WDM webinar to showcase data-led skid resistance strategies for safer roads
W.D.M. Limited (WDM), together with Dr. Helen Viner, is hosting an expert-led seminar focused on advancing skid resistance strategy to improve road safety outcomes. The webinar will take place on Tuesday 21st April, 14:30–15:30 (UK) / 09:30–10:30 (EST), bringing together leading industry specialists to explore how skid resistance can move beyond compliance-led approaches and become […]
Surface dressing programme starts in Lincolnshire
A major surface dressing programme has now begun across Lincolnshire. The county-wide scheme, one of the biggest ever undertaken and costing £6 million, is running from now until around the middle of June and will see a staggering 271 sites treated to stop potholes forming. That is around 188 miles of road that will get the road equivalent of creosoting a fence to protect the surface […]
Silvertown Tunnel is ‘tackling chronic congestion’, says TfL
Transport for London has said that the Silvertown Tunnel, which opened a year ago, has reduced “chronic congestion” and improved journey times. New data suggested that drivers who used the neighbouring Victorian-era Blackwall Tunnel saw journey times reduced by more than 10% during weekday peak periods, TfL told the BBC. Before the new £2.2bn link […]
Hammersmith & Fulham outline updated Wandsworth Bridge Road ‘corridor vision’
Hammersmith & Fulham Council is having to redesign elements of the Wandsworth Bridge Road scheme that it announced last summer. In correspondence released to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) it can be revealed that the council had to “return to the design stage” for its planned upgrades to Wandsworth Bridge Road, says FulhamSW6. The […]
West Berkshire launches major new highways improvement programme
West Berkshire Council is set to deliver a majoir new Highways Improvement Programme for 2026-27, investing in smoother, safer and more reliable roads for residents across the district. Building on the Council’s recent Green status in the Department for Transport’s Road Maintenance Ratings map, the new programme continues West Berkshire’s strong track record of maintaining some […]
Herefordshire ‘Back the Bypass’ campaign launched
Herefordshire’s ‘Back the Bypass’ campaign has been launched with Council leaders, business representatives and other stakeholders coming together to see the transformational potential benefits the scheme could bring to the county. Central to the campaign is a new series of films, including one featuring residents and businesses, that bring to life the challenges of life […]
Kier commences £700m Norfolk Highways contract
Kier has announced that it has ‘mobilised colleagues’ to begin delivery of its £700m Norfolk highways and infrastructure works term services contract Awarded by Norfolk County Council, the contract will run for up to 14 years and covers the maintenance and improvement of 9,836km of the county’s highway network. 100 new colleagues have been TUPE’d […]
A9 dualling: Public inquiry launched after objections to £478m section
A public local inquiry has been launched due to the number of objections to the proposed £478m Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing section of the £3.7bn A9 dualling programme in Scotland. Objections have been submitted to four separate planning applications relating to the project and have not been withdrawn, says STV. Transport Scotland said […]
Sunderland transport cabinet backs £10.9m highways programme
Plans for a £10.9 million programme of works to improve and maintain Sunderland’s roads, bridges and transport links have been approved by the City Council’s cabinet, says North East Bylines. The programme, described by city leaders as “vital for keeping the city moving”, outlines the roads and structures scheduled for repair or renewal, as well […]
Dualling work set to begin on A66
Dualling work on the A66 between Penrith and Scotch Corner will go ahead under Government plans. The scheme will complete the transformation of the route between the M6 at Penrith and the A1(M) at Scotch Corner into a full dual carriageway, says the News & Star. Officials say the improved route will boost capacity, cut journey times, and create […]