HE referred to CPS over smart motorway death
A coroner has ruled that Highways England should be investigated over possible corporate manslaughter charges relating to a woman’s death on a smart motorway in South Yorkshire. 62 year old Nargis Begum from Sheffield died on the M1 after her car broke down on a stretch with no hard shoulder and her car was hit […]
Kent Resilience Forum working well to help minimise traffic disruption
Severe traffic disruption has yet to materialise in Kent since the end of the EU transition period and members of the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) are working hard to ensure it stays that way. Kent County Council said hundreds of people from partners including Highways England, Kent County Council, Kent Police, the Department for Transport […]
ORR report shows differences in regional performance on Highways England roads
Highways England’s roads continued to show large differences in regional performance in 2019-20, according to a report by the Office of Rail and Road. User satisfaction and average traffic delays across six regions of England varied significantly, but performance was more aligned in supporting the smooth flow of traffic and the condition of the road […]
Highways England, TfL, HS2 Ltd and Network Rail join forces to help SMEs with equality, diversity and inclusion
Highways England, Transport for London, HS2 Ltd and Network Rail are encouraging SMEs to register for free training courses, designed to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in their businesses. The four organisations have joined forces to work in partnership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, the four transport bodies want to make it easier for companies […]
Design work behind ‘UK first’ carbon neutral road project helped deliver 43% savings in carbon and £3 million in costs
The design work behind the UK’s first carbon neutral road improvement project in Cumbria for Highways England, helped contribute to a 43% saving in carbon reduction compared to traditional solutions. Two weeks ago Highways News reported the completion of the project that saw Highways England working together with A E Yates, Aggregate Industries HW Martin […]
Work to start on M6 smart motorway next month
Work is to start on the upgrade of a ten mile stretch of the M6 motorway. Contractor Costain will start work next month for the £150 million project which was originally due to be completed next month but delayed because the impact of potential in the area. A two-year programme of works will take place […]
WJ celebrate A14 award
WJ Group, the A14 Integrated Delivery Team and Highways England have won an award for their 21-mile A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon enhancement scheme was the largest road building project in Britain, totalling £1.5billion, and was the first major project to be recognised as an ‘Ultra Site’ under a new initiative by the Considerate Constructer Scheme. […]
Highways England reports good progress with the bridge over M6
Highways England has reported good progress with the construction of a bridge over the M6 at junction 19 at Knutsford. Put in place to improve traffic flow between the motorway, the A556 and reduce congestion around the junction roundabout. Work to lift dozens of steel bridge beams into place over the motorway was completed on […]
Shapps criticises smart motorway education
The Transport Secretary believes the rollout of smart motorways was “entirely wrong” and dynamic hard shoulders are “insane”, while bringing forward the date for the completion of the stopped vehicle detection installation. The Telegraph quotes Grant Shapps’s comments to the Transport Select Committee in which he said drivers still don’t know how to use smart […]
Jacobs awarded Lower Thames Crossing contract
Highways England has awarded Jacobs the £162.5m Integration Partner contract which will see the company act as a catalyst for collaboration between Highways England and the Lower Thames Crossing’s three main works contracts. The Lower Thames Crossing will improve journeys by almost doubling road capacity across the Thames east of London, with 14.3 miles of […]