HE restarting M1 smart motorway works
Highways England’s going to continue converting the M1 near Milton Keynes into a smart motorway, telling nearby residents construction will begin again next month. Local radio station MKFM reports that piling work will begin from 12th May. It quotes Highways England as saying the activity will have strict safeguarding measures.
New footbridge on A577 gets final approval
A bridge that was hit by a lorry more than two years ago in Orrell near Wigan is set to be soon replaced. The footbridge, on the A577, was over a busy slip road and residents have been keen for it to be replaced. Highways England has now confirmed that despite the Coronavirus, work on […]
Highways England move to daily payments
Highways England has moved to daily pay runs in order to support the supply chain during the Coronavirus crisis. Malcolm Dare, Procurement Director at Highways England told suppliers in an email that this would increase the speed of payment to suppliers for correctly invoiced and completed work. He also asked suppliers to use Project Bank […]
Costain wins A30 upgrade work with Highways England
Costain has been awarded a £210 million contract by Highways England to upgrade the A30 in Cornwall. The work will involve the upgrading of nine miles of road in north Cornwall including widening from single to dual carriageway as well as building new junctions, slip roads and bridges, with work to start later in the […]
Highways England set to tender £3.6bn framework
Highways England is looking for contractors for a new £3.6 billion framework covering repair works, new projects and improvements. The six-year framework is made up of 13 lots which includes work in civil engineering, traffic management, structural and concrete repairs, drainage and landscape and ecology. Highways England has said further details of the framework, including […]
Highways England publishes new version of DMRB
Highways England has published the new version of its Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB). Its new format and website interface will offer a simpler way for users to access and use the documents needed. Steve Davy, Head of Technical Services at Highways England said: “To help the highways industry operate more efficiently and […]
M6 junction 19 work to start for Amey/McAlpine
The Amey and McAlpine joint venture project at Junction 19 of the M6 is to start despite the latest challenges around COVID-19, The major roundabout improvement works near Knutsford in Cheshire, includes building a new bridge through an existing roundabout and over the M6 to help create better traffic movements between the M6 and A556. […]
RIS 2 follows massive spend on infrastructure
The Road Investment Strategy 2, from 2020-2025 has been launched, which comes with a budget of £27.4bn. This is an increase from the £25.3bn originally suggested and includes the completion of schemes carried over from RIS1 and the development of new upgrades worth £14.7bn by 2025. Over £20bn of the £27.4bn budget is capital spending, […]
Covid-19 statement from Highways England
Statement from Malcolm Dare, Executive Director, Commercial and Procurement, Highways England which we have been asked to share with the sector Following my recent e-mails I am writing to update you further on Highways England’s approach to the C-19 challenges. The Highways England direction and guiding principles have not changed-they are to remain focused on […]
HE in £32m SVD tender
After Highways England pledged to increase the safety levels on smart motorways, it’s put out a tender for a stopped vehicle detection system. It wants companies to pitch their designs for technology that will detect individual stopped vehicles in live lanes on all-lane running sections. It says the SVD solution must enable early intervention and […]