Contracts worth £1.3bn have been signed by National Highways for the construction of the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme which has a total estimated capital cost figure of £1.7bn.
Known as the Stonehenge Tunnel, the project will see the construction of a new 12.8km dual carriageway to replace the existing…
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Contractors alerted to multi council £400M highways works framework
Central Bedfordshire Council is inviting contractors to register interest ahead of procurement for a £400M highways works framework.
Although the procurement is being led by the council, it is doing so on behalf of the Eastern Highways Alliance which represents 10 councils including Cambridgeshire County Council, Essex County Council, Hertfordshire County…
Northern Ireland sets out 12 priority road schemes and plans to pause all others
Only 12 major road schemes in Northern Ireland will be brought forward after the nation’s Department for Infrastructure (DfI) announced it is pausing all others due to budget constraints.
The DfI has published a prioritised list of major road schemes that it will continue progressing, stating “delivery of the major roads…
Civils firm picked to deliver £6.2M Devon link road
Construction is set to begin on a new £6.2M link road in Dawlish, south Devon after Montel Civil Engineering was appointed to deliver the scheme.
The new road will provide better access to Dawlish, having been routed north of the town towards Exeter and the A379. The new link road and…
Jackson, Milestone and Octavius win spots on £167M M25 framework
Three civils contractors have been picked to deliver up to £167M of maintenance and improvement works on the M25.
Jackson Civil Engineering Group, Octavius Infrastructure and Milestone Infrastructure have been selected by Connect Plus to deliver the M25 Motorway Network Improvements Works Call Off Framework Agreement, which includes highways construction and…
Call for government to set out a 10 year pledge to fund local authority road repairs
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for funding, which has said is the equivalent of 2p of existing fuel duty, to be used for pothole repairs in the light of analysis that reveals the dramatic reductions in local road repair spending in the UK.
LGA’s analysis revealed that investment in…
Better mobility and fairness for all focus needed for Low Traffic Neighbourhood success
The government’s recent announcement of a review of the low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) policy is the latest front of a battle which has stretched from the arson of bollards in Oxford to the recent election campaign in Uxbridge.
The apparently simple features of LTNs – which use strategically placed planters and…
Network Rail submits plans to demolish and rebuild rail bridge over M62 in Rochdale
A 55-year-old rail bridge over the M62 in Rochdale will be demolished and rebuilt under plans submitted to the local council by Network Rail.
Referred to as bridge 48A, but known as Castleton Bridge, it carries the Calder Valley line, which runs from Manchester, passing Rochdale and Hebden Bridge onto Bradford…
£170M upgrade of M25 junction 28 continues with brook diversion to protect wildlife
The long-awaited £170M upgrade to junction 28 of the M25 has hit a new milestone, with preparations for the safe diversion of a key waterway completed.
The M25 junction 28 connects the M25 with the A12, as well as providing local access to Brentwood in Essex and the A1023 Brook Street.…
37 consultants appointed to DfT’s £600M rail and transport systems advisory framework
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced its roster of 37 contractors appointed to its £600M STARThree framework to advise on the delivery of rail, road and aviation projects.
STARThree is is officially known as the Specialist Technical and Commercial Advisory for Rail and Other Transport Systems Framework and this is…