Scotland’s Transport Secretary, Fiona Hyslop, has confirmed that a major upgrade of Edinburgh’s Sheriffhall Roundabout remains a priority, more than two years after a public inquiry report on the project was completed. The planned ‘flyover’ aims to separate local traffic from motorway traffic, alleviating congestion at one of the region’s busiest junctions. Funding for the scheme comes from the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal, jointly supported by the UK an

The UK’s transport network is a lifeline for communities and a cornerstone of the economy, but it faces mounting pressures. From the urgent need to achieve sustainability goals to demands for greater efficiency and the rapid evolution of technology, the sector is at a pivotal moment. Connected Places Catapult has released a new report highlighting the key challenges and opportunities for UK transport. Driving Change in Transport examines areas such as decarbonisation, operat

Motorists continue to face confusion over updates to the Highway Code introduced in January 2022, despite the rules being the most significant overhaul in a generation. The changes were designed to enhance safety for vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, and horse riders, but surveys indicate that awareness and compliance remain inconsistent. A key feature of the new Code is a revised hierarchy of road users, placing those most at risk of injury at the top

Nottinghamshire County Council’s Place Select Committee will examine the latest review of the county’s highways service on 8 December, focusing on how the authority plans to maintain and improve its £10 billion network of roads, footways, streetlights and drainage assets. The Highways Review, produced by a Cabinet working group, revisits how the council prioritises road maintenance and service delivery across all seven districts. The network includes 96,000 streetlights, 369

John McAslan + Partners unveils an alternative design that preserves heritage, reduces demolition, and promises shorter construction times compared with Network Rail’s current plans. A new alternative vision for the redevelopment of Liverpool Street station has been put forward, with its designers arguing that it could be delivered more cheaply, more quickly and with far less demolition than Network Rail’s current proposal. As revealed by Architects’ Journal (AJ) , the sche

Gravis Robotics has closed a $23M (£17.4M) investment round that will fuel the global rollout of its self-driving excavation systems and deepen partnerships with major players across construction and quarrying. The raise was jointly led by IQ Capital and Zacua Ventures , joined by investors including Pear VC , Imad – the venture arm of Nesma & Partners – Sunna Ventures , Armada Investment , and materials giant Holcim . The company plans to channel the funding into rapid int

Gloucestershire County Council has started the search for contractors to join a new multi-supplier framework that will deliver up to £60 million worth of highways construction over the next four years. The council says the arrangement is intended to simplify procurement by replacing numerous separate tender exercises with a single, long-term route to market. The framework is split into two specialist lots . Lot 1 – Highways Projects This lot covers a broad portfolio of road a

Carnell is delighted to announce that the company has been awarded the prestigious Investors in Diversity Silver Accreditation by the National Centre for Diversity. This is a major milestone in its ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and equitable working environment.   The Investors in Diversity framework is recognised as one of the UK’s leading equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) standards. It assesses organisations’ progress in embedding the core

Labour has announced a major £7.3 billion investment aimed at tackling the growing pothole problem, promising what it describes as the largest funding package of its kind. Local authorities will be able to draw on the fund to repair the roads in greatest need. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the pledge represented a clear commitment to improving everyday travel, adding: “We said we would repair an extra million potholes a year by the end of this Parliament — and by doubling the

NATIONAL Highways has provided an update on plans to replace a railway bridge near Penrith, revealing that the works will see an Eden section of the M6 closed in both directions. The railway bridge at Clifton, near Penrith will need to be demolished and replaced, the work will see the M6 closed between Junction 39 at Shap and Junction 40 at Penrith.Closures will be in place on the stretch of motorway from 8pm on Friday January 2 to 5am on Monday January 5 and again between 8p

The vision forms part of a long-term strategy for Greater Manchester's future transport system A vision for new tram-trains connecting thousands of residents Stockport, Tameside and Manchester could soon be run a disused railway line. For years the railway line through Denton has gone underused, only offering a ‘ghost train’ service . But exciting new plans could see Metrolink trams rattling along the lonely train tracks. Currently Denton and Reddish South train stations s

Pair of Optare Versas have been repowered from hybrid format; non-revenue trials underway Transport for Wales (TfW) and Edwards Coaches are evaluating battery-electric repower technology as part of Welsh Government plans for the country’s bus fleet to be fully zero-emission by 2035. Equipmake and Magtec have each converted one Optare Versa from diesel-electric hybrid configuration to fully battery-electric. Trials have first been conducted without passengers to assess perform

The Department for Transport (DfT) has offered new details on when fully autonomous vehicles could start operating on UK roads, providing much-needed clarity as driverless technology accelerates rapidly in the United States. Across America, autonomous ride-hailing is expanding at speed. Companies such as Waymo are already running public, driverless services in cities including Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The company recently confirmed it will move into five more U

Close to a decade ago, aiming to move on from time-consuming manual processes like adapting to changes on sites and updating method statements, Bridge Civil Engineering began a collaboration with Re-flow Field Management. Their aim was to find a cutting-edge digital solution to match the ambitions of managing director Dave Ellis. They wanted to modernise the business’s field management, and they’d do this by embracing the multiple time-saving benefits of software laser target

Severn Trent Water has apologised after unauthorised roadworks were set up 100m from another set of temporary traffic lights in Staffordshire. The utility firm failed to secure a permit before starting work to fix a damaged manhole in Werrington Road near to the junction with Winston Place, in Bucknall but its teams were then called away and the lights, which were not in-sync with each other, were left in situ, causing congestion and hour-long delays, says the Stoke Sentinel

Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) teams will complete vital work on the railway between Leeds and York over the Christmas period and throughout January, helping to deliver “faster, greener, more frequent services across the North”. Network Rail said that across the 32-day period spanning from Christmas Day until Sunday 25 January, a total of 45 engineering trains, 879 rail wagons, three large cranes and three tamping trains would be deployed. Signalling and telecommunications