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A47 safety improvements Editorial supplied by Amey Amey has been working in We are also installing signage to make to be in approaching the roundabout. partnership with AECOM to drivers more aware of the speed This scheme will also address a poor deliver a number of projects cameras on the A47 between Thorney accident record at this location. aimed at improving safety and Guyhirn. These signs have been along the A47, which connects designed to reduce driver speeds on We will shortly begin to install Peterborough to Norwich and what has been a dangerous stretch of improved signage and lining on road, with nine major injuries and 30 Great Yarmouth. the A47 at Acle, another stretch slight casualties recorded over the last of this road to have a history of In January we improved Hockering fi ve years, in addition to a fatal crash in accidents. These works are expected junction – an area known by locals to March 2013. to be completed by mid-spring and, have issues with speeding and vehicles overshooting the slip road approach – Near Wisbech we are working at together with the numerous other with new signage and road markings Redmoor roundabout to improve safety schemes delivered on A47, will to lower driving speeds and make the signage and road markings to make it help ensure that this key transport road layout clearer. clearer to eastbound drivers which lane link is safer for all road users.
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Scotland switching over to LED street lights
Almost one-third of Scotland’s street next year over 65,000 tonnes of CO2 which are generating annual savings lamps will be LEDs by 2017, according will have been saved. of £550,000. The council is on target to fi gures released by the Scottish Across the street lighting replacement to replace all its 58,000 street lights to Futures Trust. programme, total investment by LEDs in the next two years. Scotland’s councils will invest a further Scotland’s councils in LEDs is predicted Lindsay McGregor, associate director at £56m in energy saving LED street to reach £337m by 2021 and is forecast SFT and who leads the street lighting lighting over the next 12 months to deliver energy and maintenance cost programme, explained: “With our which will help reduce their energy savings of £1.2bn and save 2.6m tonnes carefully researched toolkit, we have consumption by over 50%. of CO2 over the next 20 years. demonstrated to councils how short the Of the 900,000 existing As an example of the benefi ts, South payback period can be when they make street lights across Scotland, Lanarkshire Council has already an investment in new LEDs – in many 125,000 new LEDs have installed 19,000 LED street lights cases it can be just a few years.” already been installed, with that fi gure to double to These fi gures come on the fi rst anniversary of the Scottish Futures Trust launching 250,000 by April 2017. In its Street Lighting Toolkit, aimed at helping councils calculate and capture the addition, by the same time economic and environmental benefi ts of changing their old lamps to new LEDs.
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Four key objectives form focus of DfT’s fi ve-year plan The Department for Transport (DfT) economy by building the Northern has released its single departmental Powerhouse”. plan 2015 to 2020, with a focus on As part of its plan DfT will: four key objectives. è Work with Transport for the North The four objectives are as follows: to develop the ‘Northern transport è Boosting economic growth and strategy’ opportunity è Invest £13 billion in northern transport è Building a One Nation Britain è Invest over £6 billion in the northern In-situ road è Improving journeys road network, with the dualling è Safe, secure and sustainable transport. and widening of the A1 north of recycling for Newcastle, the fi rst new trans- Under the heading ‘What DfT is doing’, Pennine road capacity in over 40 there is a list of existing commitments years and upgrading of the A1, M62, cost effective which include increasing the level of M1 and A555 link road. investment in transport by 50% by 2020; highways planning for the second ‘Road investment All 17 central departments have strategy’ (2020 to 2025) including published single departmental plans that maintenance strategic studies; creating a national set out how government will deliver its roads fund by fi nancial year 2020 to priorities by 2020. 2021; and contributing £6 billion to the Local Growth Fund this Parliament for You can read the DfT’s fi ve-year For more investment in local transport, including plan at https://www.gov.uk/ information call: £475 million for major schemes. government/publications/dft-single- departmental-plan-2015-to-2020/ When it comes to the objective of single-departmental-plan-2015- ‘Building a One Nation Britain’, the to-2020. department wants to “rebalance the 01455
£110m bypass opens in South Devon 553581 or email: A new £110 million bypass that [email protected] is expected to carry 35,000 vehicles a day has been offi cially opened in South Devon. The 3.5 mile South Devon Highway is expected to create hundreds of jobs and benefi t the tourism industry, in a major boost to the local economy. The road between Torbay and Newton Abbot was offi cially opened by Roads Minister Andrew Jones last month. of hard-working people in Torbay and The project was completed on time Newton Abbot. and on budget and is expected to “The road will help create new jobs deliver a near £1 billion return on the and give a welcome economic boost £110m investment. to the region, but most importantly Chancellor George Osborne said: end the unpredictable travel times “Better infrastructure is vital to improve for drivers.” people’s lives in the south west, and A team of 2,600 workers – half of this new link road is doing exactly whom were thought to be from the that by making local journeys quicker local area – spent nearly 1.5 million and easier. hours working on the project over the “After a tireless local campaign we 42 month building period that fi nished pledged new funding to make this last December. important project a reality, and this The Department for Transport paid announcement shows we have delivered around £76m for the £110m project, on our promise.” with the balance being shared Roads Minister Andrew Jones added: equally between Torbay Council “I am pleased our investment in the and Devon County Council, with South Devon Highway is already Teignbridge District Council making a delivering better journeys for thousands £500,000 contribution.
