Latest Roads News

Costain is to play a key role in a trial of a hi-tech road system in South East England.

A huge bridge beam lifting operation has been completed on the £96M Lincoln Eastern Bypass.

The ICE 200 People and Projects initiative is looking for UK-based members to take part as expert presenters for a series of 60 films showcasing some of the world’s most significant examples of civil engineering.

Transport projects around the country need an additional £43bn more funding by 2040 to be able to realise the benefits of High Speed 2 (HS2), National Infrastructure Commission chair Sir John Armitt has said.

As the march towards digitisation strides on, the transport sector must do more to keep up. But how can we encourage innovation in our industry, and what would it look like?

Modern concepts of transport interchange often shroud simple user needs with architectural embellishment and multiple levels of heavily engineered tunnels and crossings. However, the concept itself has underpinned human activity for centuries.

Amey has forced a county council to retender a £245M highways maintenance contract after launching a legal challenge.

The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry to tackle the “plague of potholes” on UK roads.

The Welsh Government has started the procurement process for the £500M Heads of the Valley dualling project to upgrade 20km of road.

A £31M bypass will reroute part of a major trans-Pennine road as poor ground conditions are repeatedly leading to landslips.