With the new government now in place, there is regular conversation in the media regarding the £22bn budget deficit and the steadily declining revenues from fuel duty. For 2022/23 the fuel duty generated £25bn of revenue, or around 2.5% of total revenues collected. According to figures from the Office for…
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HS2 engineers jack 1,100t viaduct into place over M42 and M6 link roads
High Speed 2 (HS2) engineers used a push-pull jacking technique has been used to move a 158m long, 1,100t viaduct into place over M42 and M6 link roads in North Warwickshire.
Network North: what is in Rishi Sunak’s £36bn HS2 replacement plan?
The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed full details of the £36bn investment plan promised by Rishi Sunak to replace the scrapped Manchester and East Midlands legs of High Speed 2 (HS2).
Kier to carry out essential maintenance on 8 bridges on M6 in Cumbria
National Highways has appointed Kier to carry out an essential maintenance programme on eight bridges on the M6 through Lune Gorge in Cumbria.
New £140M South Lancs road halted and money returned to government
Lancashire County Council has ordered the pause of work on a £140M scheme to build a new road off the M6 as it re-evaluates the proposals.
Kier fined £4M for power line incidents on M6 smart motorway project
Kier has been fined more than £4M after its staff twice struck overhead powerlines while working on the M6 motorway, causing cables to land in the path of passing vehicles.
Watch: M6 bridge demolition completed in under 48 hours
Time lapse footage released by National Highways shows the fast removal of a bridge spanning the M6 at junction 10.
National Highways books M6 bridge demolitions to complete £78M junction upgrade
National Highways' contractors will next month demolish the two bridges that carry M6 junction 10 roundabout as it completes its £78M upgrade of the interchange.
Emergency repairs to be carried out on M6 Warrington viaduct
Three lanes of the M6 southbound between junction 20 and 21 will be shut this weekend as engineers carry out emergency repairs to the Thelwall Viaduct in Warrington.
Bridge replacement gathers pace on M6 junction upgrade
New images released by National Highways highlight the progress being made on the transformation of Junction 10 of the M6 and the scale of the work involved.