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by Steve Menary Firms in running for Scottish link Skanska wins road job North Somerset Bids have been returned for a long running £36 contract million project to build a Skanska has been awarded link road to the west of Inverness a £16m two-year contract to the region of £27m, as the proposal in the Scottish Highlands. maintain roads on behalf of North includes other works in mitigation for Eight contractors were shortlisted the loss of existing sports facilities Somerset Council. and companies in the running include through the building of the link road. Galliford Try subsidiary Morrison, which has an offi ce in Inverness, Dingwall- As part of the project, the council is based RJ McLeod and two Irish outfi ts, expected to provide rugby pitches Graham and McLaughlin & Harvey. and other facilities at Canal Parks, and to redeveloping Torvean Golf Course The highways services contract will see Procurement began at the end of in mitigation. Skanska working in partnership with the November 2015 and the shortlisted council to look after 679 miles of roads The roads element eventually will contractors for the scheme, which is across the district. known as the Inverness West Link Road, provide a link between the A82 Fort returned tenders at the end of February. William road to the A9 Perth route and As well as maintaining the existing the A96 Aberdeen road via the city’s infrastructure, Skanska will support The client, Highland Council, has already Southern Distributor Road. the council to develop the highways brought Capita Symonds on board as network and deliver improvement Wick-based specialist contractor MM consulting civil engineer and a decision projects. on the successful contractor is imminent. Miller is already on site carrying out a programme tree removal to make Cllr Elfan Ap Rees, the council’s deputy The council has put the cost of the way for the main contractor to move leader and executive member for overall project, which has been in onto site. highways and transport, said: the pipeline for a decade, at £36.6m. “A year ago we took the decision to That fi gure was based on 2014 prices Work on the link road should begin invest £40m in our roads over the next and was up from an initial costing of this summer with the fi rst phase fi ve years to halt the deterioration £34.4m based using 2013 prices. due for completion in late 2017. The second stage is likely to be ready by in the state of the roads and start to The construction contract itself is 2020 following the relocation of the improve them and this contract will understood to be lower and be in golf course. help us deliver that.”
Contracts round-up AE Yates, Bardon, Bethell and Colas, FP McCann, Fox Building & Civil They have been supported by funding Dowhigh are expected to return bids Engineering, P Keenan & Sons, Patrick from Sheffi eld City Region Investment on 11 March for places on a £53m Bradley and Whitemountain Quarries, Fund, as well signifi cant investment highways framework in North West have landed places on a framework that from the University’s own funds. NM England. Sefton Council is procuring could see spending of nearly £22m on Group’s highways and utilities division the deal, but the local authorities Northern Ireland’s roads over the next has already successfully delivered in Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St three years. The framework for the several similar projects for Sheffi eld City Helens and the Wirral will all be able DRD Roads Service comprises a dozen Council. to use the framework, along with contracts for small scale and responsive Merseytravel. The deal will be split works across the province and starts in Kier has won a four-year extension to into 11 lots and become operational in June 2016. the fi rm’s road maintenance contract with Surrey County Council, which July 2016. Land Engineering began work last could be worth up to £160m. The month (February) on the £21m Cathkin Dawnus and Aberdare-based outfi t agreement is part of a four-year Relief Road in Scotland after being Walters are among the contractors extension to the current contract confi rmed as having beaten Farrans, to fi le bids for a £7m contract to that began in 2011. The extension will Graham and RJ McLeod to the contract build the Northern Quarter Spine run from April 2017 to March 2021 by South Lanarkshire Council. The Road at Steam Mills in Cinderford, and extend the services provided to stretch of single carriageway will link Gloucestershire. Parsons Brinckerhoff include developing a Surrey Highways Cathkin Bypass with Fernhill Road are working as consulting engineers skill centre to provide training and to ease congestion in Rutherglen town on the scheme for joint clients, apprenticeship opportunities. the Forest of Dean District Council centre and is the fi rst project to start as and the Homes & Communities part of the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Jackson has beaten BAM Nuttall, Agency. A decision on a contractor City £1.1 billion regeneration project. J Murphy and local outfi t Walker is imminent as work is expected to North Midland Construction (NM Construction to a £3.2m roads start this month (March). The work Group) will undertake public realm contract that forms part of the re- involves providing an alternative route work in Sheffi eld after being awarded a development of Dover Harbour. The from the Steam Mills development contract worth £4m by the city council. job for Dover Harbour Board started into Cinderford by