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Suicide prevention assessments to become mandatory under UK road standard in 2026
A new requirement will bring suicide prevention assessments into the UK road standard from 2026, according to Highways Industry.
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A new requirement will bring suicide prevention assessments into the UK road standard from 2026, according to Highways Industry.
A proposed policy would require developers to fund the future upkeep of specialist highway features, including bespoke paving, lighting and landscaping.
Lambeth Council monitoring found the scheme cut vehicle movements inside the area but increased traffic on surrounding roads by 4,079 vehicles a day.
Department for Transport funding will support resurfacing, pothole repairs and improvements to pavements across the city during 2026/27.
London authorities issued 7% more PCNs than the previous year, while appellants won 48.9% of cases heard by an independent adjudicator.
Survey work is due to start on 28 October ahead of a project adding segregated cycling, crossings and resurfacing along more than 2km of…
Believ has secured EV charging work in Peterborough, Lewisham and Hertfordshire, while 16 contractors join a £150m Black Country highways framework.
Ceredigion and Powys will use the Regional Transport Funding to support road safety, highways, public transport and active travel schemes.
The Kennet and Avon Canal and adjacent towpath were shut after stones were dislodged beneath a bridge during VolkerHighways works for BANES Council.
Only 0.3% of the UK’s licensed lorries were zero-emission in June, as industry groups call for a single government plan.