer than in 2024, representing a 16% reduction. It is the third-lowest annual total […]
OPINION: How AI can help to solve the UK’s pothole crisis
Jonathan Selbie is a former Formula 1 engineer at Red Bull Racing who has developed a highly innovative solution to the UK’s growing pothole conundrum. Via careers in aerospace and autonomous systems he now runs Univrses, a Stockholm-based deep tech company that uses AI to fundamentally change how roads are monitored and maintained. The BBC’s Tech Life programme recently […]