creating a new The public realm works are part of a on site last month (February) and junction to connect the A4136 with joint initiative between the University should take Jackson around 12 months Broadmoor Road. of Sheffi eld and Sheffi eld City Council. to complete. www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk MARCH 2016 COMPANIES & CONTRACTS 9 Costain wins £110m ECI contract Costain has won another major construction The scheme will provide a 4.3km stretch roads project for Lancashire in 2017 with of dual carriageway to link the A583/ Council after securing a £110m this work A584 to a new junction also being built deal to build a western distributor taking two on the M55 at Bartle. Costain’s work years. road in Preston. also includes construction of link roads County The contractor has been on site with to new housing areas at Cottam and councillor the £124.5m M6-Heysham project since North West Preston. John Fillis, 2014 but is unlikely to break ground cabinet member for highways and until next year as the deal is an Early The scheme is being funded through transport, said: “Costain have worked Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract. an agreement between central with us to construct the Heysham M6 government, the Lancashire Enterprise As part of this agreement, Costain Link and we’re looking forward to will support the council in delivering working with them once again. Their Partnership and local authorities the scheme through the statutory expertise and experience are important in central Lancashire under the process, including planning and for us to deliver a really high-quality Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire design development before starting road scheme.” City Deal.
Balfour secures £245m Midlands maintenance deal Balfour Beatty has agreed an while the fi rm has been delivering innovative £245m contract to highways maintenance for Solihull provide highways maintenance Council since 2013. over the next seven years for three The new deal will see Balfour Beatty’s local authorities in the Midlands. In 2010, Balfour was appointed Living Places division work in preferred bidder of a £250m public partnership with all three councils as The new deal builds on a number private partnership concession to part of a collaborative arrangement. provide street lighting in Coventry for of existing relationships that the Under the contract, which includes the council. contractor already has with Coventry the option of a three-year extension, City Council, Solihull Metropolitan A year later, Balfour Beatty won a Balfour Beatty will be responsible for Borough Council and Warwickshire £100m fi ve-year highway maintenance maintaining 5,000km of roads and County Council. contract for Warwickshire Council, 55,000 street lights.
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Maintaining drainage Richard Arrowsmith, Highways England asset information group leader, updates Highways Magazine readers on the award of a £4.5 million national drainage asset surveying contract
You recently let a contract to survey How important a role does good drainage asset data play in the your drainage assets; can you tell us resilience of your network? more about that? Since 2012, we have developed the use of Asset Data Capture Surveying We let a pilot contract off the T-Tear Mobile Mapping System (MMS) surveys for surface visible assets, which framework to CH2M to carry out surveys can capture a large amount of data quickly and effi ciently. We have to capture information on the state of our surveyed 100 per cent of the network using this method. Due to the large drainage assets in Kent (Area 4) and on the volume of high quality data, we developed a sterile storage environment M40 between Denham and Warwick (M40 that would provide easy and quick access to the data. So, the Asset DBFO). The pilot is valued at £4.5m and will Visualisation System (AVIS), an online data viewer, was developed. It develop a new methodology for asset data makes viewing high defi nition imagery and LiDAR point cloud data collection and management. This will help relatively easy. us to complete a drainage asset inventory Following the Transport Resilience Review in 2014 and the requirements and condition assessment, as set out in the set out in the Road Investment Strategy, we had to improve our government’s Road Investment Strategy. understanding of the location and condition of our drainage assets and the interfaces with the adjoining drainage networks. We are supplementing the current surface visible asset dataset with underground and offl ine drainage asset datasets to offer a comprehensive asset picture for England’s motorways and major A-roads. Having a robust process for capturing, storing and analysing data gives us a better understanding of our drainage assets, helps to ensure an effective and resilient road network that can cope with weather events when they happen and help plan future funding. www.highways.gov.uk MARCH 2016 HIGHWAYS ENGLAND 13
Is this likely to be something that could be expanded more widely across the network?
This contract is an enabler for the subsequent tendering process to award contracts more widely across the network. The tender will be open to the entire supply chain regardless of their size. However, they need to have the capacity to fulfi l the requirements of the task specifi cation that will be managed by CH2M. This is a vast undertaking and has never been done before; therefore we estimate the entire project would take fi ve years to complete.
