Transport Scotland has awarded two trunk road maintenance contracts after successfully getting a court suspension lifted. The suspension was in place... continue

Contractor FM Conway have started work on a £2m scheme to revitalise Bexleyheath town centre in South East London with new paving and public... continue

Local Highway authorities have been given a model to predict the future deterioration of their highway networks. The Highway Maintenance Efficiency... continue

A benchmarking exercise has prompted local highway authorities to propose changes to how they deliver services in order to improve customer... continue

Lee Baker
Conwy and Denbighshire councils were this week re-thinking an existing joint delivery arrangement after they found no case for establishing a joint... continue

Amey has established an asset management team with the recruitment of seven staff from Halcrow. They are: Charles Oldham, Jon Jarritt, Adam... continue

Jack Semple, Director of policy, Road Haulage Association Ltd, Weybridge, Surrey KT13
The DfT’s consultation on raising the 40mph single-carriageway speed limit for HGVs is widely welcomed in the road haulage sector... continue

Philip Sulley, Yalding, Kent ME18
The article in your 23 November issue regarding the future of the trunk road system includes the unbelievable figures from the DfT that traffic will... continue

Brian Dalton, Purley, Surrey CR8
I notice the transport committee of the London Assembly is suggesting that Transport for London should spend double its existing budget on cycling... continue

Elspeth King has been appointed Scotland’s new Roadworks Commissioner, replacing John Gooday who is retiring. King, a civil engineer, managed... continue

Chris Barker, Hornsey, London N8
I note that the London Borough of Ealing is considering using coloured lights to encourage drivers to drive in bus lanes when they are not operating... continue

Parsons Brinckerhoff has appointed Nathan King as its UK head of traffic engineering. King has worked for PB?since 2009 and was design manager for... continue

Local Transport Today
Localism was one of the core objectives of the coalition Government when it came to power in 2010. The idea of devolving responsibilities and funding... continue

Sian Berry, Campaign for Better Transport
The A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon has long been a problem for transport planners. This was so much so that the highly congested section of... continue

Balfour Beatty's living places division received a boost this week after officers recommended Suffolk’s cabinet award the provider its new... continue

The Chancellor made available an extra £333m up to 2015 for "the essential maintenance of our national and local road network to renew,... continue

Balfour Beatty Living Places is in line to win Suffolk County Council's new integrated highways contract.</p> If approved by Suffolk's cabinet,... continue

Transport for London today agreed plans to treble investment in cycling to £1bn over a decade in order to double cycling levels by 2020. TfL... continue

Transport Scotland has today awarded two trunk road maintenance contracts, worth an estimated £230 million total, following a successful bid to have... continue

Rik Thomas
THE HIGHWAYS Agency and traffic data processing company INRIX are currently halfway through a year-long trial to examine the potential to merge... continue