Google-parent Alphabet is going all-in on autonomous vehicles, committing up to $5 billion to fund its Waymo unit as the startup continues to test its driverless cars across the US. “I’m really pleased with the progress Waymo is making, a real leader in the space and getting rave reviews from users,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said during […]

Luton Council starts extensive road improvement programme

A large, multi-million pound programme of works is underway to repair, protect and preserve Luton’s roads. The council’s contractor VolkerHighways, who maintain over 480km of Luton’s roads, supported by specialist companies, will work on over 221,000 m2 of roads in this financial year. These roads will either be completely resurfaced or be treated with surface […]

Work is underway to apply surface dressing to multiple roads across Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Council’s County Highways team is hard at work applying surface dressing to over 50 miles (87 km) of roads throughout the county. This essential work, which started in May, significantly improves road surfaces in both rural and urban areas, extending their lifespan by up to ten years.  To find out where improvements are […]

IHE Traffic Signs Conference & Exhibition 2024 announced

The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) is pleased to announce the date of its popular Traffic Signs Conference & Exhibition. This foremost event for traffic signing professionals supported by the Department for Transport (DfT) is now in its 30th year. For 2024 it returns to central Birmingham on Wednesday 6 November at the Park Regis. […]

New carbon-negative aggregate could help National Highways achieve net zero goals

A new carbon-negative aggregate is being trialled on a stretch of motorway as part of National Highways’ hunt for new and innovative solutions to help reduce its carbon footprint. The ‘next generation’ construction material was identified in a competition run by National Highways which offered funding for projects that would help meet targets for net […]

Bridewell research reveals 44% of road organisations hit by ransomware attack

Almost six of every 10 businesses in the rail sector and 44% of road organisations have admitted to being on the receiving end of a ransomware attack in the past 12 months.  This is according to the latest research by Bridewell, which has surveyed 521 staff responsible for cyber security at UK CNI organisations encompassing civil […]