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Jackson awarded £22.6M Kent junction improvement job

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Kent County Council has awarded Jackson Civil Engineering a £22.6M contract to improve the Grovehurst Road junctions near Sittingbourne.

The junction is currently a “dumbbell junction” - a double roundabout on either side of the A249, with a carriageway bridge across the A road connecting the two. It is the main…

Specialist highlights Stonehenge Tunnel ‘sinkhole’ concerns

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Risk of ground collapses above the planned A303 Stonehenge Tunnel have been raised following formation of a “sinkhole” above High Speed 2’s (HS2's) Chiltern tunnels in May.

Hydrogeological specialist George Reeves is part of campaign group the Stonehenge Alliance, which opposes National Highways' £1.7bn A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme past…

New entrance and highway works near completion on Old Street upgrade

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Transport for London’s £132M Old Street station and junction upgrade is approaching significant milestones as engineers work to complete the major project in early 2024.

Newly confirmed TfL commissioner Andy Lord gave an update on the project’s progress in his latest report, presented to the TfL board yesterday. It reveals that…

Government faces legal challenge over active travel funding cuts

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Climate campaign group Transport Action Network (TAN) has launched a legal action against the UK government over the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) decision to slash capital funding on active travel in England by £208M.

In March, the secretary of state for transport Mark Harper announced changes to various transport investment plans,…