Nearly seven in 10 drivers (69%) want the hard shoulder to be reinstated on the existing all-lane running (ALR) smart motorways, an RAC poll has found.
The poll comes after the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed that all new smart motorways schemes will be scrapped “in recognition of the current lack…
Cumberland Council has launched a tender for project management support for the troubled Carlisle Southern Link Road (CSLR).
The scheme, which was initially to be built by Morgan Sindall, has seen its costs soar from £65M to £226M in just over two years. Last month the council appointed rival contractor Galliford…
The Department for Transport (DfT) could bring forward a number of delayed road schemes using the £1bn earmarked for future smart motorway construction.
The confirmation that all new all lane running (ALR) schemes are now scrapped was delivered over the weekend, following years of debate about their safety. National Highways maintained…
Norfolk Wildlife Trust is doubling down on its opposition to the planned £251M Norwich Western Link road.
It claims it has discovered the largest colony of the endangered Barbastelle bats in the UK on the proposed route for the road. The planned new link will connect the A1270 Broadland Northway (Northern…
Eric Wright Civil Engineering has started main construction on the £7.4M replacement Clyde Road Bridge after years of setbacks.
The work follows the installation of pre-cast concrete piles for the substructure by specialist contractor Aarsleff. The bridge is being constructed for South Lanarkshire Council as a replacement of the reinforced concrete…
The government has confirmed that all new smart motorways schemes will be scrapped “in recognition of the current lack of public confidence felt by drivers and cost pressures”.
The cancellation of the roads fulfils one of prime minister Rishi Sunak’s pledges made during his Conservative leadership campaign during summer 2022. The…
A 1.1km bridge over the Daugava River in Latvia that combines road and high-speed rail will be constructed as part of the Rail Baltica project.
Rail Baltica is an 870km high-speed electrified rail line connecting Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, with further connections to Finland and Poland. It is the largest infrastructure…
The planned upgrade of the A2 Buncrana Road is to be mothballed the Northern Ireland’s Department of Infrastructure (DfI) has said because of emerging climate change policies.
The department has assured interested parties it is still committed to upgrading the 4.1km key link in Derry from a dual carriageway to four…
A £27M National Highways motorway bridge across the M56 near Runcorn in Cheshire has opened to drivers. The new A533 Expressway bridge between junction 11 and junction 12 of the M56 is a 67m, two-span concrete bridge, consisting of a single two-lane carriageway and a combined footpath and cycleway. The…
The cost of a new road bridge to be built on the restored Northumberland rail line has risen from £11M estimated in 2021 to £30.6M, with inflation blamed for the cost hike.
In March, the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed that the Northumberland railway line between Ashington and Newcastle is being…
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