Wiltshire Council improves A360 during SSEN and National Highways works
Following the recent closure of the A360, Wiltshire Council has been working to improve the road before it reopened last week. The A360 from The Avenue to the A303 has been closed since April to enable Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), on behalf of National Highways, to supply electricity for the construction and future […]
Highways improvements in Newcastle, Staffordshire to start this week
A major highways improvement scheme in Newcastle, Staffordshire will start this week. The £285,000 scheme is being carried out by Staffordshire County Council and is part of a wider £50 million investment in the county’s roads over the next three years. The work on the A525 Higherland, is expected to take around six weeks to […]
M55 to Heyhouses Link Road opens
Travel on the Fylde coast will be transformed this week when the new M55 to Heyhouses Link Road opens. The road is due to open at around midday on Friday 28 June. It will complete the existing Lytham St Annes Way by linking the Whitehills Roundabout near the M55 at its northern point, to Heyhouses […]
Preparation works to begin for £49m Howden Relief Road
Preparation works are to begin for a planned £49m scheme to create a new relief road for Howden. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is due to start initial work on Monday 1 July to prepare for the creation of the new Howden Relief Road which will link the A614 Thorpe Road with Station Road. It […]
Staffordshire transport gateway improvement scheme progresses with new traffic arrangements
A scheme bringing major improvements to a key Staffordshire gateway junction is progressing well, with latest traffic management changes set to take place. The project will ease congestion and increase capacity around the A38 Branston interchange junction near Burton. It includes creating additional lanes around the junction, on the slip roads and on Branston Road […]
Highways work completed in Werrington
Work on a major highways improvements scheme in Werrington has been completed. The £780,000 Staffordshire County Council improvements on the A52 Ash Bank Road, included reconstruction and resurfacing of the road. Highways crews also carried out repairs to kerbs and ironworks as well as cutting back the vegetation and resurfacing footpaths throughout the scheme. The […]
Speedy Hire secures major infrastructure contract with Amey
Speedy Hire, the UK’s leading tools and equipment hire services company, operating across the construction, infrastructure and industrial markets, announces that it has secured a major new core hire and solutions contract with Amey Group Services. This new long-term contract, for revenue of up to £25m per annum, is due to mobilise during the second half of Speedy Hire’s financial year subject to […]
TfL launches ten new Cycleways across London, expanding the network to reach over a quarter of Londoners
Transport for London (TfL) has launched ten new Cycleways across London, designed to make cycling safer and easier around the capital. The new routes add another 35km to London’s growing strategic cycle network. TfL and the boroughs’ continued work to develop Cycleways in London means the strategic cycle network has more than quadrupled in size […]
Tarmac trials UK first EV tipper for low emissions transport
In a UK-first, leading building materials and construction solutions provider Tarmac is trialling an all-electric tipper truck. With an ambitious commitment to reach a 30% absolute reduction in emissions by 2030 from a 2021 baseline, decarbonising operational equipment and plant is part of the company’s roadmap to net zero. Working with London-based electric truck manufacturer […]
Volunteers help to deliver £4m of social impact on Tarmac’s sites across Herts
Hertfordshire’s communities have benefitted from £4m of social impact generated by Tarmac sites across the county according to a new report from Tarmac, the sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. As a member of the Hertfordshire Infrastructure Development Board (HIDB), Tarmac’s report, titled ‘Creating social impact in Hertfordshire’ shines a light on the positive impact the business […]
