Road Building & Repairs

Electric roadworks vehicle trial announceme...

Jul 01, 2019Comments off

Two fully electric powered roadworks vehicles are being trialled by Highways England for the first time. One of the vehicles is being used across the

M6toll introduces new toll prices and an ad...

Jun 12, 2019Comments off

Midland Expressway Limited (MEL), operator of the M6toll, has today (Wednesday 12th June) announced new toll prices including an additional off-peak rate, which will come

Rejection of M4 relief road will damage Wel...

Jun 05, 2019Comments off

The First Minister’s decision to reject plans for an M4 relief road will cost the Welsh economy hundreds of millions of pounds in lost investment,

Lawyers warn ministers: Highways England in...

May 28, 2019Comments off

Environmental lawyers have warned that Highways England’s failure to commit to measures to tackle air pollution on its roads is unlawful, and have written to

More than £32 million for transport scheme...

May 22, 2019Comments off

The allocation of local authority grants will help fund schemes which support the Welsh Government’s economic priorities for jobs and growth, promote economic activity through

Highways England unveils self-driving truck...

May 20, 2019Comments off

The dump trucks, which move huge amounts of earth, have the potential to work around the clock, so could help reduce the length of time

Many companies view road risk as managing c...

May 13, 2019Comments off

Many companies are compliant with work-related road safety legislation, but those same employers fail to effectively manage vehicles, drivers and journeys on a day-to-day basis

Citroën helps smooth over UK potholes amid...

May 08, 2019Comments off

As the automotive brand dedicated to providing class-leading Advanced Comfort, Citroën decided to team up with its New C5 Aircross SUV Brand Ambassador, Austin Healey,

Highways England starts live technology tes...

Apr 30, 2019Comments off

Highways England have today (Tuesday 30 April) announced live tests of a technology that could help reduce commercial vehicles tyre failures by up to 75%

Local road network ‘poor relation’ with...

Apr 29, 2019Comments off

Jesse Norman has admitted that the local road network is ‘not in a great state’, adding that the Government must ‘up its game’ to improve