What are the next steps?
For the next stage of this process, we will hold discussions with supply chain members that express an interest. Our supply chain will play a critical role in providing fi t-for-purpose survey data that will fulfi l the drainage data requirements within the government license agreement. Therefore it is vital that we work closely, collaboratively and effi ciently with them. www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk MARCH 2016 INDUSTRY INTERVIEW 15 The apprenticeship agenda The government has pledged to create 30,000 apprenticeship places across the road and rail industry by 2020. Here, Highways Magazine editor Alec Peachey speaks to the chair of the new transport and infrastructure skills strategy, Terry Morgan
As part of the government’s employed, fi ve apprenticeships will be commitment to reach this fi gure created each year. targets for the creation of new The strategy builds upon the work of apprenticeships will be written major projects like Crossrail, which has into contracts. used responsible contract arrangements to create hundreds of apprenticeships The Department for Transport (DfT), since construction began in 2009 alongside its delivery bodies, including Highways England and Network Rail, “I’m always a great believer in trying to will now work with their suppliers to leverage off things that have worked,” ensure apprenticeships are at the heart Morgan tells Highways Magazine. “At “We all have an interest of contracts which will deliver the Crossrail, it has worked. We’re now at in trying to ensure that government’s multi-billion pound rail 550 apprentices and are still growing. It has made a big difference to us. youngsters, when they’re and road investment programme. making choices about Depending on the contract, this “When I spoke to Highways England means suppliers will either create one (HE) there was no objection to the their career, understand apprenticeship for every £3 million principle. I think historically they’d had the benefi ts of working to £5m of taxpayers’ money spent, something that looked like this, but in engineering” or deliver a percentage increase in I’m not sure how strongly it had been the number of apprentices employed implemented. With HE it was more a Terry Morgan each year during the lifetime of the conversation around what does it mean contract. In these cases the aim is that and how does it work. They needed a the number of apprenticeships created bit of time to understand what it meant each year will equal 2.5 per cent of the and what they could commit to. I’d workforce, so for every 200 people rather that than simply saying
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yes we agree and then not actually understanding what it means.” Morgan, who has been chairman of Crossrail since 2009, believes that this approach will soon be commonplace across other sectors. “One of the recommendations was to do more about the procurement power that we have to try and encourage the apprenticeship agenda,” he notes. “Do not be surprised if you see other parts of government start to follow suit. I think it’s inevitable and it is one of those things that businesses are now looking at.” going to university. This, Morgan says, is are waiting to see what it looks like. In The former apprentice says true of all apprenticeships. some respect there was noise about the fact that the early stages had created that companies who invest in “There’s nothing to stop you doing a bit of disruption. I’m not surprised by apprenticeships often put themselves both,” he says. “Apprenticeships are that with the changes that are going in a stronger position when it comes to very often described as a single action. on, but it is an industry that should bidding for work. Going forward, I don’t think that will actually look forward to longevity. be the case. I’m very keen that people “It’s not about going after companies The government have set a priority on recognise they can get paid doing an that naturally do this anyway, but the infrastructure investment. The only way apprenticeship and they can fi nish it reality is 80 per cent of companies don’t that’s going to be questioned is if we and decide that they then want to go have apprenticeship programmes,” he fail to deliver. If it’s not done properly onto university. remarked. “There are some who say then why would politicians prioritise how can I when I have a contract that “One of the reasons for this is either taxpayers’ money to be wasted? only lasts another two or three years. parental prejudice or teacher guidance “If you look at what’s going through Why would I take on an apprentice? In is often quite limited in terms of government at the moment it still my opinion it comes down to bidding anything else other than going to retains a high priority towards for more work. Companies that invest university. Schools historically have infrastructure, whether it is HS2, in apprenticeships are in a much always been measured on their nuclear or roads. It has a much higher more competitive position. They are academic results and the proportion of priority than I’ve experienced in the offering out to, in terms of clients students that go to university. That’s past. The government have always and organisations, something that going to change. It can’t work any got this trade off between investing demonstrates they are here for the other way and I think Nicky Morgan in the future or investing in our needs long-term. I get very dismissive of those (Secretary of State for Education) has today. It is continuing to prioritise that say ‘I can’t invest in apprenticeships got that message. She knows she’s infrastructure and I think we’ll see more because I might not have a business in got to do more in terms of promoting signs of that in the Budget coming up two or three years’ time’. That’s not the the balance between apprenticeships in the next month or so.” way to plan a business. That’s planning and the academic route. Indeed, and to fail. If you’re not investing in people in my humble opinion, when you and don’t have new people coming in, look at what happens when young Working together then you probably will fail.” people leave university they