Roads
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First main section of delayed £745m Aberdeen bypass opens to motorists
The four-mile section of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route has opened to motorists as workers continue to plough ahead towards completion. -
Bad weather to mean further spiralling costs on Aberdeen bypass, Galliford Try say
Galliford Try say the practical completion of the £745m Aberdeen bypass is expected this summer but faces additional costs. -
Pothole plight is getting worse says the AA
Apart from London, every region of the UK has reported a worsening of the condition of trunk roads in the last year. -
Campaign group calls for greener roads and new way of thinking for engineers
The Campaign for Better Transport is calling for a green retrofit of the road network by highlighting examples of best practice. -
Scottish Government announces extra £10m for road maintenance following cold snap
Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay unveiled the extra funding for all 32 councils to fix road surfaces following the bad weather. -
Turner & Townsend wins work on key Highways England programmes
Turner & Townsend has secured work on upgrading the A303 and the M6 smart motorway upgrade for Highways England. -
No magic money tree, but Britain's pothole problem has reached crisis point
As the state of the UK's roads worsens each year, a three-point plan to resolve the issues has been put forward by Wayne Holt. -
Project delays cause £745m Aberdeen bypass to be pushed back six months
Scottish minister Keith Brown has confirmed the Aberdeen bypass will now not be open till autumn following discussions. -
Survey shows 24,000 miles of roads need maintenance and identifies £556m shortfall
A new survey highlights the worrying funding shortfall that councils across the UK face to fix the pothole problem. -
Local roads have become a “death trap” as warnings are sent about pothole increase
More funding is being called for as fears increase about the growing number of potholes on UK roads following recent freezing weather.