Highways England reports good progress with the bridge over M6
Highways England has reported good progress with the construction of a bridge over the M6 at junction 19 at Knutsford. Put in place to improve traffic flow between the motorway, the A556 and reduce congestion around the junction roundabout. Work to lift dozens of steel bridge beams into place over the motorway was completed on […]
Shapps criticises smart motorway education
The Transport Secretary believes the rollout of smart motorways was “entirely wrong” and dynamic hard shoulders are “insane”, while bringing forward the date for the completion of the stopped vehicle detection installation. The Telegraph quotes Grant Shapps’s comments to the Transport Select Committee in which he said drivers still don’t know how to use smart […]
Jacobs awarded Lower Thames Crossing contract
Highways England has awarded Jacobs the £162.5m Integration Partner contract which will see the company act as a catalyst for collaboration between Highways England and the Lower Thames Crossing’s three main works contracts. The Lower Thames Crossing will improve journeys by almost doubling road capacity across the Thames east of London, with 14.3 miles of […]
More than 160 SMEs sign up to be a part of Highways England’s Amesbury to Berwick Down project
More than 160 companies have signed up to be a part of Highways England’s scheme to upgrade the A303, including the construction of a tunnel under Stonehenge. In December Highways England asked SMEs to apply to be a part of the project-the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme, and now 161 have applied-half of those […]
How Highways England is using data valuation for the future
Highways England’s data comprises information on over 4,000 miles of road along with related structures like bridges, tunnels, drainage systems, and technology assets including variable message signs, closed-caption television monitors, and cabling. This article explains how HE is getting a better grip on data: Data Valuation Paves The Road To The Future For Highways England […]
Government invests a further £20 million in EV chargepoints
Local authorities are being urged to take advantage of a £20 million investment to boost the number of on-street electric vehicle chargepoints in towns and cities across the UK. In a letter to councils across Britain, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has today (2 February 2021) announced that funding for the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) will continue […]
Highways England on the search for specialist drainage contractors for its smart motorway alliance
Highways England has started the search for specialist drainage contractors to join its smart motorway alliance programme, in a move that will see cost efficiency savings for the project. It will award two companies with contracts for each of its three delivery regions. This would mean any tier 2 companies would work with Costain in […]
Highways England install new weather stations to help support winter service delivery
Highways England has installed new roadside weather stations on its network to help support it make decisions on winter service delivery. The stations gives live updates on conditions to help maintenance teams decide when to send up to 535 gritters out onto the network, as well as understanding the risks of surface water or high […]
Transport Secretary gives go ahead for A303 dual carriageway
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has given the formal green light to a plan to create three miles of high-quality dual carriageway on the A303 in Somerset. The upgrade, between Sparkford and Ilchester, will tackle congestion on the traffic-clogged single carriageway section of the arterial route. This is where on average, the road carries 23,500 vehicles, […]
Highways England helps fund study to alleviate flooding in Staffordshire
A £2.5 million scheme to increase wildlife numbers, provide better access for families and alleviate flooding around rivers in a Staffordshire town moves a step closer. The £150,000 donation has funded an environmental feasibility study which is now under way to develop, plan and cost a five-year plan for the Stafford Brooks Project. The project […]