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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...
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Aug 22, 20253 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...
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Aug 22, 20252 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...
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Aug 22, 20252 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,...
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Aug 21, 20252 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...
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Aug 21, 20251 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...
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Aug 21, 20252 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...
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Aug 21, 20252 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 20, 20252 min read


Active Travel Improvements coming to Great Yarmouth
Residents in Great Yarmouth will see walking and cycling improvements in their local area this Autumn thanks to funding from Active...
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Aug 20, 20252 min read


New way to pay for buses and trams introduced across Greater Manchester
Contactless payments on buses can now be done with a physical bank card or a card loaded onto a phone It comes nearly five months after...
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Aug 20, 20252 min read


'We want to avoid industrial action' say bus bosses as Manchester braced for strikes
Over 2,000 staff, including bus drivers, are being balloted across Manchester’s Bee Network after rejecting the latest pay offer, with...
Safer Highways
Aug 20, 20252 min read


Tube staff face deportation under new visa rules
Scores of foreign Transport for London (TfL) staff could be deported because of rule changes which mean they no longer qualify for visa...
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Aug 20, 20252 min read


Australian acquisition for OCU
UK utilities contractor OCU Group has made its first international move. Stockport-based OCU Group is now the majority owner of All...
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Aug 20, 20252 min read


SWARCO completes acquisition of Heusch/Boesefeldt
The international traffic technology group SWARCO has acquired 100% of the renowned company Heusch/Boesefeldt GmbH, a leading provider of...
Safer Highways
Aug 20, 20252 min read


Southampton City Council launches second attempt to introduce lane rental scheme
Council leaders have gone back to the drawing board on plans to charge roadworks operators in Southampton after an initial application...
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Aug 20, 20252 min read


New road safety strategy welcomed by South West partnership after Westminster showcase
New national rules set to be announced this autumn could significantly improve road safety, according to the Vision Zero South West...
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Aug 20, 20252 min read
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