Wiltshire approves plans for delivery of major investment in bus stop infrastructure
Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet has approved the next steps for investment to upgrade bus shelters and associated infrastructure across the county. The decision to award the contract has been delegated to the Director of Highways and Transport at the Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday 9 December. It means the council will move ahead with a comprehensive […]
Wiltshire and Devon issue tenders for major projects
Wiltshire Council are procuring a contract for the delivery of the M4 Junction 17 improvement works, with a view to awarding the contract in early spring 2026, according to ProContract. Scope of Works The proposed scheme includes:• Installation of traffic signals on all roundabout approaches• Carriageway widening throughout the junction• Increasing the number of traffic […]
Wiltshire issues M4 Junction 17 Improvement Works tender
Wiltshire Council are procuring a contract for the delivery of the M4 Junction 17 improvement works, with a view to awarding the contract in early spring 2026, according to ProContract. The proposed scheme includes: • Installation of traffic signals on all roundabout approaches• Carriageway widening throughout the junction• Increasing the number of traffic lanes across […]
Taming the killer kerb: Work set to begin on Salisbury ‘hubcap graveyard’ junction
Wiltshire Council will be carrying out remedial works to the so-called ‘killer kerb’ at the junction of South Western Road and Fisherton Street in Salisbury next week. The 35cm (13in) ‘trief’ kerb is designed to protect pedestrians by stopping vehicles mounting the pavement, but has been struck by multiple vehicles since it was installed. Wiltshire […]
Wiltshire to hold M4 Junction 17 improvement works market engagement event
Wiltshire Council has announced that it is hosting a market engagement event ahead of procuring a contract for the delivery of the M4 Junction 17 improvement works, with a view to awarding the contract in early spring 2026. The proposed scheme includes:• Installation of traffic signals on all roundabout approaches• Carriageway widening throughout the junction• […]
Wiltshire Council ranked 7th in UK for promoting Active Travel
Wiltshire Council has been named as one of the best in the country for promoting active travel – getting around by foot or pushbike. Indeed, the council overspent on its active travel budget on persuading residents out of their cars. Data collected by specialist insurance company Cycleplan found that less than half of UK councils […]
On-demand bus service operated by Go-Ahead connects rural Wiltshire communities
An on-demand bus service linking rural communities in North Wiltshire is to be operated by The Go-Ahead Group on behalf of Wiltshire Council. Called Wiltshire Connect, the network will allow people to summon a low emission bus using a smartphone app to pick them up and take them anywhere within a prescribed operating zone. It […]
Milestone Infrastructure to deliver sustainable maintenance services for safer highways in Wiltshire
Milestone Infrastructure has been awarded a five-year contract to deliver local highways maintenance services to Wiltshire Council. This contract has a value of at least £80million. There is also the potential to extend the contract by another five years to 2032. It says its contract team will be “making Wiltshire’s highways more resilient” by maintaining […]
Highways Voices hears about technology advances in road surfaces
Pollution from tyre micro plastic particles could be one of the next big environmental challenges facing highways authorities, according to Campbell Waddell, Managing Director of surface testing specialists, R3 Ltd. Speaking as part of this weeks Highways News podcast, Highways Voices, Dr Waddell said that tyre manufacturers are putting a lot of research into the […]