Roads
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Procurement rethink signals start of Highways England's bid to build intelligence
Move seen by suppliers as positive action by client to get closer to its own network. -
Borrow cash to save money on road maintenance authorities urged
Highways authorities are being encouraged to borrow cash, at a time when interest rates are historically low, to invest in road maintenance. -
Dalton to leave Highways Agency
Chief executive Graham Dalton to step down in the summer as new head is sought for what will be Highways England. -
Highways England on course as Infrastructure Bill clears third reading
The Bill that will pave way for Highways England passed in Commons and could get Royal Assent by early February. Secondary legislation then needed to create the company. -
Highways Agency to draw up plans for trans-Pennine road tunnel
Better road links key plank in development of northern economy, says Chancellor as part of the "largest, most sustained investment in transport the north west has ever seen". -
Cash boost for local roads as Government promises £6bn over six years
Capital spending on English council roads to increase by £250M a year as DfT gives long term funding visibility to allow for better asset management. -
Highways England sets out its £15bn plan for five year post-Agency spending
Strategic Business Plan is “important milestone for England’s motorways and major A roads,” says Dalton. -
Resurrected Stonehenge tunnel means new challenge for designers
Resurrected tunnelling of the A303 near Stonehenge means that designers must find the optimum solutions for dealing with complex geology and high groundwater -
Environment, growth and customers key to Road Investment Strategy & vision to 2040
Government’s highways plan sees more smart motorways, new Expressways and £900M ringfenced to reduce impact on communities. -
Studies for Trans-Pennine tunnel and Oxford-Cambridge link lead road vision.
Five year investment strategy includes cash for “bold thinking” to solve some of the nation’s major transport problems.