Nottingham City Council wins funding to make busy routes into the city safer for everyone
Nottingham City Council has officially accept £1.425million funding from the Department of Transport (DfT) to make changes that will make roads in the city safer. The Safer Roads Fund was introduced by the DfT to support road safety in England as part of a wider package of investment into Britain’s transport network. In total, £47.5 […]
National Highways starts search for interested parties for new £495M technical services framework
National Highways is set to retender its technical consultancy framework, which covers geotechnical engineering services. In a recent prior information notice, National Highways confirmed that it will replace its current specialist professional and technical services framework 2 (SPATS2) with the new SPATS3. The new framework, valued at approximately £495M, would cover the period of 2024-2030. This […]
Burges Salmon’s role in National Highways scheme recognised at NIPA Awards
Burges Salmon’s role in the delivery of National Highways’ A417 Missing Link project has been recognised by the National Infrastructure Planning Association (NIPA), which won the NIPA Infrastructure Award at a ceremony held last night. The project is a landscape-led highways scheme that will deliver a safe and resilient free-flowing road while conserving and enhancing […]
West Midlands road users to benefit from early completion of M40/M42 safety upgrade
Safety enhancements at the M40/M42 interchange in the West Midlands are due to be complete before Christmas, several months earlier than planned. The National Highways scheme, which has seen around five-and-a-half miles of steel central reservation barrier replaced with concrete, new drainage installed and lighting replaced, was originally due to be complete in spring 2024. […]
Active Travel work moves up a gear in Dundee
More than £1.25 million worth of work is to start on the next phase of the Broughty Ferry to Monifieth Active Travel Project on Monday November 13. This will deliver the Caste Green & Mill Street Shared Cycleway and footway, which includes improvements at the Castle Lane/Esplanade junction. Funded by the Scottish Government through Sustrans […]
Quieter and safer road proposals developed with the local community in Portsmouth
Portsmouth City Council has taken a proactive approach by engaging with residents, local businesses, and interest groups to collaboratively design the first Active Pompey Neighbourhood. The primary objective of this initiative is to alleviate issues such as excessive through traffic, congestion, and speeding, all while enhancing pedestrian and cycling safety that makes it easier to […]
East Leeds Orbital Route recognised with prestigious national construction award
The East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR) has won the Transport Project of the Year at the 2023 British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA). The winners of the 2023 British Construction Industry Awards, which is jointly organised by New Civil Engineer and the Institution of Civil Engineers, were crowned in front of the industry, on 11 October […]
GRAHAM appointed as lead contractor on Western Growth Corridor for City of Lincoln Council
GRAHAM, a leading construction and civil engineering company, has been appointed by the City of Lincoln Council to design and deliver crucial elements of the Western Growth Corridor development. The Western Growth Corridor project in Lincoln is set to transform the city and bring new opportunities for housing and economic growth. The work elements include […]
Balfour Beatty starts the search for sub-contractors for A66 upgrade project
Balfour Beatty has started the search for sub-contractors to support it on the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine upgrade project. The company is looking for firms to help it with some major elements of the upgrade including earthworks, steelworks and pavements. After delivery consent is awarded by the DfT, work is expected to start next year on […]
Costain named Strategic Delivery Partner to Bradford Council
Infrastructure solutions company Costain has been reappointed as Bradford Council’s Strategic Delivery Partner, in a contract which is valued at up to £5m and will initially run for two years. Costain will provide project, programme and commercial management services to support the successful design and delivery of a portfolio of capital investment programmes worth circa […]
