Highways England and its partners in the Kent Resilience Forum will carry out a live test to mobilise a moveable barrier system on a section of the M20 from Friday 11 December. It will mean that parts of the motorway are closed between Maidstone and Ashford for four nights, with… Read more »
Highways England welcomes green light for major A303 upgrade past Stonehenge
Highways England’s plans to unlock congestion and transform journeys for millions of people using the A303 between the south-east and south-west were given the go-ahead (12 November). Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has given the formal green light by granting a Development Consent Order for work to start on the A303… Read more »
Highways England engage Winvic construction for A5 works at Hinckley
Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of multi-sector construction and civil engineering projects has been appointed by Highways England (HE) to undertake widening and roundabout construction works on the A5 highway, as part of a S278 agreement. The £3.4 million scheme that… Read more »
Hauliers increased use of M6toll helping drive Midlands business recovery
Hauliers, logistics and retail companies are helping to drive the business recovery in the Midlands, according to new figures revealed by the M6toll. According to exclusively released traffic data from M6toll, there has been a 65% increase in business and commuter traffic from June to August, with heavy goods vehicles… Read more »
£200 million Mottram bypass reaches major milestone
Highways England has appointed Balfour Beatty Atkins as its delivery partner to design and construct the new bypass which will take traffic away from the village of Mottram in Longdendale. A public consultation on the scheme is now being planned for this winter, and a planning application is due to… Read more »
Logistics UK response to government’s road allocation plans
In response to the government’s package of announcements made Tuesday (28 July 2020) on urban road use, Natalie Chapman, Head of Urban Policy at Logistics UK (formerly FTA), comments: “The government’s plans present an opportunity to make cycling a more attractive option for private road users, however Logistics UK is… Read more »
Say yes to A303 upgrade, UK Logistics Sector urges Government
With one month until the deadline date (17 July 2020) for a decision on the A303 improvement scheme, Chris Yarsley, Policy Manager for Road Infrastructure at FTA comments: “FTA is urging the government to decide in favour of the A303 improvement scheme; this initiative is vital to solving the reliability,… Read more »
All systems go for major upgrade that will transform Hull
It’s all systems go for A63 Castle Street scheme, which will create a much better connection between the city centre and the retail and docks area. This will support the city’s economic growth, improving journeys to and from the centre, and will help the Port of Hull to thrive. Following… Read more »
FTA response to A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon early upgrade
In response to the news yesterday (5 May 2020) that the upgraded A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon has opened to traffic eight months ahead of schedule, Natalie Chapman, Head of South of England and Urban Policy at FTA, comments: “As the business organisation representing the logistics sector, FTA is thrilled Highways England has opened the upgraded A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon eight months ahead of schedule; a testament… Read more »
Who has the world’s best road infrastructure?
Think of bad traffic and you may think of India’s roads which have been named as some of the deadliest, or perhaps the chaotic 50 lane motorway that reduces to 20 lanes in Beijing. However, where do you think of when it comes to top notch infrastructure? Read on as… Read more »
