Lava defences enabled by digital flow monitoring have “held up well” in the small fishing town of Grindavik following the recent volcanic eruption, a specialist civil engineer has confirmed.
An eruption event at the Fagradalsfjall volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula began on 14 January, setting off a series of intense earthquakes…
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) has outlined £1bn of transport investments for the region including numerous station upgrades, restoring the Tees Transporter Bridge and introducing rail services between Darlington and Hartlepool.
Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen took to social media early in 2024 to pledge a series of transport interventions for…
The digital transformation at National Highways will continue to be delivered by Amey, with the firm having already secured over £30M of savings over three years in this role.
Amey said it would continue to accelerate “data-driven approaches across all directorates” at National Highways. It said that central to its partnership…
A newly formed partnership led by the AA has released a five-point plan to help deal with the growing issue of potholes on UK roads.
The Pothole Partnership, featuring the AA, JCB, British Cycling and National Motorcyclists Council, has been put together as the AA Pothole Index shows car damage in…
The £22.7M Aurs Road upgrade and active travel improvements scheme in East Renfrewshire has commenced after a groundbreaking ceremony was held on Friday 12 January.
East Renfrewshire Council leader Owen O’Donnell met with contractor Graham and funding partner Sustrans, the active travel charity, to celebrate the start of work. The project…
Kier Transportation is searching for sub-contractors to fill £84M worth of works on the £500M A417 “missing link” scheme, including earthworks, drainage and pavements.
The £500M scheme for National Highways will dual a 5.5km section of road between Gloucester and Swindon, improving the connection between the two dual carriageway sections of…
Utility companies are under fresh pressure to keep road works on time, otherwise they will face increased fines, from which the government said it could raise £100M to improve local roads.
New announcements from the government about improving England’s roads are the first “key measures” delivered as part of its Plan…
A 12 week programme of works from to repair and improve Bodringallt Bridge, which carries the A4058 in the village of Ystrad, Wales begins today, 15 January.
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council said the scheme of works will infill the void under the bridge to stop the bridge deck from…
The southbound tube of Blackwall Tunnel will close for five weekends starting tomorrow, 13 January, so Riverlinx CJV can conduct drainage and gantry installation works for Silvertown Tunnel.
Riverlinx CJV is made up of Bam, Ferrovial Construction and SK Ecoplant and is contracted to build the 1.4km Silvertown road tunnel to link Silvertown in…
Hartlepool Borough Council has approved proposals to build a new £25M A19 bypass around the village of Elwick.
Construction for the Hartlepool Western Link project, previously labelled the Elwick bypass, will include a new grade separated junction, comprising the erection of a circular ramped slip road and overbridge structure to support…
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