Latest Roads News

Flooding and drainage-related defects on the UK’s road network rose by over a third in 2023, new stats from National Highways show.

National Highways’ Confirm system logs details of repairs needed. Its figures for 2023 show 2,037 related to flooding, compared to 2022’s 1,493, a rise of 36%. In 2021 there…

Jacobs has been awarded a contract to provide strategic planning and advisory services to Ireland’s National Transport Authority to help develop sustainable transport infrastructure.

The National Transport Authority has started a programme of developing and implementing “high quality”, sustainable, accessible transport infrastructure and services across the nation. It has now re-appointed…

A cash-strapped council in West Yorkshire has proposed borrowing up to £35M to help pay for “critical” infrastructure it needs to build two new garden communities.

Calderdale Council planning officers have recommended its cabinet approve an increase in investment of £52.5M for infrastructure for the two new communities, with £35M to…

AtkinsRéalis has been appointed by National Highways to support the completion of the roads body’s major technology programmes in a contract worth £50M.

The consultancy will work with National Highways to implement, manage and drive change of digital and technology programmes across England’s strategic road network, including the UK’s Digital Roads…

Road building projects could be delivered more efficiently following a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Coal Authority and National Highways.

The organisations hope to use the MOU to work more closely with each other on the work they do “to address the impacts of former coal mining”. Key areas of…

The findings of an appeal case concerning the carbon emissions of three major Norfolk road schemes could see significant changes to carbon emissions calculations and data transparency for UK infrastructure.

Environmental campaigner Andrew Boswell and his supporters’ latest challenge in the ongoing case was heard in the Court of Appeal on…

Schools are set to gain access to government grants of up to £2,500 per socket for new off-street electric vehicle chargepoints as part of the Plan for Drivers.

The new grants are part of the Department for Transport’s workplace charging scheme which is available to state-funded schools, colleges, nurseries and academies.…

The Department for Transport (DfT) has greenlit North Somerset Council to use Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) to buy land needed to build the £89.2M Banwell bypass.

The Banwell Bypass scheme will see construction of a new 3.3km single carriageway off the A38 to stop traffic congestion in the village of the…

Hampshire County Council has announced the contractors it has signed to the fifth generation of its Civil Engineering, Highways and Transportation Collaborative Framework 2024-2028, worth £500M.

Bam, Colas, Galliford Try and Volkerfitzpatrick are among the big name contractors who have signed to this edition of the framework. The framework is divided…

As the government deliberates over the development consent order for the proposed £9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC), NCE was invited to spend an afternoon in the Dartford Crossing control centre to see why this project is so vital.

The LTC project will see 4.2km twin road tunnels, the longest road tunnels…