National Highways confirms A12 resurfacing plan
National Highways has announced it’ll be undertaking around 15 months of work to resurface an ageing concrete road surface on the A12 in Essex. The work between Marks Tey and Stanway on the outskirts of Colchester will involve completely removing the concrete road surface and some of the foundations, before rebuilding the road and resurfacing […]
Electric van maker about to start production for UPS
The EV startup Arrival is getting ready to begin production of electric vans for the parcel firm UPS at its microfactory in Bicester, Oxfordshire. The company says it has invented a new method of assembly using low capital, low footprint microfactories located to serve local communities. UPS ordered hundreds of millions of euros worth of […]
Eco construction company appoints former Labour Minister as chairman
The land regeneration company Ecofill, which styles itself as a “brand new and sustainable alternative to the use of aggregates in traditional earthworks construction” has appointed former UK Construction Minister and former Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, Dr Nigel Griffiths, as Chairman. The Leeds-based company’s technology for the construction sector is trumpetted as […]
Balfour Beatty profits rise 42%
Construction firm Balfour Beatty has announced what it’s calling a strong financial performance in its 2022 half-year results. Figures show its underlying profit from operations is up 42% from £60 million a year ago to £85 million, and the order book has gone up 10% to £17.7 billion. It’s now holding £811 million in cash […]
Scottish Government rules out fixed link to Orkney
Transport Scotland has confirmed that proposals for a bridge between Orkney and the Scottish mainland are no longer being considered. It’s told The Orcadian newspaper that the concept was later discounted at the “detail stage” following an engineering assessment of the options for a ten mile (15km) tunnel and a eight mile (12km) bridge, which […]
E-scooter riders “more reckless” than cyclists
A new study in Norway has found electric scooter users are more likely to ride drunk and ride helmetless than cyclists. The Mail reports Norwegian researchers examined 3,000 emergency department attendances due to e-scooters and bicycles in Oslo since 2019. They found the rider was wearing a helmet in just one in 50 accidents involving an […]
Cambridge car parks to get hundreds of new electric vehicle charging points
People who live in, or visit, Cambridge will soon be able to charge their electric vehicle in more city car parks thanks to the installation of 177 new charging points by the end of 2022. The first 50 chargers will soon be installed at Castle Hill, Adam and Eve and Gwydir Street pay and display […]
New ‘Best of Britain’ award launched at Strictly Highways
A new ‘Best of Britain’ award has been introduced as a category in this year’s DfT Special Recognition awards which form part of Strictly Highways 2022. This new award, which honours the contribution made by Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) founder Will Britain (pictured), will celebrate a team, individual or trainee in the public […]
Police force reveals electric patrol car performance
Gloucestershire Police’s electric cars have only run out of charge twice over the last three years, the force has revealed. The Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard reports that, following a freedom of information request by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the force revealed it has two instances of EVs running out of power – one in […]
American ITS industry loses 5.9GHz legal challenge
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and ITS America have lost their court battle to prevent the US Federal Communications Commission from reallocating swaths of the 5.9-gigahertz (GHz) wireless communication spectrum to non-transportation uses. Asashto Journal reports the District of Columbia Circuit Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed last year aimed at […]