often Rather than have different engineering go onto a development programme. sectors competing against each other The strategy also features some other I believe that should also be part to attract apprentices, Morgan says recommendations around diversity. of an apprenticeship. I never did industries must work together to Agreement has been reached with understand this demarcation between address the skills shortage. Network Rail, Highways England, HS2 an apprentice and a graduate. I’ve lived “We all have an interest in trying to Ltd, Transport for London (TfL) and with it as I was an apprentice and also ensure that youngsters, when they’re Crossrail for a stretching target for a graduate. I’m still the same person, making choices about their career, new female entrants to engineering but that demarcation is very real, as understand the benefi ts of working and technical apprenticeships, either though it’s a statement about different in engineering. directly employed by them or by their capabilities. I don’t believe that either.” suppliers, delivering an increase in the “If I’m honest I do worry sometimes. numbers of women employed in the Investing in infrastructure Monday it could be Crossrail coming transport sector, with the aim being in to talk about the benefi ts of Morgan engaged with the roads that this should be in line with the engineering, Tuesday it could sector before the launch of the proportion of women in work by 2030. be Network Rail, Wednesday it’s strategy and believes the current Highways England – and they’ve all got “I want to ensure that by 2020 20 investment in the industry is indicative different messages. Again one of the per cent of apprentices are female,” of the government’s current focus things that’s important is how do we comments Morgan. “Some people on infrastructure. coordinate our efforts. would say that that doesn’t sound “What I saw with highways is that it’s overly ambitious, but when you start “Which part of our sector, in almost at a bit of a crossroads. The from a position of fi ve per cent, it is engineering terms, do they go to? From whole establishment of HE is to give a challenge.” my experience too many youngsters it longevity. To get away from annual make a decision too early on that budgets and to avoid the uncertainty they’re not going to do engineering. For Delivering the right about business expectations. me the most important thing is trying messages “It’s still going to be a competitive to deliver that message without getting In order to help attract younger people market, but the whole thing about HE too much into the detail about the into engineering more must be done is that it will have a long-term vision advantages of careers in roads versus to promote the balance between about what it’s trying to do. What I rail. I’d rather get youngsters familiar apprenticeships and the benefi ts of saw was a group of contractors who with an engineering route. To be frank www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk MARCH 2016 INDUSTRY INTERVIEW 17
I’d like to see a lot more people move set and expertise that is vitally needed different, then as an employer that’s across different sectors of engineering.” by the highways industry. quite diffi cult to determine what level of accreditation has been achieved. I “It’s a great start, but it doesn’t have to would be looking for a model around The academy question stop there,” notes Morgan. “I can only national standards to try and make the As part of the strategy, the government go by my own experience. Virtual is most of these national centres that wants to develop a coordinated good, but getting youngsters together we’re currently developing.” national network of transport to get experience is equally important.” infrastructure skills colleges to train the One of the most important things, George Lee, chief executive of the transport workers of the future. Morgan highlights, is the importance of Road Safety Markings Association fi nding people apprenticeship places – The National Training Academy for (RSMA), recently argued that specialist using an example to illustrate his point. Rail (NTAR) has recently opened in training is important when it comes to Northampton with the government installing performance products on the “Say Network Rail want 500 providing 50 per cent of the £7 road network (see Jan/Feb 2016 issue apprentices, they’re likely to get 3,000 million funding. of Highways). people applying. What happens is Network Rail will choose the ones they So is it time for a physical academy Morgan agrees with this observation, want and the rest will get rejection that’s dedicated to highways training? adding: “When you talk about letters. I’m keen to make sure that we specialisms, that’s a great example, “The whole question about creating don’t lose those people. centres of excellence to bring common which is similar to High Speed. We want competencies together is critically a centre of excellence that’s got the “I want to make sure that once important,” answers Morgan. “If it’s knowledge and for it to be recognised individuals show an interest in real then it is up to whoever decides for that. If it’s possible to deliver the apprenticeships we do everything we to do that to put the business case programmes at that location then fi ne, can to fi nd them a position. Historically, together and to bid into government.” but if other colleges want to deliver the that has not happened.” programme then I would be looking for The Institute of Highway Engineers When asked how big the challenge them to go to centres of excellence to (IHE) recently launched its new is around creating thousands of learn what it is they think the industry virtual National Highway Engineering apprenticeships, Morgan answers with needs. The worst thing is if there is Academy (NHEA). one word – “huge”, he responds. a determination to be recognising According to the IHE, the virtual specialism and you’ve got 20 colleges He confi rmed that a steering committee academy will focus on providing thinking they’re all delivering the will now be tasked with carrying out the engineers and technicians with the skill same programmes, but they’re all implementation of the strategy.
