Transport for the South East (TfSE) has appointed WSP and Steer to develop a new transport strategy for the region in a bid to increase economic growth and productivity in the region.
Over the next 18 months, WSP will work jointly with Steer to develop a strategy that will look at transport…
Works on the Caernarfon and Bontnewydd bypass in North Wales are set to commence as the joint venture by Balfour Beatty and Jones Bros gets underway.
The new £135M, 9.8km bypass will significantly improve journey times and reliability, as well as reduce traffic congestion. Having been awarded the Early Contractor Involvement contract in 2015, a JV…
Investment guidance from the government on new Major Road Network (MRN) funding has been met with scepticism by sub-national bodies.
Following a public consultation earlier this year, the government has published its advice and guidance for local authorities looking to take advantage of the MRN programme. The scheme is designed to help local authorities develop their road…
Prospective buyers of Amey will be glad to hear that the firm has dodged an investigation into the dispute about a £2.2bn highways maintenance contract that has led to the arrests of protesters and a Green councillor being taken to court.
Amey, Sheffield council and Sheffield Trees Action Group (STAG) has…
Preparations to use autonomous plant typify the innovative approach adopted to upgrading a section of the A14 to motorway status.
First the good news. Highways England’s business plan is working well for the A14 upgrade between the M11 near Cambridge effectively to the A1(M) at Alconbury. Spend on the £1.5bn project –…
The number of engineering challenges on the £6bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) will make it one of the most complex development consent orders (DCO) ever submitted, its project director has said.
Speaking at New Civil Engineer’s Tunnelling Festival, Highways England LTC project director Tim Jones said the number and size of…
How digital engineering will change Highways England projects.
Four years ago Highways England claimed it was at the start of a new era – a “generational” investment of cash for road improvements. The current funding period, which lasts until 2020, was designed to finally give the supply chain longer term visibility…
A process additive made by German chemical company Evonik is being used to turn scrap tyres into a modern construction material for durable roads.
The process additive, known as Vestenamer, integrates rubber powder from used tires into asphalt. The recycled material is mixed with bitumen to extend the life of the…
A new prior information notice (PIN) for the £6bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) based on updated plans after the government pulled the plug on how it will be financed, will be published in January next year.
A previous PIN was issued in December 2017, and was based on part of the…
The business case for a shorter Trans-Pennine tunnel will be taken to the transport secretary in the summer next year.
Speaking at the CECA conference in London, Highways England network planning director Jeremy Bloom said that the new plans were currently being drawn up in preparation to submit the new case…
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