Innovators deliver traffic information onto dashboard displays in real time
A new system that replicates the information shown on electronic road-side signs direct to drivers inside their vehicles is being trialled in the UK after being developed by innovator group Eloy. The system, which delivers the information onto dashboard screens or mobile devices next to drivers follows a collaboration between Eloy, Andy Graham, from White […]
Highways England to accelerate more road schemes under Project Speed, says Project Director
More Highways England are likely to be accelerated under Project Speed, according to its Project Director, David Haimes. Other roads schemes will follow the recent acceleration of the A66 Transpennine route as part of the initiative. Mr Haimes told NCE’s Future of Roads conference, which took place last week, that Highways England is looking at […]
Planning application accepted for A417/A419 upgrade between Gloucester and Swindon
Highways England has said The Planning Inspectorate has accepted its planning application for the A417/A419 upgrade between Gloucester and Swindon. The A417/A419 upgrade scheme will be an alternative to the M5/M4 route via Bristol. The ‘missing link’ as it is called, is a 5km stretch of single-lane carriageway on the A417 between the Brockworth bypass […]
Highways England launches first concrete roads manual in more than 30 years
Highways England’s Concrete Roads Centre of Excellence has published the first concrete roads handbook in more than 30 years, bringing together the latest updates, advice and guidance from industry experts on how to maintain, survey and repair roads. The new Concrete Pavement Maintenance Manual is a key part of Highways England’s £400m nationwide drive to […]
Roads minister concedes work is needed to convince drivers of smart motorway safety
The Roads Minister Baroness Vere has told a committee of MPs that there is a “gap” between how roads authorities and the public see the safety of smart motorways. She told the Commons’ Transport Select Committee that the Department for Transport and Highways England have been working very hard to close the difference in public […]
Costain awarded M60 J18 Simister Island improvement contract by Highways England
Smoother, safer journeys through one of the North West’s busiest motorway-to-motorway junctions are a step nearer after the appointment of Costain as the Delivery Integration Partner to design and build the Simister Island interchange improvement project, which is a £138 million scheme. Highways England, who is improving the interchange – which serves the M60, M66 […]
Innovate UK, KTN and HE in Connecting the Country briefing
Innovate UK, Highways England and the Knowledge Transfer Network are hosting an online event on 7 July showcasing 15 projects delivered under the “Connecting the Country” strategy. The webinar, from 10-4 will hear from the projects and their sponsors at Highways England; all have completed or are near completion and were successful in an SBRI […]
Highways England release footage of it second automated cone laying vehicle as it goes through off-road trials
Highways England has released footage of a second automated cone laying vehicle designed to protect roadworkers which is now undergoing off-road trials in the UK. Working with a group of industry experts, Highways England has been on a journey to develop automated vehicles which will take out the human element involved in putting out cones – eliminating […]
River footpath restored as part of Britain’s biggest road project
Some of the benefits of the A14 Cambridgeshire upgrade project are being extended to pedestrians and local communities, with £42,500 being invested by Highways England and Cambridgeshire County Council on a number of upgrades along the Ouse Valley Way including vegetation clearance, surfacing works, and new signage and information boards. Highways England has finished the […]
Government announces £24 million for vital Nottinghamshire road scheme
The Department for Transport (DfT)is set to invest £24 million into a Nottingham road scheme that will reduce journey times, improve access and supporting a home-building programme. Nottinghamshire will benefit from the government funding, providing vital junction upgrades along an 18-mile stretch of the A614 and A6097 to slash journey times and provide a major […]