Concerns have been raised it's only a matter of time before someone is killed at the Twickenham junction. Families protested at a "death trap" junction in South West London on Friday to call for urgent safety improvements. More than 2,500 residents signed a petition demanding Transport for London (TfL) take action at St Margaret's Roundabout on the A316, in Twickenham, to tackle "unacceptable danger" faced by schoolchildren, other pedestrians and cyclists, as they fear it's o

Construction work is set to begin next week on a major active travel project in central Bath, marking a key step toward creating safer, greener, and more accessible routes across the city. The Bath Quays Links scheme will transform travel along Lower Bristol Road and Green Park Road , making walking, wheeling, and cycling easier and more enjoyable. The project will also enhance access to the Bath Quays Bridge , which opened in 2022, connecting key employment and residential

Site forms often ask questions that don’t apply to the task at hand. For infrastructure businesses working on complex projects – from civil engineering teams installing kilometres of pipeline for wind turbines, to surfacing firms laying recycled asphalt on the busiest motorways in the country – this can slow down work and create confusion. With so many variables to these projects – items of plant, operative numbers, qualification needs on site, materials delivery – digital so

The West Midlands has taken a major step toward making self-driving public transport a reality on UK roads, thanks to groundbreaking work led by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and Solihull Council. Their newly developed Automated Public Transport Service (APTS) Specification sets out, for the first time, a comprehensive framework to help local authorities confidently commission and deliver automated transport systems that bring lasting public benefits. The 53-page docume

National Highways and The Wildlife Trusts have been named the overall winners at the 2025 Biodiversity Challenge Awards, recognised for their ambitious nationwide initiative that has restored thousands of acres of natural habitats across England. Their award-winning Network for Nature programme has, over the past five years, planted more than 13,000 trees , restored 35 kilometres of rivers and streams , and enhanced over 2,300 acres of land . The large-scale effort, selected

National Highways is being urged to resume its programme to replace ageing steel motorway barriers with stronger concrete systems as safety concerns rise over heavier electric vehicles (EVs). Most existing steel barriers were designed to contain vehicles weighing up to 1.5 tonnes , significantly below the weight of modern battery-powered SUVs and EVs, which can exceed 2.2 tonnes . In a new report titled Containing the Risk of Heavier Electric Cars: A Concrete Solution , concr

A major public consultation has opened on a new 10-year Movement Strategy aimed at reshaping how people and goods move in and around Bath. The strategy sets out a long-term vision to reduce congestion, cut carbon emissions , and create a more connected and accessible transport network for residents, commuters, and visitors. Transport currently accounts for 36% of greenhouse gas emissions in Bath and North East Somerset, with Bath ranked as the fifth most congested urban are

Newly appointed Roads and Buses Minister Simon Lightwood MP used his keynote speech on day two of Highways UK 2025 to praise the highways sector while acknowledging potential challenges ahead. Opening with a light-hearted reference to succeeding his predecessor Lillian Greenwood “in the transfer window,” the MP for Wakefield and Rothwell said he was eager to deliver significant results in his new role. “Britain’s roads, cycleways, and footways are more than just concrete and

A government source has downplayed recent reports suggesting that Whitehall will take on a greater role in delivering the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project. The Guardian reported that National Highways had been removed from responsibility for the £10 billion road link between Essex and Kent, citing internal consultation documents indicating that the Department for Transport (DfT) would oversee project costs while National Highways would “focus on managing, maintaining and r

London-based resurfacing specialist Marlborough Highways has received a £1 million fine following a tragic incident in which an employee lost his life after being struck by a reversing road-sweeper during resurfacing works on Pemberton Road, Haringey, in May 2022. The employee, Robert Morris , aged 48, had been working on site when the incident occurred. A joint investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Metropolitan Police examined the circumstances and

Cambridgeshire County Council’s Highways and Transport Committee has reviewed recent progress in the county’s highway maintenance programme, highlighting a series of improvements achieved over the past year. In response to a Department for Transport (DfT) request earlier this year, the council prepared a detailed transparency report outlining its maintenance activities to support additional funding allocations. Key findings from the report include: A £35 million increase in

Revised pay offer ensures London Underground staff wages will rise faster than cost of living Tube drivers have been offered an enhanced pay deal that could take their salaries to around £80,000 a year, The Standard can reveal. Transport for London made the revised offer at a meeting with the four Tube unions on Monday, amid concern that a proposed three-year deal tabled last month faced rejection by hardline members of the RMT union and the potential for more strikes. A five

Transport for London (TfL) has appointed two subsidiaries of German state railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) to provide Quality Assurance for London Underground’s new Piccadilly line trains. DB ESG is a rolling stock engineering company and will be supported in its work on the fleet by DBSystemtechnik (DB ST), which has a dedicated team of rolling stock inspectors. Together, the two DB organisations will provide independent quality assurance services while the trains are bein

Birmingham Eastside Metro Extension - artist impression The West Midlands Metro is undergoing its biggest expansion yet, with three major extensions under construction. The Midland Metro Alliance (MMA), working with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), is leading delivery of the East Birmingham–Solihull, Birmingham Eastside, and Wednesbury–to–Brierley Hill extensions — adding more than 30 kilometres of new tram routes to the netw

First Cymru drivers are set to go on strike across Wales First Cymru drivers will go on strike next week. It comes following a dispute over a pay increase for which an agreement has not been reached with trade union Unite. It means industrial action will be taken from Wednesday, October 22, until Saturday, October 25. It will affect bus services across south and west Wales. A further period of strike action will also be taken from October 30 to November 2 and November 5 to No

Drivers using the A1 near Pontefract in West Yorkshire are being reassured an end is in sight to long running roadworks – just in time for Christmas. National Highways revealed today (Wednesday 15 October) that its project to repair two bridges at Wentbridge, south of Pontefract, is nearing completion with the northbound A1 returning to two lane running on Friday next week (24 October). Currently at single lane running, roadworks will be removed from the northbound carriagewa