Transport for London (TfL) has announced a temporary full closure of the A40 Westway between the Westway roundabout and the Marylebone flyover from 20 March until late April 2026 . The closure is necessary to replace two expansion joints on the flyover, which have reached the end of their service life. Expansion joints allow the structure to expand and contract with traffic and temperature changes, and the complex nature of the work means the carriageway cannot remain op

Balfour Beatty Living Places has been awarded a seven-year highways maintenance contract across Warwickshire, valued at £315 million, marking the company’s third consecutive term managing the county’s roads. The contract, awarded jointly by Warwickshire County Council, Coventry City Council, and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council , will start in spring 2026 . At its peak, the scheme will employ approximately 160 staff . The arrangement, which first began in 2011 , will now

A self-employed contractor has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after a 19-year-old worker fell to his deathduring demolition work at a property in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. The incident On 16 August 2023 , Thomas (Tom) Neate, 19, was helping demolish a garage on Glebe Road in preparation for an extension. Neate fell through an opening on the garage roof while removing tiles and suffered severe head injuries , dying several weeks later on 23 September 2023 . Investig

Following last week’s meeting of the Highways and Transport Strategic Board (Thursday 29 January), Cumberland Council has approved the allocation of £27.348 million in highways maintenance funding received from the Department for Transport for 2026/27. For the first time, the council has created a dedicated £2.85 million fund for the unclassified road network, primarily covering residential streets in towns and villages, as well as minor rural roads. The investment aims t

The majority of London’s borough councils continue to operate vehicle fleets powered predominantly by diesel, despite the capital’s clean air ambitions, new analysis shows. Freedom of Information requests by Impact on Urban Health reveal that 71% of responding councils report diesel makes up most of their vehicles. These fleets include bin lorries, street cleaners, and maintenance vans that operate daily in residential areas. Based on the responses, London’s councils operat

Bury Council has launched the first stage of a highways works framework worth up to £168 million, covering construction, maintenance, and civil engineering services across the borough. The Metropolitan Borough of Bury published the tender notice on 30 January under the Procurement Act 2023 , with the framework scheduled to run for four years from July 2026 to June 2030. The framework is split into 11 lots, spanning minor and reactive maintenance, preventive maintenance, carri

The joint venture between Tarmac and Kier repaired more than six thousand safety defects and cleaned around sixteen hundred gullies across London between October and December 2025. The companies have published an infographic summarising the work done for Transport for London in the last quarter of last year, which also included inspecting 90 structures including bridges, retaining walls, subways and gantries, and completing 33 design and/or build projects. They say they atten

The Bus Services (Wales) Bill has been formally sealed by First Minister Eluned Morgan at a ceremony in Cardiff today (Monday 2 February), marking a significant step towards reshaping bus services across the country. The legislation launches a long-term programme of reform aimed at prioritising passengers and giving the public sector a stronger role in planning and delivering bus networks in both urban and rural areas. Over the coming months, the Welsh Government and Transpor

The East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) has formally assumed its role as the Regional Transport Authority for Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Derby. Under the new arrangements, EMCCA is now responsible for setting regional transport plans and strategies, overseeing investment, and leading on bus policy and operations in close partnership with local bus operators. Responsibility for day-to-day traffic management and road maintenance will remain with cit

Temporary traffic lights keep the network moving during works, but they also create avoidable operational cost and downtime, and the risk of service level breaches. The issues are familiar across the sector: ·       Crews travelling out to multiple sites simply to check battery levels ·       The risk of batteries depleting faster than expected ·       Supervisors and managers relying on phone calls, routine checks, or reports from crews to know the state of each asset ·    

Motorists driving through Dorset will soon need to be aware of average speed cameras (ASCs) as part of a new road safety initiative. Unlike traditional cameras that record speed at a single point, ASCs use number plate recognition technology to calculate the time it takes a vehicle to travel over a stretch of road, making it harder for drivers to exceed limits intermittently, but do they asctually improve road safety? National Highways has announced that ASCs will be installe

Motorists have been advised to seek alternative routes after a landslip led to the closure of the A377 Bonhay Road in Exeter, Devon. Devon & Cornwall Police closed the road at around 16:00 GMT on Saturday. National Highways confirmed that a geological team will inspect the site before the road can reopen, though no timeline has been provided. Exeter St David’s councillor Diana Moore warned of significant disruption, urging drivers to avoid the area. She noted that wetter wint

The Transport Committee has opened an inquiry to assess the goals and potential impact of the Government’s newly published Road Safety Strategy, the first comprehensive plan in over a decade aimed at reducing fatalities and serious injuries on UK roads. The strategy outlines the Government’s approach across four key areas: supporting road users, leveraging technology and data, improving infrastructure, and strengthening enforcement. It also includes a series of consultations

Nick Harris, chief executive of National Highways, has resigned from his post, reportedly following a breakdown in his relationship with the agency’s board over the handling of speed camera errors on the motorway network. Harris announced his departure on Thursday, stating: "This is the right moment for me to hand over to new leadership who will guide the organisation into its next chapter." The Sunday Times reports that sources suggest Harris was effectively pressured to st

An over-height vehicle caused widespread damage at the Dartford Crossing on 23 January, forcing the closure of one of Britain’s busiest river tunnels for more than 30 hours. Experts have described the incident as “baffling” and “unfathomable,” questioning how multiple safety systems failed to stop the lorry from entering the tunnel. The vehicle struck critical safety infrastructure along the entire 0.8-mile (1.3 km) left-hand tunnel, including overhead fans, fire suppression

Transport for London (TfL) passengers face a £168 million annual increase in travel costs following a 6 per cent rise in Tube, London Overground, and Elizabeth line fares, it has emerged. The fare increase, announced by Mayor Sadiq Khan in December, will take effect from 1 March 2026 and is part of a government-mandated deal in exchange for its £2.2 billion funding for TfL. Official documents published as part of the mayor’s approval process show that while fare revenue from