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TfL Elizabeth Line Director Howard Smith to retire
Howard Smith is retiring from his role as Director, Elizabeth Line, at Transport for London in October. Mr Smith, joined the Crossrail...
Safer Highways
Jul 211 min read
TFL proposes changes to the Central London Congestion Charging Scheme
Transport for London is proposing changes to the central London Congestion Charging Scheme. These include a change in the charge level...
Safer Highways
Jul 211 min read
Staff-free autonomous coach and bus service potential questioned
Autonomous services have potential but accessibility needs are key to need for human presence. The likelihood of coach or bus service...
Safer Highways
Jul 213 min read
National Highways urged to ‘learn lessons’ as nearly half of targets missed
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has advised National Highways to develop a continuous improvement plan after it missed or is likely to...
Safer Highways
Jul 211 min read
SRL launches UK’s first remote mobile signal solution for flexible short-duration deployments
SRL Traffic Systems has launched a new service designed to promote road worker safety on short-term projects. REMOS is believed to be the...
Safer Highways
Jul 213 min read
Construction work ramps up as fourth section of A9 Dualling contract is expected to be awarded
Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, has announced her intention to award Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd the...
Safer Highways
Jul 212 min read
Bee Network hits 10 million contactless ‘tap and go’ bus journeys in four months
Since its launch on 24 March, more than 1.1 million individual customers have used contactless tap and go on buses, with the milestone 10...
Safer Highways
Jul 212 min read
Eight-month Norwich Airport link road work set to start
Work on the new Norwich Airport Industrial Estate Link road is due to begin on Monday (July 28). Construction of the quarter-of-a-mile...
Safer Highways
Jul 212 min read
Network Plus appoints new Chief Operating Officer
Dave Prescott will be the new Chief Operating Officer of Network Plus. Dave joined Network Plus in 2022, having enjoyed a rich and...
Safer Highways
Jul 211 min read
Rich Marshall joins Carnell as Engineering Director
Former National Highways Transformation and Performance Director appointed by highway maintenance specialist Carnell. After nearly 20...
Safer Highways
Jul 211 min read
ORR: National Highways must lock in the good progress of the last decade to deliver next Road Period
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says that National Highways has delivered significant improvements for road users in the second road...
Safer Highways
Jul 202 min read
Lane rental scheme proposed to tackle roadwork disruption on Greater Manchester’s busiest roads
A new ‘lane rental’ scheme is being considered in Greater Manchester to tackle congestion and cut disruption from roadworks on the city...
Safer Highways
Jul 202 min read
Construction begins on Scholars’ Way active travel route
Construction of a new active travel route in southern Bath begins next week, marking a major milestone in the development of safer,...
Safer Highways
Jul 201 min read
New figures reveal the true scale of littering on England’s major roads
National Highways staff collected almost 8,000 bags of litter over a two-week period as part of a national campaign to keep Britain tidy....
Safer Highways
Jul 202 min read
Andy Burnham says M60 ‘at saturation point’ after National Highways’ ‘failure to invest’ in roads
He accused national infrastructure bodies of neglecting the growing city region and thinking ‘we can do it on the cheap up there’...
Safer Highways
Jul 202 min read
National Highways to carry out flood prevention work on M50
Flooding previously seen on the M50 (Image: Supplied) National Highways has revealed a major scheme to tackle flooding on the M50. The...
Safer Highways
Jul 201 min read
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