Business leaders praise improvements to major road junction in North Yorkshire
Business leaders have praised a multi-million pound upgrade to one of North Yorkshire’s busiest junctions to help tackle traffic tailbacks and attract new enterprise to the county. The upgrade to Junction 47 on the A1(M) is already having huge benefits for commuters, residents and holiday-makers amid the summer tourism season around two months after the […]
A61 and A639 could get £22 million investment to connect Leeds and Wakefield
Up to £22.5m could be invested in two roads connecting Leeds and Wakefield – the A61 and the A639. Leeds City Council, Wakefield Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) have developed plans to improve the two roads by: Making them easier and safer for people travelling by bus, bike or on foot Creating […]
Moray Council to bid for £18 million from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund
The projects being submitted in the bid take in the Auction Mart and former Sawmill by Linkwood Road, which have been lying vacant for a number of years. Flooding issues and access constraints will be addressed before the sites are opened up for commercial development. The Central Elgin project will support the development of the […]
One million trees to be planted as part of Lower Thames Crossing project
National Highways plans to create two parks and a community woodland as part of the Lower Thames Crossing project, planting more than one million trees. This is part of plans to limit the £8.2bn project’s impact on the environment, reports the BBC. National Highways said it would work to create “green corridors” for wildlife to […]
Tyne Tunnel improves payment times and reduces emissions by 90%
The management of Tyne Tunnel have said the transformation to a ‘cashless’ payment system has now been a success after an initial period of challenges. It has been half a year since the Tunnel moved to an open-road-tolling system in the hopes of cutting journey times and slashing CO2 emissions, reports Newcastle World. The change got off […]
Amey Consulting appointed to SWTRA Consultancy Services Framework
Following the recent announcement by South Wales Trunk Road Agent, Amey Consulting is delighted to have been appointed to the South Wales Trunk Road Agent (SWTRA) Consultancy Services Framework. SWTRA manages the South Wales area of the Welsh Government’s strategic road network on behalf of the Welsh Government, covering 436 kilometres of trunk road and […]
Further work to take place on Forth Road Bridge this summer
Work to refurbish and maintain the Forth Road Bridge will continue this summer with a project to renew the waterproofing and surfacing on its approach viaducts. Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland will carry out the works under a series of lane and carriageway closures from Wednesday 29 June until the end of October: One […]
Roundabout upgrades in £30m Hull transport bid to fix Hull traffic problems
A series of roundabout upgrades and a new park and ride facility in Hull are at the heart of a new £30m transport bid. Full details of the bid being drawn up by Hull City Council have yet to be released. However, it is known that any grant successfully secured from the next round of the government’s […]
Green light given to improve and deliver HIF1 Didcot and surrounding areas major infrastructure project
Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet has given the go-ahead for the next phase of the HIF1 Didcot and surrounding areas major infrastructure project with a revised deal with Government. Approval at the county council’s cabinet meeting today (21 June 2022) follows its agreement in February to allocate additional funding to the project as part of its […]
Pell Frischmann highly commended for A69 Bridge End Junction at 2022 CENE Awards
Pell Frischmann has announced that the A69 Junction Improvements project has picked up two Highly Commended awards at the 2022 Constructing Excellence North East Awards. Now in its 17th year, the awards are a celebration of the built environment in the North East region. The A69 project beat some extremely tough competition to be awarded Client of the Year […]