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Roads (Financing) Bill: is this just a DBFO under a different name?
For anyone who has spent long enough around the UK highways sector, the new Highways (Financing) Bill produces a distinct feeling of déjà vu.
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For anyone who has spent long enough around the UK highways sector, the new Highways (Financing) Bill produces a distinct feeling of déjà vu.
The refreshed range brings traffic, surveillance, detection, communications and off-grid power systems under a simpler naming structure.
The Somerset nuclear station is the first English advanced gas-cooled reactor site to move from EDF to Nuclear Restoration Services.
National Grid Electricity Distribution has proposed replacing 12 poles and 800m of overhead line at Broughton with 570m of underground cable.
Steve Staley and Jamie Swift have joined the operator’s executive board after being promoted from within the business.
A lane-rental charge is being applied when roads in West Yorkshire are dug up during rush hour, according to Highways Industry.
West Sussex County Council will test dashboard-mounted cameras that identify road defects while inspectors drive, with the results uploaded to its asset management system.
An 18-month Welsh Government study will examine road-based solutions after Arup found no priced option removes the 25% of peak traffic it says is needed.
Kingston upon Hull City Council is seeking a contractor for an estimated 10-week programme, with tenders due by 12pm on 21 October.
The regulator is seeking industry views on System Wide Information Management, with a final implementation framework planned for 2028.
The Department for Transport says each authority will receive a one-off allocation, but the money will not be ring-fenced for traffic order teams.
The scheme follows trials at 37 stations, where 99% of disabled customers reported a positive experience.