National Highways to spend over £200m into improving regions roads in the East
Motorists travelling in the east are set to benefit from safer and smoother journeys, as National Highways this outlined a multi-million pound package of improvements to roads, pavements, and bridges across the region over the next 12 months. Well-known motorways and major A roads including the M11, A14, A1, A47 and A12 are all included […]
Galliford Try’s growing Highways business rebrands to Infrastructure
Galliford Try has announced that its highways business has rebranded as Galliford Try Infrastructure, reflecting the advancement of its strategic priorities. Under the leadership of Managing Director David Lowery, the business has developed a high performing capability in the highways sector, enabling it to provide a broad value proposition in its adjacent markets. Galliford Try […]
Somerset Council and partners mobilise in Watchet following loss of key route into town
Somerset Council has joined forces with local organisations to provide financial support and promote Watchet after the community was hit by the loss of the B3191 Cleeve Hill road. The Council is ready to provide £30,000 of funding to the newly formed Watchet Task Force, comprising members of the Town Council and Chamber of Trade, […]
National Highways confirms £160m investment into safer and better journeys in Yorkshire and the North East
A £160m package of renewals and improvements will be delivered on roads, paths and bridges across Yorkshire and the North East over the next 12 months. The investment will create safer and smoother journeys for millions of road users on motorways and A roads across the region. Of the £160m, around £4m will be spent […]
Next phase of A529 safety work in Shropshire well underway
The sixth phase of work to improve safety on the A529 near Market Drayton is well underway, with the next phase due to begin next month. The next, seventh, stage of work is set to be carried out between 15 June and 3 July at the Gingerbread Man roundabout. The current phase of work includes […]
Work to start on more than doubling emergency areas on stretch of M1
National Highways is more than doubling the number of emergency areas on a stretch of the M1 in South Yorkshire with work to create the new places to stop in an emergency getting under way next month. Work to create new places to stop in an emergency on the M1 in South Yorkshire gets under […]
Major lighting upgrade at Queensway Tunnel will help save energy
The Queensway (Birkenhead) tunnel is set benefit from a comprehensive lighting upgrade to save on energy costs and reduce its carbon footprint. In just over a weeks’ time, an £11million investment by Mayor Rotheram and the Combined Authority in the form of a major electrical upgrade will begin at the tunnel, contributing to the region’s […]
Signify supports Dublin Port Tunnel with energy-efficient lighting
Signify one of the world leaders in lighting, has equipped Dublin Port Tunnel in Ireland, an iconic infrastructure spanning 9km, with energy-efficient LED lighting for all its 1800 light points in the tunnel. The upgraded lighting has achieved up to 60% reduction in electricity use (based on 2022 rates), or the equivalent of the electricity […]
Link road to connect airport via new pedestrian cycle and bus route to be considered in Norfolk
The Transport for Norwich Advisory Committee will consider proposals for a new, direct and convenient connection between Norwich Airport and the nearby industrial estate. The scheme would deliver a new link by upgrading and widening Liberator Road to enable two-way pedestrian, cycle and bus travel. Councillor Graham Plant, Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Transport […]
Next steps outlined for major road scheme in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire as legal process ends
National Highways has outlined the next steps for the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements after legal proceedings against the scheme came to an end. On Thursday 18 May, the Court of Appeal, which is the highest court within the senior courts of England and Wales, refused Transport Action Network’s (TAN) application to appeal […]