Balfour Beatty awarded £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing contract
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been awarded a £1.2 billion contract by National Highways to deliver the ‘Roads North of the Thames’ package of works for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing. The Lower Thames Crossing will create a new connection under the River Thames to increase capacity and ease […]
Cumbria County council set to receive £18m to upgrade Energy Coast highways routes
It has been announced that Cumbria County Council will receive £18m from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund which will be used to upgrade 30km of the county’s highway network. The funding will see a comprehensive programme of improvements works on the A5086 between Cockermouth and Egremont, A595 south of Sellafield and A590 through Barrow-in-Furness. This […]
Work starts on new section of East City Way in Glasgow
Work on a key section of Glasgow’s emerging network of cycling infrastructure is now underway. Construction on the extension to the East City Way, which will connect to the existing cycle lane on London Road and run from Fielden Street to Canmore Street, began today (Thursday, January 19) and is expected to last for the […]
Over 100 councils to receive Levelling Up Fund to ‘spark transformational change’ across the UK
More than 100 projects awarded share of £2.1 billion from Round 2 of government’s flagship Levelling Up Fund to create jobs and boost the economy the government has said. These include Eden Project North visitor attraction in Morecambe, a new AI campus in Blackpool, a new rail link in Cornwall, and a major regeneration scheme […]
Levelling Up projects in Wales awarded £208 million by UK Government
Cardiff Crossrail, a new engineering campus in Blaenau Gwent, and new cycle routes through Conwy Valley are just some of the transformational local projects across Wales awarded a share of £2.1 billion from the UK Government’s landmark Levelling Up Fund. Major UK Government investment will benefit people across Wales by spreading opportunity and breathing new […]
Multiple improvements made to A66 Trans-Pennie scheme
A series of improvements have been made to design plans for the proposed A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project. National Highways has said it has ‘taken on board’ feedback from the public and other stakeholders as well as suggested improvements from delivery partners Balfour Beatty, Costain, Keltbray and Kier – and will present these changes at a […]
Expert panel poses key questions about future roads spending
A group of senior professionals has today published a report raising seven key questions for decision-makers to help guide them towards achieving the best value from future roads spending, in terms of economic, social, environmental and safety outcomes.The group – the Road Investment Scrutiny Panel, comprising professors with a breadth of relevant expertise and experience […]
Closure of Cound Arbour Bridge for traffic realignment scheme work
Cound Arbour Bridge in Shropshire will be closed from Monday 30 January to Friday 3 February 2023 for the installation of a trial traffic realignment scheme. The work will require the temporary closure of the bridge, which carries an unclassified road between the A458 and Cound over Cound Brook. It will be be closed on […]
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council searching for term service contractor
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in Dorset has started the search for a highways term service contractor. The objectives of this Term Service Contract are for the Contractor to support Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council in the delivery of a ‘Transportation and general Civil Engineering’ programme and statutory functions for a ‘service’ period of […]
World’s longest box slide delivered by Balfour Beatty VINCI for HS2
Balfour Beatty VINCI has delivered the world’s longest box slide to move HS2’s 12,600 tonne bridge into place over the M42 in Warwickshire, significantly cutting disruption to road users The 450-person site team worked around the clock to move HS2’s Marston Box bridge into place over the M42 during the 2022 Christmas period. The innovative slide method […]
