Latest Roads News

The M25 will experience its third full closure over a weekend in mid July as Balfour Beatty AtkinsRéalis JV continues work on the £317M junction 10 upgrade.

The Labour Party has pledged to develop a 10-year infrastructure strategy to “guide investment plans and give the private sector certainty about the project pipeline”.

Efforts to improve the climate resilience of local roads are not included as much as they should be in procurement contracts, according to senior highways representatives speaking at NCE’s Roads conference on 7 June.

The Conservative Party says it will speed up the average time it takes to consent major infrastructure projects from four years to one if it is in power following the General Election.

Transport Scotland has revealed key design elements and possible construction methods for the long-awaited debris flow shelter on the A83 Rest and Thankful to protect the road from rockfall.

Following a relentless series of storms and consistent power outages, many might be looking forward to less disruptive weather in the warmer months. But with 2024 predicted to be the hottest year on record, the summer is unlikely to offer respite.

The Teton Pass in Wyoming, USA has suffered a “catastrophic failure” that has seen a significant chunk of the road collapse, leaving it untraversable.

Contractor Graham has been utilising 20 full time machines for earthworks as it ramps up work on the £86.9M project to upgrade the A164 and Jock’s Lodge junction in Yorkshire.

Esh Construction has been awarded a £6.7M contract to widen the A1290 in Sunderland in support of the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP).

The Tees Newport Bridge in Middlesborough which carries the A1032 over the River Tees will close for seven weeks this summer to allow Balfour Beatty to carry out a £1.5M major maintenance programme.