Road Building & Repairs

The Queen Elizabeth II bridge at Dartford c...

Nov 04, 2021Comments off

Built at a cost of £120m and officially opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in October 1991 it was the first bridge to be

Real insights into the hazards of driving f...

Nov 03, 2021Comments off

The distractions of hands-free phone use, managing a grey fleet of 5000 plus complex other transport needs, and the rights and wrongs of van safety

AA reaction to Transport Committee report o...

Nov 02, 2021Comments off

Today, the Transport Committee calls on the Department for Transport and National Highways to: Retrofit emergency refuge areas to existing all-lane running Smart Motorways to

Government extends legal action against pro...

Sep 27, 2021Comments off

A further injunction has been approved Friday 24 September by the High Court against climate activists who have been carrying out a string of disruptive

Majority of drivers think all-lane-running ...

Sep 16, 2021Comments off

Six in 10 drivers (62%) think that all-lane-running smart motorway schemes should be scrapped entirely and the hard shoulder reinstated, while retaining the technology that

Barriers help to keep traffic moving during...

Sep 16, 2021Comments off

Hardstaff Barriers has installed more than three miles of its popular MASS barrier in Birmingham as part of an exciting project to create a priority

Local roads to benefit from multimillion-po...

Aug 23, 2021Comments off

The Government has announced a multimillion-pound initiative to improve local roads across England. Unveiled on 13 August, the package will see councils receive a share of

Campaigners win court fight to block Stoneh...

Aug 02, 2021Comments off

Campaigners have won a court battle to block the £1.7bn construction of a road tunnel near Stonehenge. Mr Justice Holgate has ruled that a decision

M20 Operation Brock contraflow to be deacti...

Jul 30, 2021Comments off

Details of work to deactivate the moveable concrete barrier on the M20 in Kent, have been confirmed today by Highways England. The barrier will be

Lifting of lockdown restrictions prompts wo...

Jul 19, 2021Comments off

The lifting of lockdown restrictions from Monday 19 July has triggered the next deployment of the moveable barrier system on the M20 in Kent in