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Three contractors win places on Nottingham active travel framework

2 days ago | highways-news.com | Adrian Tatum

Nottingham City Council has awarded a single-lot framework for planned footpath and cycleway maintenance to three local contractors. Danaher & Walsh Group, Trust Utility Management, and ST Construction (Nottingham) were appointed to deliver improvement works across the authority’s road network over the next four years, worth a total of £20 million. The contract was awarded on 4 June, according to Construction News.
More than £32 million to resurface roads and build new cycle lanes in the north east and Yorkshire as region hosts UK’s largest women’s cycling race

2 days ago | highways-news.com | Adrian Tatum

Cyclists in the North East and Yorkshire will get around safely and easily as the government invests an extra £32 million to tackle potholes and build new cycle lanes in the region. Today (6 June 2025), the Minister for the Future of Roads will be in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, to speak to local schools, cycling clubs and female cycling champions during Stage 2 of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women – the UK’s biggest women’s road cycling race.
Councils ‘don’t have resources’ to force developers to build roads and schools, says NAO report

2 days ago | highways-news.com | Adrian Tatum

Councils do not have the resources to make sure developers of new homes are paying enough towards local services, a damning report claims. Housebuilders can be required to pay money towards infrastructure such as new roads, schools and doctors’ surgeries as a condition of their planning permission, reports This is Money.
Work on Orwell Bridge to cost £6m

4 days ago | highways-news.com | Kevin Borras

Work to replace two joints on a major bridge is set to cost £6m, a National Highways boss said. Two expansion joints on the westbound carriageway of Orwell Bridge, on the A14 near Ipswich, will be replaced from 16 June until August. Simon Amor, head of scheme delivery for National Highways in the East, said despite the cost of the work, the new joints would last for 50 years, according to the BBC. He added that staff would be working “around the clock” to ensure minimal disruption for drivers.
National Highways and Historic England sign agreement to protect and promote the nation’s heritage

4 days ago | highways-news.com | Kevin Borras

National Highways and Historic England have signed a landmark agreement to protect and promote England’s heritage, ensuring delivery of good outcomes for people and communities. The Chief Executives of National Highways and Historic England signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Monday, 2 June at the recently restored Upminster Tithe Barn. The agreement lays out how National Highways and Historic England will work together to conserve and enhance sites of heritage significance.
M25 named as motorway with the most breakdowns in England

4 days ago | highways-news.com | Kevin Borras

The M25, also known as the London Orbital, is officially the biggest breakdown hotspot of England’s motorways, according to a new study. The research revealed that 27,335 incidents were reported on the road in 2024, equal to 238 breakdowns per mile across the year – the highest proportion of any motorway in the country. This highlights that the M25 is worthy of its nickname as ‘the road to hell’.
Report reveals hidden diabetes crisis among UK commercial drivers

4 days ago | highways-news.com | Kevin Borras

A new report launched today exposes a major, under-recognised health and safety crisis facing the UK’s commercial road transport industry: the unchecked rise of type 2 diabetes among professional drivers.
Chancellor to announce £15bn for transport projects

4 days ago | highways-news.com | Kevin Borras

Billions of pounds of investment in transport infrastructure in England are set to be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves today. The money will be spent on tram, train and bus projects in mayoral authorities across the Midlands, the North and the West Country. The move comes before the government’s spending review next week, which will determine how much money each Whitehall department gets over the next three to four years, says the BBC.
East Midlands secures largest transport investment package in a generation

4 days ago | highways-news.com | Kevin Borras

The East Midlands will benefit from the largest transport investment in a generation, as the Mayor secures up to £2 billion through the Government’s new ‘Transport for City Regions Fund’. This funding will be used to deliver a modern, reliable, and integrated transport system across the region, with a particular focus on improving connectivity between Derby and Nottingham.
Driverless taxis “beginning to react like humans” in San Francisco

4 days ago | highways-news.com | Kevin Borras

Driverless cars are beginning to display human-like behaviors like impatience on the roads, in a sign of increased intelligence in the robotaxis. The chilling development was identified by University of San Francisco engineering Professor William Riggs, who has been studying Waymo cars since their inception, says the Daily Mail.