Highways England on the search for apprentices to join Lower Thames Crossing project
Highways England is looking for apprentices to join the Lower Thames Crossing project. Six project management apprentices are being taken onto help with the road investment scheme. This recruitment drive comes as Highways England continues to revise the application withdrawn in November due to feedback received from the government’s independent planning authority, the Planning Inspectorate. From September, the apprentices […]
HE launches biggest ever motorway safety campaign
Highways England has launched a new campaign, “If you break down – go left!” in an attempt to help drivers feel safer on the country’s motorways. In a multi-million pound public information drive the company says it’s giving motorists clear advice about what to do in an emergency. It points out that millions of journeys […]
Highways England searches for consultants to join its Cost Planning Service Provider Framework
Highways England is looking for consultants to join its Cost Planning Servive Provider Framework 2021, which provides cost estimating for road projects. The Cost Planning function is responsible for delivering cost planning services which ensures that the business has detailed cost information to make properly informed business decisions and that governance is maintained. The cost […]
Trees die beside new stretch of A14
It’s emerged a large proportion of the million trees planted beside the A14 upgrade in Cambridgeshire have already died. Cambridgeshire Live quotes a report for Cambridgeshire County Council’s highways and transport committee on which says, “Whilst there has been one million trees planted as part of the scheme, a large proportion have died off and […]
Highways England launches public consultation on changes to The Highway Code
Highways England has launched a consultation on potential changes to the Highway Code to help improve driving and safety on motorways and high-speed roads. This includes the availability, appearance and safe use of emergency areas, variable speed limits, Red X compliance and what road users can do to avoid breakdowns. The consultation also considers the […]
GRAHAM given contract to transport M25 junction 28
Construction and civil engineering specialist GRAHAM has secured a £124 million contract from Highways England to design and build a critical improvement work to junction 28 of the M25 between the M25 and the A12 in Essex. The proposals for the scheme are the subject of an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO). The […]
Work starts on missing cycling link alongside A14
Highways England has started work to fill in a missing link on a cycle route alongside the A14 between Fenstanton and Swavesey in Cambridgeshire. As a result, cyclists and pedestrians will have an uninterrupted route between Feb Drayton and the Conington area. The route will tie into existing facilities north of Fenstanton, offering a safe […]
New footbridge to be installed over A5
Highways England is replacing a reinforced concrete bridge that crosses the A5 at Atherstone, north Warwickshire, with a new steel one. The new wider bridge can be safely used by both pedestrians and cyclists and the gradient of the new access ramps will meet modern standards. The headroom clearance of the bridge over traffic using […]
Woodland near M6 gets Highway England makeover
Burton Woods, near Burton-in-Kendal, a 2.5 hectare copse alongside the southbound M6 just south of junction 36, has been transformed after a investmemnt by Highways England to help encourage more wildlife and biodiversity. The woods were planted when the motorway was built between 1957 and 1960 to provide a screen for local villages but the […]
ITS (UK) urges prompt payment for SMEs
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society, ITS (UK), is issuing a call for all major companies to honour the payment terms with their SME suppliers. The plea follows comments from a number of ITS (UK)’s smaller members who have described how they have had to wait more than four times the agreed 30 days to receive […]