Octavius completes landslip road’s reconstruction
Closed following a major landslip in 2022, the B4069 at Lyneham Banks, Wiltshire, is now open to traffic once more. Delivered to schedule and budget, work to reinstate and future proof the road was completed by Octavius. The project restores a major transport route which, prior to the landslip carried more than 5,500 vehicles each weekday. […]
Wiltshire announces planning project to improve safety on the A361
Wiltshire Council is working on plans to improve road safety on the A361 at Caen Hill, Devizes. The work, which is being funded by the council’s additional £22m investment into the county’s highways, is currently in the advanced design stage, and will see a range of improvements that will improve safety for all road users. […]
Wiltshire: Next phase of major route safety upgrades to begin
Work to make safety improvements to a major route in Wiltshire is due to start. Wiltshire Council is planning to upgrade parts of the A3102 through Royal Wootton Bassett and Calne, as part of the £7m Safer Road Scheme. The project includes the installation of new signage, road markings, new pedestrian and cycling facilities and […]
Drivers advised to plan journeys ahead of M4 closures
Drivers are being urged to plan their journeys and allow extra time to travel as capacity is set to be reduced on a section of the M4 in Berkshire and Wiltshire until early March. National Highways is carrying out essential resurfacing of the eastbound carriageway between junctions 14 and 15, near Membury services. To allow […]
Wiltshire: Repairs to Lyneham Banks ‘disaster’ road progress
Work to repair ‘Britain’s most damaged road’ is progressing, after a major landslip buckled a section of the B4069 in Wiltshire in February 2022. The repair works to rebuild the road that had been left looking like a “disaster movie” began in July, since when construction has been ongoing and the council says it remains […]
National Highways closes A road in Wiltshire till spring
The A36 Warminster Road in Wiltshire has been closed by National Highways after defects in the footpath alongside the southbound carriageway were discovered. The works – to stabilise the embankment to prevent further movement, and reduce the risk of damage to the main carriageway – means the road is fully closed between Limpley Stoke and […]
Newspaper calls for county to reintroduce fixedTh speed cameras
For years, many newspapers have suggested that the installation of speed cameras is some sort of “war on motorists”, but in another sign that the perception is changing, a major regional newspaper has written an editorial calling for a county to reintroduce the technology. The Swindon Advertiser’s Regional Editor David Chipperfield has written an editorial […]
Campaigners start new legal fight against Stonehenge tunnel
The Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site pressure group has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to pay legal fees in its ongoing battle against the building of a tunnel to carry traffic on the A303 near Stonehenge in Wiltshire. The campaigners are fighting a decision made last month to grant planning consent for the project, something […]
Council thanks Ringway after seven years of partnership working
Wiltshire Council has thanked Ringway and its staff after the highways maintenance contract for Wiltshire ended on 31 March. Throughout the past seven years, it says Ringway has been a key partner to the council, keeping Wiltshire moving by maintaining roads and footways, undertaking emergency maintenance to the highways, gritting the county’s road network – […]
Milestone gets ready for new Wiltshire contract
Milestone Infrastructure, a part of M Group Services, will start its £80m, five-year highways maintenance contract with Wiltshire Council this Saturday (1 April), saying it will help make Wiltshire Council’s highways more resilient. The Milestone Infrastructure team will be responsible for maintaining streetlights; cleaning and emptying gullies and drains; repairing potholes; gritting in winter; undertaking […]
