Faithful+Gould appointed by National Highways to provide support on vital strategic roads project
Faithful+Gould, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed by National Highways to provide commercial management services to support the multi-billion pound investment strategy to improve the UK’s Strategic Road Network (SRN). The appointment creates a partnership which will spearhead a step-change in the way commercial services are delivered to National Highways, with a […]
National Highways announces further consultation on Lower Thames Crossing
National Highways has today announced details of a further round of public consultation on the Lower Thames Crossing, giving local communities the chance to have their say on some refinements to the project. The local refinement consultation is taking place to share a number of updates made to the project based on feedback from a […]
50 historic rail bridges and tunnels could escape National Highways demolition
50 railway structures earmarked for demolition or infilling may now be spared after an independent review found that they could be used within for active travel schemes. The website New Civil Engineer reports a government-ordered review carried out by Sustrans concludes that two-thirds of the 75 structures earmarked by National Highways for demolition or infilling […]
New course teaches professional drivers what to do after an accident
The transport training company Novadata has launched a new course to give professional drivers more insight into what to do after an accident. Its Certificate of Professional Competence “Actions After an Accident or Breakdown” scheme has been specially devised to promote increased safety for drivers, passengers and other road users following a breakdown or accident […]
National Highways Traffic officers given body cameras
Body-worn cameras have been issued to National Highways traffic officers patrolling motorways and some major A roads across the country, following more than 200 incidents of intimidation, assault or abuse in just one year. National Highways says these took place between January 2020 and 2021 despite the impact of the Covid lockdowns on traffic numbers. […]
A11 to be next project as part of National Highways plan to ‘revitalise’ its concrete road surfaces
National Highways is to begin work on a £60m project to reconstruct and re-lay the concrete road surface of the A11 carriageway between Spooner Row and Tuttles Interchange, as a part of its nationwide drive to revitalise concrete roads across the country. The surface of this stretch of the A11 was laid in the 1990s. […]
Work begins to upgrade safety barriers on motorway
National Highways is starting work on a series of enhancements on more than 60 miles of dynamic hard shoulder motorway across the country by upgrading the central reservation safety barriers. The steel central reservation is being replaced with a more modern, concrete barrier, which is even stronger than the metal ones and helps to significantly […]
National Highways launches new anti-tailgating campaign
National Highways has begun a new media campaign to warn drivers about the dangers of tailgating, saying it has concerns that huge numbers of motorists are failing to follow basic safety rules on the country’s busiest roads. It says eight in ten people it questioned in a poll said they were aware of the ‘two-second […]
New Road Expert Panel meets for first time in support of ORR’s work as Highways Monitor
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) – independent monitor of National Highways – has today (24 February) held the first meeting of its new Road Expert Panel to provide advice and challenge to ORR to help improve outcomes for road users. Since 2019, the Road Expert Panel has been supporting ORR by contributing expert […]
National Highways makes LTC a “pathfinder” in move toward carbon-neutral construction
National Highways has designated the Lower Thames Crossing a ‘pathfinder’ project that will explore carbon-neutral construction as part of its efforts to make the new crossing the greenest road ever built in the UK. The proposed Lower Thames Crossing will almost double road capacity across the Thames east of London, and as a pathfinder project, […]