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As Storm Desmond approached the west coast of the UK, on 5 December, red weather warnings had been issued for the whole of north west England, including fl ood warnings and predictions of 70mph winds and seven inches of rainfall. Few people predicted the literally record-breaking amounts of rain that fell in the days that followed, with Honister Pass in the Lake District recording an astonishing 13 inches of rain in 24 hours. The effects were devastating, and Cumbria was amongst the worst affected places in the country with collapsed bridges, roads blocked or washed away, major fl ooding and electricity outages across the This created an urgent need for a new in the Vale and Dunmail Raise following whole region. crossing, but owing to the length and fl ooding and currently local traffi c Cumbria County Council, in the size of temporary bridge required, is being forced to take a long round days that followed the storm and its the preparations have taken time with trip to travel between Grasmere and aftermath, needed to restore road Mabey Hire working closely with Story Wythburn. Cumbria County Council links across the county and looked Construction, contracted by Cumbria was keen to restore the vital school bus to Mabey Hire to provide temporary County Council, to deliver a temporary service, and introduce a shuttle bus bridging solutions in a number of crossing. At the time of writing, for local residents, avoiding the A591 key areas. Having developed a good preparations for the installation of the where it was damaged. A new route, working relationship with the council temporary bridge are well underway, essentially a forest track, was identifi ed, over several projects in the past, the with the foundations currently going in. but it forded rivers at two points, and company was well known to them Mabey Hire will be installing its largest thus two temporary bridges were as being able to fulfi l emergency bridging solution, the Universal Bridge needed to create a reliably passable deployments. Operations swung into System, at Pooley Bridge in order to be route for the buses. action immediately, and planning began able to accommodate both pedestrians Working with Thomas Armstrong for bridge installations in Pooley Bridge, and two lanes of traffi c over a 45m Group, Mabey Hire installed a 24m span Thirlmere and Staveley, where roads span, and it is being constructed on- Compact 200 bridge and a 12m span and bridges had been destroyed by rain site, opening in spring. Quickbridge on the route and both and fl ooding. The situation around Thirlmere was are now fully open, turning the rough On 6 December at Pooley Bridge, the equally serious with a section of the track into an essential link for both 250-year-old bridge connecting the A591, a main route through the Lake the school and shuttle bus services. village across the River Eamont, was District, left completely impassable. In addition to these two important washed away at the height of the storm. The road collapsed between St John’s projects with which Mabey is involved, HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE 19 Kwik-Step Modular Platforms & Stairways
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Secondly, we held Substantial signifi cant amounts of stock in Lancashire, making us Savings in Time and Cost ideally placed to deliver to the Cumbria region using local hauliers and crane companies. “We quickly developed a collaborative relationship with all parties working together, following work in previous years to deliver temporary bridges and other projects within the county. This enabled engineering and site teams to work seamlessly and identify exactly the temporary bridging requirements in the midst of an evolving situation.” Extreme weather events like Storm Desmond may be more commonplace in the future, with so-called ‘100 year events’ occurring every 10 or 20 years. Despite the best efforts of climatologists, it’s very diffi cult to predict the scope and scale of the damage likely to be infl icted on the UK’s road network over the next few years. 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Maintenance teams can not only complete the work on SOLUTION highways asset site but also comply with their New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) management and duty and issue stop and start notices maintenance when required. The ease of taking photographs and assigning them to a defect is another important benefi t. The use of mapping also helps contracted maintenance teams locate the work fi rst time, saving time, money and importantly reducing the carbon emissions. Moreover, the much broader use of photography that the latest mobile technology supports enables councils to defend insurance claims vigorously as they now have easily accessible documentary evidence not only that an inspection has been You don’t have to go back far to was a time-consuming and ineffi cient conducted but also the true nature of any defect and whether the necessary fi nd a time when most highway process and in practice frequently repairs have been carried out. maintenance work was carried neglected altogether. out after the event. Teams were Today, the whole landscape of highways Arguably the greatest benefi t of the weighed down with paperwork maintenance is changing fast. Local very latest mobile solutions, including our own mobile jobs management which had to be completed off- authorities are embracing the latest mobile technology for highways asset app for the Mayrise Highways Asset PLANER HIRE site – and projects were delayed as Management suite, is their user-friendly management and maintenance, helping a result. look and feel. Most users are familiar support higher levels of remote working with the latest touchscreen mobile Information was stored haphazardly in and leaner, paper-free, or at least devices