North Somerset Council has appointed Galliford Try as contractor for the £89.2M Banwell Bypass, replacing Alun Griffiths who exited the scheme earlier this year.
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Belfast’s £105M Grand Central Station welcomes first bus passengers as phased opening begins
Belfast’s new £105M Grand Central Station has begun its phased opening as it welcomes buses into the new multimodal transport hub.
Expert ‘massively disputes’ National Highways’ claim that M25 runoff ponds aren’t overdue maintenance
National Highways has told NCE that none of its road runoff ponds around the M25 are overdue for maintenance, despite many featuring visible sediment at the top of the water level.
M62 closures start this weekend for £22M post-tensioned railway bridge replacement
The M62 motorway near Rochdale will undergo two full weekend closures starting this weekend as Network Rail’s £22M bridge replacement at Castleton gets underway.
Lowestoft’s £146M Gull Wing bridge open to public this weekend
Lowestoft’s £146M Gull Wing bridge will open to the public tomorrow, Saturday 7 September, after contractor Farrans recently completed its construction.
Refurbishment of A13 River Lea Crossing in London commences
VolkerFitzpatrick is carrying out refurbishment works on the A13 River Lea Crossing, supporting Transport for London’s programme to make a safer road network in the city.
Collaborating to deliver innovative research on Scotland’s roads
The Scottish Road Research Board (SRRB) is a partnership between Transport Scotland, the Office of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner and the Society of Chief Officers of Transportation in Scotland who represent the 32 local road authorities across Scotland. The Board comprises of senior roads professionals, who commission and manage…
National Highways procuring £495M specialist professional and technical service framework
National Highways has started its search for specialist professional and technical service providers to join its new £495M framework.
Octavius to deliver £27M link road between A133 and A120 near Colchester
Octavius Infrastructure has been awarded a contract to construct the first phase of the planned £27M A1331, otherwise known as the A120 to A133 link road, near Colchester.
Scottish trunk road first to be resurfaced using laser scanning technology for smoother results
Works on a trunk road in Scotland will be the first in the UK to utilise a technique that uses lasers to scan the existing road surface to optimise resurfacing and achieve a more even result.