New footbridge to be installed over A5
Highways England is replacing a reinforced concrete bridge that crosses the A5 at Atherstone, north Warwickshire, with a new steel one. The new wider bridge can be safely used by both pedestrians and cyclists and the gradient of the new access ramps will meet modern standards. The headroom clearance of the bridge over traffic using […]
Woodland near M6 gets Highway England makeover
Burton Woods, near Burton-in-Kendal, a 2.5 hectare copse alongside the southbound M6 just south of junction 36, has been transformed after a investmemnt by Highways England to help encourage more wildlife and biodiversity. The woods were planted when the motorway was built between 1957 and 1960 to provide a screen for local villages but the […]
ITS (UK) urges prompt payment for SMEs
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society, ITS (UK), is issuing a call for all major companies to honour the payment terms with their SME suppliers. The plea follows comments from a number of ITS (UK)’s smaller members who have described how they have had to wait more than four times the agreed 30 days to receive […]
HE referred to CPS over smart motorway death
A coroner has ruled that Highways England should be investigated over possible corporate manslaughter charges relating to a woman’s death on a smart motorway in South Yorkshire. 62 year old Nargis Begum from Sheffield died on the M1 after her car broke down on a stretch with no hard shoulder and her car was hit […]
Kent Resilience Forum working well to help minimise traffic disruption
Severe traffic disruption has yet to materialise in Kent since the end of the EU transition period and members of the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) are working hard to ensure it stays that way. Kent County Council said hundreds of people from partners including Highways England, Kent County Council, Kent Police, the Department for Transport […]
ORR report shows differences in regional performance on Highways England roads
Highways England’s roads continued to show large differences in regional performance in 2019-20, according to a report by the Office of Rail and Road. User satisfaction and average traffic delays across six regions of England varied significantly, but performance was more aligned in supporting the smooth flow of traffic and the condition of the road […]
Highways England, TfL, HS2 Ltd and Network Rail join forces to help SMEs with equality, diversity and inclusion
Highways England, Transport for London, HS2 Ltd and Network Rail are encouraging SMEs to register for free training courses, designed to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in their businesses. The four organisations have joined forces to work in partnership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, the four transport bodies want to make it easier for companies […]
Design work behind ‘UK first’ carbon neutral road project helped deliver 43% savings in carbon and £3 million in costs
The design work behind the UK’s first carbon neutral road improvement project in Cumbria for Highways England, helped contribute to a 43% saving in carbon reduction compared to traditional solutions. Two weeks ago Highways News reported the completion of the project that saw Highways England working together with A E Yates, Aggregate Industries HW Martin […]
Work to start on M6 smart motorway next month
Work is to start on the upgrade of a ten mile stretch of the M6 motorway. Contractor Costain will start work next month for the £150 million project which was originally due to be completed next month but delayed because the impact of potential in the area. A two-year programme of works will take place […]
WJ celebrate A14 award
WJ Group, the A14 Integrated Delivery Team and Highways England have won an award for their 21-mile A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon enhancement scheme was the largest road building project in Britain, totalling £1.5billion, and was the first major project to be recognised as an ‘Ultra Site’ under a new initiative by the Considerate Constructer Scheme. […]