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‘Positive changes’- Manchester city council ask public for views on road plans- including more room for buses

Safer Highways

Nov 261 min read

‘Positive changes’- Manchester city council ask public for views on road plans- including more room for buses

Manchester city council have announced proposals to make changes to key roads in the city centre The plans were first suggested in...

Calderdale Council makes U-turn on gritting fewer roads

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Nov 262 min read

Calderdale Council makes U-turn on gritting fewer roads

Calderdale Council has halted its plans to grit fewer roads following criticism of the cost-saving measures. The council said it needed...

Transport for Greater Manchester makes key appointment as work continues to deliver Bee Network

Safer Highways

Nov 263 min read

Transport for Greater Manchester makes key appointment as work continues to deliver Bee Network

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has made a key appointment as work continues to deliver the Bee Network – the city-region’s...

Leading the charge: Balfour Beatty Flannery trains 1,000 workers to bridge UK construction skills gap

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Nov 263 min read

Leading the charge: Balfour Beatty Flannery trains 1,000 workers to bridge UK construction skills gap

Balfour Beatty Flannery, a partnership between Balfour Beatty and Flannery Plant Hire, has trained its 1,000thstudent at its Operator...

Road worker dies after multi-vehicle crash on A30

Safer Highways

Nov 261 min read

Road worker dies after multi-vehicle crash on A30

A road maintenance worker has died in hospital after a multi-vehicle crash on the A30 in Cornwall. Police said the man in his 50s was...

Residents angry that National Highways won't be fined over delayed A12 works

Safer Highways

Nov 222 min read

Residents angry that National Highways won't be fined over delayed A12 works

DRIVERS and residents say it is a “travesty” that National Highways won’t face any action for finishing A12 roadworks a year late and...

New emergency bays on M1 almost complete

Safer Highways

Nov 211 min read

New emergency bays on M1 almost complete

Roadworks to create six new emergency areas along a smart motorway between two counties are due to be completed by Christmas The first...

Deep tech aims to tackle problem of empty trucks on UK roads

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Nov 212 min read

Deep tech aims to tackle problem of empty trucks on UK roads

Digital Catapult and AF Blakemore trial Logistics Living Lab that could reduce emissions by up to 30 per cent A new initiative hopes to...

Banbury Rail Station access improvements win environmental award

Safer Highways

Nov 212 min read

Banbury Rail Station access improvements win environmental award

A Banbury construction project designed to improve access to the railway station has won an award for reducing its environmental impact. ...

People urged to have their say on Greater Manchester’s School Travel Strategy

Safer Highways

Nov 212 min read

People urged to have their say on Greater Manchester’s School Travel Strategy

Children and young people and their parents and guardians are encouraged to share their views in particular, as their experiences and...

A12: National Highways won’t be fined for overrunning

Safer Highways

Nov 211 min read

A12: National Highways won’t be fined for overrunning

During the summer months, the council’s highways team carried out resurfacing work across miles of roads throughout North Lincolnshire....

Overnight closures planned on stretch of A14 near Newmarket

Safer Highways

Nov 211 min read

Overnight closures planned on stretch of A14 near Newmarket

A stretch of the A14 will be closed over nights for urgent works next month. The eastbound carriageway between junction 38 at Newmarket...

National Highways prepares for PFI expiry with advisor pick

Safer Highways

Nov 211 min read

National Highways prepares for PFI expiry with advisor pick

Credit: Getty National Highways has appointed a key advisor to help with the upcoming transition of its highway DBFO portfolio. WSP has...

Birmingham CC proposes reducing the speed limits to boost road safety

Safer Highways

Nov 211 min read

Birmingham CC proposes reducing the speed limits to boost road safety

Birmingham city council is asking for residents’ views on proposals to reduce the speed limit to 30mph on most roads that currently have...

Safer Highways

Nov 212 min read

First-half loss for Speedy

Equipment hire chain Speedy has reported a pre-tax loss for the first half of its current financial year but is expecting to rebound in...

Safer Highways

Nov 212 min read

Unwrapping latest HSE statistics

Are construction workers really more likely to get “ill” from their work than injured? People working in the construction industry are...

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