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November 22, 2019

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Highways Industry

Skanska explores innovative materials to drive greener, more durable roads

Highways Industry Posted On November 22, 2019

Skanska is trialling new materials aimed at reducing potholes and carbon to introduce more durable, futureproof road surfaces across the UK. Earlier this week, Skanska laid fully recyclable, graphene-enhanced asphalt on a busy main road in Curbridge for Oxfordshire County […]

Joy for Balfour Beatty on £20m West Sussex contract award

Balfour Beatty will continue to provide the majority of highways maintenance services for West Sussex County Council. With the contract for […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 22, 2019

Sheffield Council concerned over traffic levels if new M1 service station goes ahead

Sheffield Council has expressed its concerns over plans to build a service station on the M1 near Rotherham. Before the plans […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 22, 2019

Amey makes recommendations for UK mobility

In a wide-ranging White Paper produced last week by Amey Investments, part of Amey plc, the business highlights how the […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 22, 2019

Winners of Highways UK’s innovation competitions revealed

Highways UK are proud to support and promote innovation in the highways sector through our two annual innovation competitions, which […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 22, 2019

Celebrating success – nominations open for Highways England awards

Highways England’s chief executive has called on its supply chain to enter the prestigious annual awards designed to champion safety […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 21, 2019

Council roadworkers industrial dispute has now been resolved

An industrial dispute between a council and road workers has been resolved. Members of the Unite union had previously taken strike […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 21, 2019

Council forced to defend road resurfacing as ‘other roads were in more need’

The resurfacing of Dorchester’s Queen’s Avenue has been defended by Dorset Council after a claim that nearby roads are in […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 21, 2019

Parking charges are worth almost £1 BILLION in profit to councils

Westminster alone made almost £70 million from parking fees and charges. Councils in England made the best part of £1 billion […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 21, 2019

Major changes to A12 could be underway soon

A set of junctions on the A12 could be removed under plans to widen a key part of the road […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 20, 2019

Roads team praised after gritter took a treacherous slide in the icy conditions

A Councillor has spoken out in praise of local roads staff after a gritter was caught on video spinning off […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 20, 2019

Bath City Centre to see a dramatic change

Details have emerged of council plans to remove daytime traffic from parts of Bath city centre. The “aspirations” have been set […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 20, 2019

Highways England still has plenty of £100 million budget left to spend on improving air quality

Highways England still has the majority of its £100 million budget left to spend on improving air quality as part of […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 19, 2019

Messagemaker Displays | Two New Temporary Traffic Signs Launched

Messagemaker Displays exhibited at Highways UK for the very first time this year and certainly made a good first impression […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 19, 2019

Clearview Intelligence | New Insights into real-time journey times via HERE

Clearview Intelligence has teamed up with HERE Technologies, a global leader in location platform services, to offer real time journey […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 19, 2019

Kier | Kier Highways is a Leader in Diversity

Kier Highways has achieved the National Centre for Diversity’s Leaders in Diversity accreditation for its commitment to equality and diversity […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 18, 2019

The 5 slowest motorways in the UK are revealed…

A new report shows how Britain’s motorways are struggling to cope with the amount of traffic and are so congested […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 18, 2019

Northeast pothole problem could be in the tens of thousands

Safety fears have been raised after local roads authorities admitted there are 10,000 potholes scattered across routes in the north […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 18, 2019

Dragons’ Den entrepreneur gifts five branded lorries to national charity Brake for Road Safety Week

Dragons' Den entrepreneur Ed Hollands, the young founder of mobile advertising company DrivenMedia has gifted five branded lorries to Brake, […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 17, 2019

£46m plan announced to tackle Nottinghamshire roads

A £46m plan has been announced to tackle Nottinghamshire's highway problems like potholes, road safety and footways. County councillors approved proposals […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 16, 2019

Chevron TM | Supporting the Royal British Legion for Remembrance Sunday

The Chevron teams across the UK were proud to be working with the Royal British Legion as part of the […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 15, 2019

