Nottinghamshire County Council makes progress with case for major road network
Nottinghamshire County Council has provided an update on plans to create a major road network and improve two of the county’s most congested routes. The authority is progressing with its full business case to improve the A614 and A6097, aimed at reducing congestion, supporting drivers, encouraging economic growth and unlocking housing land. Work on the […]
National Highways to complete major road schemes more quickly with acceleration plan
Motorway and major A roads improvements in England will open to traffic more quickly, under a plan to accelerate the completion of road-building projects unveiled today (Wednesday 3 November) at Highways UK. Road users and local communities will benefit from improvements earlier than expected under the plan, which aims to reduces the time needed to […]
Historical discoveries made as 10,000 years of history unearthed along A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening scheme
A possible Romano-British settlement, Bronze Age cremations and a prehistoric millstone are among the early archaeological discoveries that National Highways has made while unearthing 10,000 years of human history along the A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening scheme in Essex. As part of the proposed scheme, National Highways (formerly known as Highways England) excavated a series […]
Falkirk Council to build ‘iconic’ new bridge with £20 million Levelling Up cash
Falkirk Council has won £20 million worth of Levelling Up Funding which will help create a new ‘iconic’ bridge of its Westfield roundabout. The bridge will have four ‘platforms’ that will take cyclists and pedestrians safely across the major roads that meet at Westfield. They are due to become dual carriageway after an upgrade. The […]
Multi-million pound transport schemes in Somerset get Government funding
Major improvements to the A38 northern corridor heading into Bridgwater are a step closer today after Government approved a £10 million funding bid. Money from the Treasury’s Levelling Up fund will help pay for more than £3.4 million worth of cycling and walking infrastructure along the entire corridor as well as a remodelled Dunball junction […]
Lower Thames Crossing pledges 22,000 hours of volunteering to help local communities
National Highways has today (28 October) pledged at least 22,000 hours of volunteering in the local community during the construction of the Lower Thames Crossing. The ambitious volunteering scheme will support projects near the proposed route of the Lower Thames Crossing, both north and south of the River Thames, and reflect four themes; environment, heritage, […]
FM Conway celebrates its 60th anniversary
Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway has celebrated a significant milestone as a business, reaching 60 years of operation. 60 years ago, FM Conway Ltd was born when founder Frank Conway, father of Michael Conway MBE, started a small family-run business on 25 October 1961. The business has grown substantially since then, with FM Conway transforming […]
Female engineers at the heart of MJ Church framework win
Two female engineers have been central to Wiltshire based MJ Church being awarded a place on National Highways’ new six-year Scheme Delivery Framework (SDF). The framework will enable the delivery of renewals across a range of activities, including substantial civils work on barriers and drainage, traffic management activities and design services for a range of projects. It replaces the soon to […]
Businesses in Shropshire back plans for North West Relief Road
Businesses in Shropshire have backed plans for one of the biggest roads projects in the county’s history. Shropshire Chamber of Commerce says that more than three quarters of its members support plans for the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury. The figures come from a survey carried out by the chamber in a bid to […]
Keltbray buys nmcn’s infrastructure portfolio
Leading specialist engineering and construction company, Keltbray Holdings Limited, has announced it has agreed a deal with administrators, Grant Thornton UK LLP, to acquire a portfolio of Infrastructure contracts and associated assets from nmcn PLC, which went into administration last week. This fully aligns with the company’s core purpose to redefine the way sustainable development […]
