Octavius Infrastructure has signed with Norfolk County Council to build the long-awaited £47M Long Straton Bypass.
The Long Stratton Bypass is a proposed 3.9km single-carriageway highway scheme which will allow drivers to reach the A140 without having to pass through the village. The job includes construction of three new roundabouts, two…
A bridge over the M42 near Birmingham that was hit twice by HGVs in the space of a week is to be demolished. National Highways made the determination following investigations last week, after the bridge was struck by two lorries using the motorway underneath it on 8 January and again…
Engineering consultancy Jacobs has won a £65M highways professional services contract to support the delivery of highways and transport services for Worcestershire County Council.
As part of the contract, Jacobs will be expected to provide general design services, project management, business case development, planning application support and quality surveying. It will…
The head of England’s roads authority National Highways, chief executive Nick Harris, has said he is confident that the body will be able to deliver the projects it responsible for under the third road investment strategy (RIS3).
RIS3 has been discussed by MPs on the Transport Committee and officials from Nationals…
A new road surfacing product has been used to resurface a slip road on the M65 in Lancashire which is net zero carbon emissions without the need for carbon offsetting.
Aggregate Industries developed the product and rolled it out in partnership with Lancashire County Council. The new Foamix achieved “a reduction…
High winds caused by Storm Isha overturned lorries and shut down Sellafield among other infrastructure impacts during a “wild night” across the UK.
Storm Isha blew into the UK on the evening of Sunday 21 January. According to the BBC, parts of the UK saw their strongest winds in decades, with…
If you’re losing interest during a conversation, one topic that’s likely to get your audience back on side is potholes and complaining about them.
Our pothole-plagued roads are a gripe of modern living, driving, and cycling. The RAC Report on Motoring 2023 found that the condition and maintenance of local…
Spanish multinational Exolum has been awarded £2M to build a green hydrogen production plant and refuelling station at its Riverside terminal in Stockton-on-Tees.
An electrolyser at the facility will produce green hydrogen using renewable energy and will supply both the refuelling station, with a capacity of 1.5t per day, and other…
Transport secretary Mark Harper has green lit the £1.3bn widening of the A12 between Chelmsford and Colchester and National Highways has released new images showing what the project will look like.
National Highways wants to widen the A12 between junction 19 and junction 25 (A120 interchange) in an attempt to ease…
National Highways engineers are investigating a bridge-strike prone structure over the M42 following two collisions in the space of a week.
The M42 near Birmingham has been reduced to two lanes after a bridge crossing the route - located between junctions 7 (M6 J4) and 6 (Birmingham Airport) - was damaged…
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