Latest news for Highways Agency 
New major projects director appointed for Highways Agency(17/01/2012)
The highways Agency appointed a new Major Projects Director, Peter Adams who is now responsible for delivery of the Government’s strategic roads programme, including managed motorway schemes, as well as working with his teams to develop further projects for future delivery. The budget of £2.3bn for major road schemes within this spending review period was increased by around £0.7bn following the Government’s Autumn Statement in November 2011. ... [more]
Drivers urged to take extra care at roadworks(05/09/2011)
As daylight hours are getting shorter, the Highways Agency is urging more drivers to take extra care when driving through roadworks, both for their own safety and that of workers who keep roads safe and well maintained. Twice as many drivers now recognise that they have a responsibility to drive safely near roadworks compared to four years ago, Highways Agency research shows. More than eight out of ten drivers say that their driving changes at... [more]
Ringway improves travel links in and around Solihull(06/07/2011)
An estimated 20,000 workers are believed to rely on public transport in the area between Birmingham Airport, the NEC and Solihull – not including the footfall of non-workers to the NEC, airport and train station – and until now the links were widely considered to be inadequate. The ANITA (Airport & NEC Integrated Transport Access) Project has been designed to provide effective travel links, reduced journey times and sustainable travel. Philli... [more]
Highways Agency review may not be enough to improve the UK's motorways(09/05/2011)
The review of the Highways Agency by its non-executive chairman, Alan Cook, is to be completed by October 2011. However, the current obstacles to change are the government's refusal to consider nationwide road pricing (it is expressly excluded from the scope of Alan Cook's review), The Treasury, who want to keep the large unhypothecated annual revenue from the current tax system, and the motorists themselves who believe that, once they have paid ... [more]
New business plan outlines the actions the Highways Agency are taking in 2011-12(13/04/2011)
Last year's settlement gave the Highways Agency a reduced budget with which to manage the road network over the four years to 2014-15. To ensure they can continue to manage the road network effectively, they will focus on priority activity and realise even greater efficiencies across the organisation. The Highways Agency's annual Business Plan sets out how it will operate, maintain and improve the strategic road network in the year ahead, incl... [more]
Costain secures Highways Agency contract in the North West(27/01/2011)
A new scheme will see the A556 between Knutsford and Bowdon in Cheshire, which is used by 51,000 vehicles a day, upgraded to dual carriageway standard. A bypass will take traffic away from the communities of Bucklow Hill, Mere and Over Tabley and Junction 7 of the M56 will be upgraded. Costain has been awarded an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract by the Highways Agency to design and construct the major scheme to relieve congestion an... [more]
Construction Sector Transparency Initiative aims to tackle corruption in the construction industry(14/09/2009)
Globally, corruption in the construction industry is estimated to cost society $US400 bn per year, and often results in dangerous and defective infrastructure. The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST) is an international partnership scheme supported by the Department for International Development and the World Bank that aims to tackle this problem by promoting transparency and accountability in the sector. It is being piloted in sev... [more]
Highways Agency appoints contractors to managed works framework contract covering the East and South East of England(17/07/2009)
The Highways Agency, which is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving England's motorways and major A roads, has appointed five contractors to a new managed works framework contract covering the East and South East of England. The contractors are: Interserve Project Services Limited, Carillion Civil Engineering, BAM Nuttall / Hanson JV, Birse Civils Limited, and Lafarge Aggregates / Costain Limited JV. The two-year framewor... [more]
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