such as smart phones and paper documents that would inevitably paper-light operational processes. tablets in their everyday life. They will get held up on people’s desks for days therefore typically benefi t from the waiting to be attended to. Complaints Instant communication intuitive workfl ow of these devices, were handled by phone during offi ce If they haven’t yet implemented it, most helping to improve productivity and hours and there was no set process authorities are at least considering signifi cantly lessen training costs. for dealing with them. There were moving to mobile and assessing the also issues with data integrity, as in potential it offers. There is a growing Looking to the future practice it is harder for councils to awareness of how the latest technology Today then, we are on the cusp of a new validate printed documents than digital can drive productivity and other dawn in highways maintenance. The fi les. Moreover, data quality was a operational effi ciencies. 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Mone Brothers, a quarrying and recycling The event also served to showcase the links between business founded in 1965 and situated in the three businesses as Steve Horsley, director of Leeds, has joined forces with Barnsley-based Mone Brothers, explained: “The conference was a E J Lidster Ltd and Mike Wakefi eld Tippers great success with a lot of knowledge shared with key individuals concerning the use of SMR and HBM Ltd of Hull to promote the merits of the for utility road and footpath remedial works. latest, cost effective, sustainable aggregates including SMR (Structural Materials for “HBM is an aggregate we will be bringing to the Reinstatement) and HBM (Hydraulically market place over the course of this year. It can Bound Materials). reduce the amount of tarmac that has to be put back into the carriageways by around 200mm and A conference organised by Mone Brothers in South provides a structurally sound road. In fi ve to 10 Leeds last November bought together over 70 utility years time I believe that SMR and HBM will account and road construction experts from across Yorkshire for the vast majority of materials being put back and the North East to fi nd out about HBM, SMR into carriageways. and other infi ll aggregate options. “Our links with E J Lidster and Mike Wakefi eld are a Timed to coincide with Northern Gas Networks’ template for how business should be done with the Environment Week, the event featured a sharing of best practice to ensure that this region number of video presentations and case studies stays ahead of the game in terms of utilising the including the recent demolition of the Yorkshire latest aggregates.” Post building in Leeds and how the resultant Neil Whalley of Northern Gas concrete waste has been used as the foundation Networks commented: “As a for a number of roads across the region. utility company we strive to have a positive effect on the environment. We set ourselves tough targets as regards environmental impact
Delegates from Mone Brothers’ aggregates conference in November 2015. From left: Neil Whalley (Northern Gas Networks), Tim Sugden (Mone Bros), Seb Love (SMR UK), Mike Wakefi eld (Mike Wakefi eld Tippers), Steve Horsley (Mone Bros), Anthony Lidster (E J Lidster) and Phil Mone (Mone Bros)
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and aim to minimise where we can. Part of that involves limiting the amount of SMR & HBM excavation soil that we send to landfi ll SMR stands for Structural Materials for and also the amount of aggregate used Reinstatement and it is made from the for reinstatement. debris of demolished buildings. The waste “We have a target of no more than 20 is hauled away before being broken down, per cent virgin aggregate to be used screened and turned into aggregate. for reinstatement which means that SMR aggregate can be used much in the the 100 per cent recycled products same way as Recycled Type 1 and is a supplied by Mone Brothers and their very adaptable construction material used Yorkshire partners really helps us in in the construction of roads, paths and that quest.” cycles paths as well as new build homes. It can strengthen soil by as much as 600 Seb Love, a director at SMR who also per cent and also helps dry out surrounding moisture for maximum compaction presented at the event, echoed those and bonds soil particles for increased density. sentiments: “Because SMR and HBM are The term HBM (Hydraulically Bound Materials) is used to describe a next new products we are very careful as to generation aggregate product made from soil or aggregate mixtures that combine who we pick to be our partners. In the binders such as cement, fl y ash, gypsum or lime-based binders. This combination Yorkshire area Mone Brothers have a causes the mixture to harden through a chemical reaction with water. very good reputation and that can now Mone Brothers make HBM through recycled material and cement which is a cost- be extended to Mike Wakefi eld Tippers effective comparison to a traditional aggregate. HBMs are defect free and do not and E J Lidster. sink when using in road construction, block paving and trench reinstatement. “SMR and HBM outperform traditional reinstatement aggregates by a factor conjunction with Mone Brothers. Mike Wakefi eld, who founded his business of three so you’re reducing the cost That is now up and running and in 2002, was similarly enthusiastic: “It’s and carbon footprint and meeting supplying YHAUC (Yorkshire Highways been about a year since we fi rst started the sustainability targets of utility and Utilities Committee) approved discussions with Mone Brothers and E companies. It’s win, win, win! materials to civil engineering and utility J Lidster. I would not have been able to “Mone Brothers produce a consistently fi rms across South Yorkshire and the set up on my own but Mone Bros have high quality product. If they are able East Midlands. the technical experience associated with to share that expertise with others in SMR to allow us to bring it to the market “Solutions such as HBM, which we will the industry then there’s no doubt that across Humberside and further afi eld.” be supplying in conjunction with Mone standards will be driven up.” Brothers, not only make perfect sense The teamwork shown by these three Anthony Lidster of E J Lidster for the environment but they also bring Yorkshire companies is clearly paying explained: “We have a new recycling down costs for ourselves, our customers off with an aggregate victory for plant that has been developed in and, ultimately, the public purse.” all concerned. Road Weather Information Systems
