Two weeks of overnight closures planned for the M8 in Glasgow

The M8 eastbound will be closed overnight between junctions 13 and 14 from tonight (12 February) until Saturday 24 for resurfacing work. Amey is carrying out the work on the stretch north of Parkhead on behalf of Transport Scotland, which says this scheme will benefit around 32,000 road users each day, by improving the condition […]

Amey reappointed National Highways Digital Lab partner

Amey has been reappointed as a delivery partner to National Highway’s Digital Lab following the delivery of around £30 million savings over three years. Since 2020, Amey has been supporting National Highways on its digital transformation by accelerating data-driven approaches across all directorates. It explains that, central to the partnership is the development of internal […]

National Highways, Amey and Multevo work collaboratively to deliver savings on cost and carbon

National Highways and Amey have embarked on a project to create more efficient and cost-effective solutions to delivering small scale patching on the strategic road network. A number of supply chain partners presented their solutions and Multevo were successfully awarded the project. The project trial focussed on ‘corrective’ patching i.e., fixing the problem alongside planned […]

£4.5m funding secured by Amey for UK decarbonisation programme in local roads

The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) have approved funding for the next phase of the Centre of Excellence for Decarbonising Roads.   Live Labs 2: Decarbonising local roads in the UK is a three-year, UK-wide £30 million programme funded by the Department for Transport that […]

Amey and Staffordshire County Council’s sustainability efforts: from green drivers to natural restoration

By Richard Harris, Amey Account Director, Staffordshire As a leading infrastructure service, the partnership between Staffordshire County Council and Amey fully understands the importance of sustainability and the impact it has on the environment and communities. The partnership has integrated various initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, enhance biodiversity and restore Having been recognised recently for […]

Amey agrees new contract with Staffordshire

Amey has agreed a contract extension to maintain and improve Staffordshire’s major highways for an extra five years from October 2024, including an extra £30m just for the next two years. David Williams, Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet Members for Highways and Transports, said: “Good, well-maintained roads are important for the council, for residents, for businesses […]

Staffordshire collaboration has community and low carbon at its core

Staffordshire County Council, Amey and Multevo have worked in partnership for over eight years with a commitment to community, team integration and sustainability. Multevo, who are based in Heaton, Staffordshire are the exclusive UK distributor of the Multihog and also deliver in-house highways, traffic management, civils, arb and vegetation management services across the UK. Multevo’s […]

Amey uses Instarmac solution to quickly repair pothole

Highway maintenance solutions company Instarmac has provided Amey with a solution to fix a significant pothole on the M180. Due to the location of the pothole, the repair needed to be carried out quickly, but permanently, to keep motorists and operatives as safe as possible whilst working on this extremely busy road. To complete the […]

Drivers in Staffordshire reminded to be respectful towards highways workers

Drivers in Staffordshire are being reminded to be respectful to highways workers carrying out maintenance on the roads. The reminder from Staffordshire County Council and Amey follows an increase in the number of incidents where drivers actions have put crews safety at risk. Over 500 incidents have been recorded over the last 12 months. These included […]

Amey provides a helping hand to local Friends group

Local community group Friends of the Tame Valley have been delighted to welcome a team of volunteers from infrastructure services and engineering company, Amey, to the Tame Valley to help with some essential environmental work. One element of Amey’s Bolder Steps Together, sustainability and social value strategy sees volunteers help local community projects and the […]

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