Road Building & Repairs

Toll Roads: taking a ‘Toll’ on ...

Nov 19, 2020Comments off

Toll roads are a real pain aren’t they? Not only do we have to deal with traffic and all the other nuisances of our daily

Government considers road pricing

Nov 16, 2020Comments off

Following reports in The Times that the Treasury is considering introducing road pricing to plug the budget shortfall as the nation switches to electric cars,

Robotic ‘pothole police’ innovator to r...

Nov 05, 2020Comments off

University spin out, Robotiz3d, is to begin developing the world’s first autonomous robot to patrol the streets in search of potholes, following successful private investment.

Less than half of drivers aware of smart mo...

Nov 02, 2020Comments off

Brake says the findings of a new survey reinforce the urgent need to improve public awareness of smart motorways. The survey of 2,000 UK drivers,

Keeping roadsides up to speed with vehicle ...

Oct 08, 2020Comments off

Roadworks of some form are encountered by many road-users daily. Despite being a cause of frustration and disruption to transport networks, they are an absolute

New gritters take to the road

Oct 06, 2020Comments off

Ninety-three new state of the art gritters will be patrolling England’s motorways and major A roads this winter as part of a multi-million investment to

Highways England airs plan to protect worke...

Oct 02, 2020Comments off

An inflatable safety barrier that can be put up in a matter of minutes is to help protect road workers on the Highways England road

Government accelerating pothole mapping pro...

Aug 28, 2020Comments off

A first-of-its-kind audit into the pothole mapping in England has been launched today (Friday 28 August) by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, aided by data from

Transport Secretary launches Acceleration U...

Aug 21, 2020Comments off

Vital rail and road upgrades that will create jobs, increase connectivity, and boost the economy will be delivered more quickly, thanks to the launch of

Highways England to raise motorway roadwork...

Jul 27, 2020Comments off

Highways England have decided that the speed limit through most of England’s motorway roadworks will be raised from the current 50mph to 60mph. Having conducted