Andrews Tippers Keeps Moving at M25 Junction Works with Podfather Software
Andrews Tipper Hire, a supplier of tipper haulage and aggregate deliveries, is using Podfather’s logistics software to manage the transport of materials to and from Junction 10 on the M25. Working for Balfour Beatty, Andrews is operating a dedicated fleet delivering aggregates and removing waste material from the site. Using the Podfather App, Andrews’ drivers […]
First of M25 J28 weekend closures start tomorrow
National Highways is moving towards the next phase of its M25 improvement work, building the new gantry base at Junction 28. To do this safely, the agency will close Junction 28’s clockwise exit slip road for seven weekends to cause the least amount of disruptive for road users. Other options, such as putting continuous traffic […]
Law firm seeking to recover M25 climate protest costs
Britain’s biggest law firm has sought more than £1m from climate protesters to cover the cost of court orders banning them from protesting, an investigation has found. According to the Guardian, the multibillion-pound City law firm DLA Piper has been trying to recover costs from activists for work done on behalf of National Highways Limited […]
Dartford Crossing’ makes £209million every year from motorists’
A survey has revealed the highest-earning toll roads in the country, with the Dartford Crossing topping the list by generating over £200m per year. Moneybarn Car Finance analysed total toll revenues and the cost of a full price toll on a weekday to determine which roads make the most money and which are the most […]
Overnight closure on the M25 this weekend
Drivers are being advised that a closure is taking place this weekend (Saturday 10 August) on the M25 at junction 10, in Surrey. To facilitate the delivery of multiple loads of concrete for constructing the second half of the western gyratory bridge deck, the M25 anticlockwise carriageway (from Heathrow towards Gatwick) will be closed overnight […]
M25 scheme: Funding boost for biodiversity at Surrey nature reserve
Funding of £20,000 from National Highways’ partner on the M25 Junction 10 scheme is being invested in restoring nature. National Highways, the Balfour Beatty landscape team, and the Salix nursery near Thetford, Norfolk, have joined forces in an initiative to restore wildflowers and reeds at Bolder Mere Lake near Ockham in Surrey. As part of the replanting scheme, seeds […]
M25: Thurrock Council to fine yellow box blockers at Purfleet Interchange
Thurrock Council in Essex has been given new powers to fine drivers who block an M25 roundabout junction, handing out fines for drivers who block the yellow box junctions at the Purfleet Interchange, junction 31 of the motorway. The council has been granted the powers to deal with the issue of blocked junctions which can […]
HGV driver banned after causing serious M25 collision
An HGV driver who caused a seven-vehicle road traffic collision on the M25 while under the influence of cocaine has been disqualified from driving for three and a half years. Alan Smith, aged 37, from Poynton in Stockport, appeared at St Albans Crown Court on Wednesday 10 July where he was also handed a 24-month […]
Just Stop Oil leader jailed after M25 protest
JUST Stop Oil ‘mastermind’ Roger Hallam and four others have received a total of 21 years behind bars after The Sun newspaper covertly exposed their plot to block motorways, with Hallam, 58, receiving a sentence of 5 years. Hallam, Daniel Shaw, 38, Louise Lancaster, 58, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu, 35, and Cressida Gethin, 22, bought […]
Dates of third M25 closure announced
National Highways has announced the details of the third planned closure of the M25 this year as part of the £317 million junction 10 improvement scheme. The closure will last an entire weekend, starting from Friday, July 12th at 9 pm and ending on Monday, July 15th at 6 am. Two more closures are scheduled […]