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Somerset Council takes street cleaning and grounds work in-house in Mendip area
Somerset Council is now looking after street cleaning and green spaces in the former Mendip area. Street cleansing and grounds...
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Jun 17, 20251 min read


Ancient woodland threatened by £156m road scheme
Trees in ancient woodland could be cut down and homes and gardens compulsorily purchased as part of a £156m scheme to improve a traffic...
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Jun 17, 20252 min read


TfL issues fines for e-bikes abandoned on roads
Transport for London (TfL) has started issuing Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) to bike hire companies Lime and Forest for e-bikes abandoned...
Safer Highways
Jun 17, 20252 min read


Suffolk awarded £8m funding for bus service improvements
Suffolk County Council has secured a grant of £8m from the Department for Transport for new and enhanced bus services in the county. The...
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Jun 17, 20252 min read


More work for Winvic preparing Weyside Urban Village
Winvic is putting in a Toucan crossing on the Woking Road Winvic has begun off-site highways works to support the Weyside Urban Village...
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Jun 17, 20252 min read


£1 billion backed renewal of broken bridges, ruined roads and tired tunnels and new Thames Crossing cash
Chancellor spends £1 billion to enhance and repair run down transport infrastructure and futureproof England’s road network. Package also...
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Jun 16, 20253 min read


UK's largest road tunnel project awarded £590m
About 2.6 miles (4.2km) of the Lower Thames Crossing is to run underground A project to build the UK's largest road tunnel has been...
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Jun 16, 20252 min read


Isle of Manroad surface upgrade work due in summer months
A series of roads are set to close for a day to allow the for the infrastructure department's annual surface dressing programme. Carried...
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Jun 16, 20251 min read


New guidance outlines best practice for introduction of School Streets schemes
Local authorities are being encouraged to make use of recently-issued Active Travel England guidance outlining the best practices for...
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Jun 16, 20253 min read


West Berkshire Council launches £180m highways procurement market engagement
West Berkshire Council has launched early market engagement for its next highways term maintenance contract, expected to be worth up to...
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Jun 16, 20251 min read


Wales completes £2bn road upgrade programme
The Welsh government has announced that it has completed the the £2bn Heads of the Valleys Road upgrade programme. The 45km long...
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Jun 16, 20252 min read


New bridge investigation technologies could ‘transform maintenance of England’s road network’
A research programme described by National Highways as “world leading” and, it says, capable of transforming traditional approaches to...
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Jun 16, 20254 min read


AXA welcomes UK government's road infrastructure funding
The planned investment will help reduce insurance claims. AXA Retail has welcomed the UK Government’s commitment to invest £24 billion in...
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Jun 16, 20252 min read


Gateshead Council Issues Highway flyover update
Detailed preparations are being made for the demolition programme to take down the Gateshead Highway flyover, which has now been closed...
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Jun 16, 20252 min read


Preferred option for A494 River Dee Bridge replacement announced
The plans for a replacement for the A494 River Dee Bridge, a key part of North Wales’ road infrastructure, have taken another step...
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Jun 16, 20252 min read


Car carrying mattress and fridge on its roof stopped on M11
And finally… a driver in Essex was stopped by police on the M11 for transporting a fridge, mattress and foldable table on the roof of...
Safer Highways
Jun 16, 20251 min read
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