Rest and Be Thankful diversion “could take years”
It’s been admitted that traffic will be diverted from the Rest and Be Thankful for “years rather than months” while a shelter is built over the stretch of the A83 prone to landslides. The pass has been subject to numerous closures due to frequent landslides, which mean diversions along a nearby single-track road, the Old Military […]
Winvic completes second LCC highways framework project ahead of schedule
Civil Engineering contractor Winvic Construction has announced the second project awarded to it under the Lincolnshire County Council highways framework contract has been completed ahead of schedule. Project construction began in April, focusing on resurfacing and signal improvement on Newland, between Carholme Road and Mint Street, along with sections of Wigford Way, Mint Lane and […]
A12 roadworks completed
Two years of roadworks on the A12 near Colchester have been completed, with a concrete road surface replaced. The reconstruction, which involved completely removing the concrete road surface and some of the foundations, before rebuilding the road and resurfacing it with asphalt, was due to be completed late last year or early this year but […]
Council hails footway preservation trial
Trials are under way across Reading to ensure better pavements for pedestrians which will sustain a high standard for longer. Reading Borough Council is one of the first in the UK to trial a technique which involves applying a barrier coating on to existing pavements that seeps into the existing surface to preserve and rejuvenate […]
LCRIG calls Strictly Highways 2024 “a record breaking success”
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group, LCRIG, has announced last week’s Strictly Highways reached a new milestone, with a record-breaking attendance from across both the public and private sectors. It says the ‘Strictly magic’ was truly alive throughout the three-day event, bringing together around 470 delegates the whole highways community, including councils, the Department for […]
Bi-lingual traffic sign pilot in West Belfast announced
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has announced that his Department is to pilot the use of bi-lingual traffic signs, using both Irish and English, in the Gaeltacht Quarter in West Belfast. Bi-lingual traffic signs and road markings will be installed on the Falls Road between the Springfield Road and Whiterock Road. The Minister said: […]
Total road closure planned for A470
The A470 in mid Wales between Talerddig and Dolfach will be completely closed from31 October till 20 December to provide a permanent solution following an emergency closure in October 2023, when a retaining wall which supported the road partially collapsed. Traffic Wales says it will improve the resilience of the A470 and ensure a similar emergency closure, […]
Driverless racing car takes on former F1 driver
The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) is planning a “Man vs Machine Showdown” at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan next month. The exhibition race will be the first time Japanese audiences witness a head-to-head race between human skill and AI technology. It will take place on the Super Formula double-header season finale on November […]
A7 lining work planned
The A7 south of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway will be closed for five nights for lining work from Monday 21 October. The project will see Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland make improvements to the standard of road markings across this section. The A7 will be closed in both directions from 7.30pm to 6am […]
ITS Nationals Network Awards deadline looms as sponsors confirmed
The 30 members of the Network of National Intelligent Transport Systems Associations are preparing their entries for one of five new awards celebrating the best of the ITS Nationals Network with the deadline for entries being Wednesday 23 October 2024. The new ITS Nationals Awards will be celebrated as part of the 20th Anniversary of […]