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Millions of pounds to be spent on 'one of Britain's most dangerous roads' near Manchester
Millions will be spent on improving Snake Pass, the Peak District road which connects Manchester to Sheffield. Snake Pass and Woodhead...
Safer Highways
Aug 252 min read


UK extends grant for plug-in electric vans and trucks
The United Kingdom has confirmed it will extend the plug-in van and truck grant scheme which provides discounts to businesses and fleet...
Safer Highways
Aug 252 min read


Council rejects 20 out of 21 requests to grit roads in North Yorkshire this winter
Council chiefs have rejected requests from North Yorkshire residents to make roads in their communities a high priority for winter...
Safer Highways
Aug 252 min read


Huge HS2 bridge move completed in Birmingham four days ahead of schedule
A specialist HS2 engineering team has moved a 112m long, 1,631 tonne steel structure over a section of Lawley Middleway – part of...
Safer Highways
Aug 222 min read


WJ Group Celebrates Award Nomination Following Successful Delivery of National Highways NEAR Programme
WJ Group has been nominated for Product of the Year after it successfully completed the installation of coloured surfacing on over 150...
Safer Highways
Aug 223 min read


Average speed cameras to be installed on Glasgow's M8
Average speed cameras will be installed on Glasgow's M8 as part of a major project. On behalf of Transport Scotland, Amey will carry out...
Safer Highways
Aug 222 min read


£7.6m funding secured to upgrade one of Britain’s most dangerous roads
Snake Pass, the well-known Peak District route linking Manchester and Sheffield, is set for a £7.6m upgrade aimed at improving safety and...
Safer Highways
Aug 222 min read


Images show scale of work needed on M6 Lune Gorge bridges
Images released by National Highways today show the scale of work required as part of a major facelift of one of the country’s most...
Safer Highways
Aug 223 min read


A417 Missing Link scheme clocks up 2,000,000 hours without incident
National Highways’ A417 Missing Link scheme has recorded over two million working hours without a serious safety incident since work...
Safer Highways
Aug 223 min read


Tube staff to strike over pay and work conditions
There will be rolling strike action across the London Underground (LU) beginning on Friday 5 September for seven days, the RMT union has...
Safer Highways
Aug 222 min read


Galway County Council expands roadworks and winter operations fleet
Galway County Council has expanded its tipper-truck fleet with three new 26-tonne Renault high-capacity trucks for roadworks and winter...
Safer Highways
Aug 222 min read


More than 500 potholes in Borders roads repaired in three months
More than 500 potholes have been filled in across the Scottish Borders over the last three months by a game-changing road repair machine,...
Safer Highways
Aug 212 min read


Bradford Council clears 400 untaxed vehicles from roads
Bradford Council gained powers to remove untaxed vehicles in 2023 Nearly 400 "nuisance" vehicles have been taken off Bradford's roads...
Safer Highways
Aug 211 min read


Costain makes more from less
Half-year results from Costain show improved profits despite substantial reduction in turnover. Tier one contractor Costain has reported...
Safer Highways
Aug 212 min read


Roadtechs claims UK asphalt record
It took just five hours to effectively resurface 9km of trunk road. Roadtechs, a UK manufacturer, supplier and installer of specialist...
Safer Highways
Aug 212 min read


Amey completes forth cohort of award-winning programme developing female leaders in infrastructure
Amey has completed the fourth cohort of its award-winning Women@Amey Leadership Development Programme, a proven initiative helping to...
Safer Highways
Aug 202 min read
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