Highways Magazine

Welcome to #HighwaysMagazine October issue - unveiling a fresh new look as we countdown to our 90th milestone! Take a glance at what is covered in this issue: ➡ This edition also celebrates our 2024 #HighwaysAwards winners. The event was a stunning success with big names and underdogs all receiving the prestigious prizes. https://lnkd.in/eVdGUJjs ➡Finance focus - What does RIS stand for now? With the government scrapping projects and the current #RIS ending somewhere between chaos and inertia, financial uncertainty was the story of the summer. ➡National Highways story reflects some of the hurdles they have faced during this roads investment period. ➡Big Interview - As Peacock Salt marks it's 150th anniversary, Dominic Browne talks to MD Gregorie Marshall ➡#Sustainability - The latest in our series of the Wessex Group's Live Labs 2 Net Zero Corridors project examines the Theory of Change ➡News from Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE), and much more! Subscribe to Highways FREE digital edition today to stay ahead with real-time UK road updates: https://lnkd.in/envtbsBU

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Collisions and casualties on Welsh roads with 20mph and 30mph limits fell by around a quarter in the period between April and June of this year, compared with the equivalent period in 2023, according to the latest police data. https://lnkd.in/eqFGRxRw

Road Emulsion Association consultant and secretary Kevin Maw outlines the organisation’s latest campaign, ‘Future-proofing Our Local Roads’. https://lnkd.in/e82cNQss

Fewer than half of logistics and coach businesses are satisfied with England’s strategic road network, according to the latest survey from watchdog Transport Focus. https://lnkd.in/ekKDAetp

National Highways will close the A421 in Bedfordshire for two weekends next month to install six massive steel beams for a new bridge as part of its £1bn A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet scheme. https://lnkd.in/exw9D_X9

The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund is offering up to eight bursaries of £10,000 each to help people study a range of transport-related topics at MSc level. https://lnkd.in/dD98ct-z

For the second year in a row, we were very proud to sponsor the Active Travel category at the Highways Magazine awards. Our very own Sonia Church presented the award for the winning project - The Greenway. As always, it was a fabulous evening celebrating the very best people, projects and initiatives within our wonderful industry and we felt proud to part of it. Take a look at all the winners for the evening here https://lnkd.in/g5fwvjH4

Kent County Council has invited bids on a new highway maintenance term contract worth up to £2bn over a possible 21 years, following controversy over previous extensions to its existing deal. https://lnkd.in/dhkP9RiY