Over £2 million in fines handed out annually to drivers caught using a mobile phone

More than £2 million in fines are being handed out to drivers caught using a mobile phone each year, according […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 15, 2019

Cars to be fitted with breathalysers and speed limiters from 2022

Cars will be fitted with breathalysers and speed limiters from 2022 under new EU legislation. The controversial rule was initially approved […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 15, 2019

Eurovia UK | Eurovia UK and Academy of Robotics to Begin Partnership

UK roads specialist, Eurovia UK and British AI startup agree to major partnership to trial new solutions in highways, collecting […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 15, 2019

Concerns as drivers say ‘A590 is not fixed’ after overnight closures by Highways England

Concerns overnight carriageway works on the A590 have failed to solve problems for drivers have been raised. A section of the […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 14, 2019

Motorway breakdowns in England hit a five-year high

Motorway breakdowns in England have hit a five-year high to surpass 200,000 incidents last year according to data from Highways […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 14, 2019

Britain’s motorists not optimistic when it comes to autonomous vehicles

More than half (55 per cent) of motorists think driverless cars will only be in used in 10 or more […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 13, 2019

RHA makes recommendations for boosting safety on smart motorways

Better refuge areas and clearer signage would make smart motorways safer, says the Road Haulage Association. The recommendations are two measures […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 13, 2019

Video Released to Highlight the Risk to Roadworkers

Respect Our Roadworkers. Highways England and key contractors have come together to highlight the risks posed to our roadworkers. Along with 18 […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 13, 2019

Does the future look bright with the rise of electric vehicles?

In 2011, 1,082 electric cars were sold in the UK. Last year the figure rose to 15,474. In little more […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 12, 2019

Car free zone being considered in some parts of the Lake District

The National Trust is looking at banning car use in some parts of the Lake District, particularly around Scafell Pike. With […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 12, 2019

Roads that generate electricity part of local road network project

Roads that generate electricity from passing cars and lorries are part of a UK project aiming to introduce so-called smart […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 12, 2019

£26m road is ‘a canal’ just weeks after opening

A road on which Welsh Government spent £26million has suffered flooding just weeks after opening. The new route of the A4226 […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 11, 2019

Green number plates support Eco-friendly vehicle awareness

Various countries, including India, had introduced green number plates for electric vehicles. This step had been taken to differentiate eco-friendly cars […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 11, 2019

These are the worst 2 counties for potholes in the UK

Surrey and Hampshire have been named the two worst regions in the UK for potholes, according to a list by […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 11, 2019

Skanska trials graphene enhanced super-tough blacktop

Skanska will be trialling new graphene-enhanced asphalt on a road in Oxfordshire for its potential to tackle the pothole scourge. The […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 11, 2019

IAM RoadSmart launches seven-point manifesto to ensure road safety

IAM RoadSmart is calling for politicians to put post-test training and human behaviour at the heart of the road safety […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 10, 2019

Expert says smart motorways will remain unsafe unless radical changes are introduced

He claims the planned review into smart motorways will become "utterly pointless" unless his proposals are urgently adopted. Implementation of his […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 9, 2019

New vehicle technology route risk assessment tool launched at this year’s Highways UK event

The UK’s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has launched its new advanced vehicle technology route risk assessment tool at this year’s […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 8, 2019

Motorists warned to expect icy roads

Following the recent heavy rain, temperatures are expected to plummet this evening, leading to icy roads across the county. Darrell Redford, […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 8, 2019

Safer Highways | Edition 5 of SH Magazine is now available

The quarterly publication which has a readership of over 190,000 people has gone from strength to strength over the course […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 8, 2019

Cycling towards a cleaner city: Balfour Beatty Living Places pedestrianisation scheme

The project, delivered by the Highways Service Partnership (HSP), a close collaborative relationship between Balfour Beatty Living Places and Southampton […]

Highways Industry Posted On November 7, 2019