Government rejects MPs' calls for street works reform15/09/2025 The Government has rejected the bulk of the major recommendations from the Transport Committee’s street works report, which the committee chair argues runs the risk of appearing soft on utility companies. |
Kensington and Chelsea Council successfully prosecute unsafe works09/04/2025 Kensington and Chelsea council announced today that they successfully prosecuted UK Power Networks on 7 April 2025 for conducting unsafe works in two roads near Kensington High Street. |
New congestion-busting tech works like a dream in trial23/09/2024 New technology developed to help ease congestion has seen '2,100 fewer journeys being delayed on the M6 in a two-month trial', National Highways has announced. |
Operation Brock goes live in preparation for Easter rush27/03/2024 Operation Brock is in force for the Easter bank holiday getaway, as National Highways lifts more than 850 miles of roadworks. |
Three winners in competition to 'ease the pain of roadworks’06/12/2023 National Highways is to trial three winning ideas from its roadworks innovation competition, which aims to use the latest technology to help ‘ease the pain of roadworks’. |
Council to get tough on 'disruptive roadworks'22/05/2023 A highway authority has vowed to make use of recent reforms to the inspection regime to hold utility companies to account for ‘disruptive roadworks’. |
National Highways launches competition for smoother road works01/09/2022 National Highways has launched a competition inviting new ideas to make drivers’ experience of road works easier. |
New study into net zero roadworks launched19/07/2022 Transport for London and the UK's leading street works body have joined forces on a research project to minimise the impact of street and road works on climate change. |
New inspections regime to put utility companies under spotlight13/05/2022 Utility companies could be hit with more financial penalties for poor quality reinstatement works, under a planned law change announced by the Department for Transport. |
Highways Presents... IKO11/08/2021 Highways editor, Dominic Browne, talks to Wayne Perrin, Sub-Divisional Sales Manager at IKO, about the launch of IKO Road. |
Scottish road works commissioner appointed03/09/2020 Head of roads at Glasgow City Council, Kevin Hamilton, has been appointed as Scottish road works commissioner. |
Road works to go open data to avoid jams29/08/2019 The Government has announced plans to open up road works data to help drivers avoid traffic jams. |
Lane rental cash funds smart traffic light trial07/05/2019 A major utility firm has worked with a local authority and a technology firm to develop ‘smart’ traffic lights that aim to increase traffic flow by up to 24%. |
Community panel to support road works plans21/09/2018 Business, civic and community leaders from across Kent have been invited to form an advisory panel to help Highways England, Kent County Council and Medway Council ensure road works across the county are well co-ordinated and communicated. |
New app to beat the road works launched21/09/2018 Ringway has teamed up with Elgin to use newly-developed technology to give drivers live information to help them beat road works problems. |
Scottish road works boss hits out at Grayling's utilities plans24/05/2018 The Scottish Road Works Commissioner has described Chris Grayling’s proposal to make the footway the default location for new utilities as 'wholly impractical' and 'politically driven'. |
Grayling plans to put utilities under pavements to cut potholes30/04/2018 Ministers plan to make pavements the default location for new utility infrastructure, to cut down on roadworks and potholes, it has been reported. |
Highways England could raise motorway speed limit to 60mph23/10/2017 Highways England could increase the speed limit on motorway road works to 60mph as early as this year, following trials that showed that higher speeds reduced drivers’ heart rates. |
Red tape cut for road works09/04/2013 A start date has been set for new technology which will make it easier for local councils and utility companies to manage road works. |
Drivers cut through M60 road works12/09/2012 Motorists on the M60 and M56 in south Manchester are ignoring diversions and driving through roadworks. |
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