Roads
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Securing the future of our railways and roads means looking beyond short-term
Office of Rail and Road chief executive Richard Price sets out a plan to help stimulate an industry wide discussion on the best way forward for UK transport well ahead of new funding periods beginning in 2018. -
Highways England reveals new in house roles as Area 7 deal goes out to tender
Organisation will beef up capability by hiring from existing contractor as it seeks bidders with directly employed workforce. -
Highways England to use programme incentives to drive smart motorways
£1.5bn deals will require cross contract collaboration from contractors and designers. -
Six JVs share in Highways England’s £1.5bn drive for smart motorways
Roads investment ramps up with 10 schemes to upgrade motorways round the country. -
Mouchel Hyder JV wins deal to assess feasibility of the trans Pennine tunnel
First step to improve cross country road connections in the north unveiled with £1.3M study. -
What do road users want? Better road surfaces
Quality of road surface is the top priority for drivers says Transport Focus, well ahead of ‘reliability of journey times’ that has been the recent focus for the industry. -
Highways England out to tender on new Area 7 contract this month
Fifteen year deal worth up to £20M a year on offer for winning maintenance and response contractor as company takes more direct control of its roads. -
Rail devolution would increase productivity - ORR boss
Handing control of delivery to front line route managers would create competition within the Network Rail monopoly. Interview with ORR chief executive Richard Price. -
Budget: Vehicle tax all to be spent on roads by 2020
Chancellor backs roads as the way to improve UK productivity ahead of new strategy launch on Friday. Otherwise infrastructure takes a back seat in budget designed to shift balance between welfare and work. -
Entries open for Highways England’s first supplier award scheme
Opportunity to showcase innovation and ability as new company starts £11bn of investment.