Road Building & Repairs
Highways England – helping you this Chris...
If you’re travelling this Christmas, Highways England will be helping you by removing the vast majority of roadworks from 6am on Sunday 20 December. Some
Christmas travel measures
With more people likely to opt for personal rather than public transport due to the pandemic, coupled with a short 5-day Christmas window, seasonal travel
Abseiling, crawling and diving – all in a...
A two-year routine maintenance programme by Highways England on a bridge used by around 23,000 drivers a day has recently completed – with hardly any
Government funds 93 new gritters
The Government has invested over £16m to help Highways England roll out ninety three brand-new gritters for use this winter, ensuring traffic can continue to move smoothly
Toll Roads: taking a ‘Toll’ on ...
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
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...
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...
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 ...
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
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
