Category: Roads
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In pictures | The best images from December
A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month. Image: Historic Environment Scotland Highlands church ceiling gets a touch-up Painting conservators from Historic Environment Scotland are helping to conserve the unique ceiling at St Mary’s Church in Grandtully, Perthshire. The ceiling was first painted in the 1600s and is divided into roundels and…
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Video | HS2 completes ‘innovative’ M6 bridge slide
Russell Luckhurst, BBV engineer leading the delivery of the works, said: “We’re all feeling a huge sense of pride after sliding a 4,600-tonne viaduct into its final position this weekend. The third and final slide of the east deck viaduct was delivered over a live motorway for the first time in the UK, making this…
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Lower Thames Crossing contractors begin search for TBM
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“By unlocking vital capacity across the Thames, the Lower Thames Crossing will relieve congestion at Dartford and create better connections between our ports, manufacturing centres and communities, but also be a key driver of jobs, growth and opportunity,” Lightwood added. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Highways firm handed £1m fine after worker death
A construction company has been fined £1 million after a road resurfacing project ended in tragedy in May 2022. Robert Morris, who was working on the project in Haringey, north London, was struck and killed by a reversing road-sweeper. Marlborough Highways Ltd, Morris’ employer, was handed the fine earlier this month following a joint investigation…
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HS2 tunnel reaches milestone following ‘serious challenges’
The realigned A361, which runs over one of the longest ‘cut-and-cover’ tunnels on the HS2 project, has been reopened. A short section of the road, which runs from Banbury to Daventry, was closed for 11 days to allow the carriageway to be safely realigned over the top of the first section of the tunnel. Set to…
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Suicide prevention guidance released for highways sector
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Elizabeth Pettersen, high risk locations programme manager at Samaritans, added: “Suicide is not inevitable, and together we can help prevent it. The road sector has an important role to play in making sure suicide prevention is considered at every stage, from design through to maintenance. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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‘Reactive repairs not enough’: Tarmac responds to potholes report
Kent said: “Councils are working hard to keep roads safe, but the survey shows that more than 34,600 miles of road are in poor condition, with less than five years of structural life remaining. Potholes are being filled every [18] seconds, but without a long-term plan, we are stuck in a cycle of short-term fixes…
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Heads of the Valleys road project nearing completion after 23 years
There simply isn’t enough whitewash in Wales to do justice to this, though this article tries hard. The last phase of the dualling of the A465 from Llandarcy to Abergavenny has, like its immediate predecessors – between Dowlais Top and Abergavenny – left knowledgeable spectators open-mouthed at the criminal waste of public monies from project…