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The impact of Surface Matters fl ooding on roads Desmond, Eva, Frank, Henry and, most recently, Imogen. The roll-call of storms that have relentlessly battered the UK this winter emphasises how our weather is changing, with scientists still predicting a continuing trend towards wetter winters with more intense downpours as a result of climate change. Alan Mackenzie, chairman of the Asphalt industry Alliance (AIA), examines the devastating effects of fl ooding and its impact on roads
Storm Desmond in December resulted in 16,000 homes in “Our local road network England being fl ooded, with receives only a fraction of many areas remaining underwater the funding allocated to the for weeks. strategic road network” Undoubtedly, these changing meteorological conditions will have an Alan Mackenzie, impact on our roads. Those that are chairman of the Asphalt poorly maintained are less resilient Industry Alliance (AIA) and therefore unable to withstand the rigours of fl ooding. Water will penetrate existing cracks or crevices which will lead to the formation of potholes and, in time, undermine the entire structure of the road. The risk from heavy rain and fl ooding of roads is particularly acute during the winter months. Standing water, and water within the road surface, freezes and expands as temperatures drop, However, the fact remains that our causing the road surface to rupture and local road network receives only a potholes to form rapidly as traffi c drives fraction of the funding allocated to the over the weakened areas. strategic road network (SRN), even though it represents 98 per cent of all This inevitably creates a vicious circle: our roads and carries two thirds of all the large number of potholes that are traffi c. To put it into perspective, Local repaired on the local road network – Government Association fi gures show estimated to be almost 2.7 million in that over the next six years every mile England and Wales during 2014/15 of our motorways and trunk roads (ALARM survey 2015) – prevents much- will receive £1.4 million funding while needed funds being used to carry out our local roads will see just £31,000 planned, proactive road maintenance per mile. that could help prevent the potholes forming in the fi rst place. And, although we welcomed the government’s decision to re-establish Given limited resources, it is vital that highways maintenance funding councils the link between Vehicle Excise Duty the money local authorities receive receive will now be based on their own (VED) and the new National Roads is directed towards appropriate road self-assessed performance on a range Fund from 2021, as the money is maintenance programmes. Research of issues, including asset management currently ear-marked for the SRN, has shown that adopting an ‘invest to and resilience. save’ approach pays dividends – with it will do nothing to help address every planned investment in the road this disparity. network providing long-term savings of Security of funding The road network is a local authority’s more than twice the value. The government has made signifi cant most valuable asset and one on which The 2015 ALARM survey shows that strides in recent years to provide all of its other services depend. So while 85 per cent of local authorities have some security of funding by pledging it will only be a matter of time before adopted asset management plans, and £6 billion for highways maintenance storms Vernon and Wendy hit our these are set to become even more between 2015 and 2021. These shores, their impact on our roads can be important as a result of the incentive long-term funding commitments are mitigated by the adoption of planned based funding being introduced by the vital if local authorities are to have the maintenance programmes to enhance Department for Transport from next confi dence to implement an ‘invest to their resilience and prevent fl ood waters month (April 2016). An element of the save’ approach. exposing any existing frailties. 45719 Vysionics Highways Half Page Advert B:Layout 1 18/06/2015 09:42 Page 1
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“Leaving the EU might not have a substantial impact on funding the UK’s road network” Bob Collis
The UK’s membership of the European Union (EU) has become one of the most important discussions of the moment. As the debate gathers momentum, Bob Collis, director of strategic and local roads at TRL and a member of the Highways Magazine editorial board, explores the potential impact on the UK’s road network
Should the UK leave the EU, stay over transport issues. For example, we make any signifi cant difference to the in, or should it negotiate new still drive on the left and we still use UK’s economy? membership terms? With so many ‘miles’ on our signposts. Indeed, for many years, the EU had expected the Thinking about funding large issues on the agenda, such UK to end its exemptions for units of as gaining greater powers for The big issue, as ever, will be whether measurement that included the ‘pint’ the UK will have more money or less parliament to block EU legislation for milk, beer and cider, and the ‘mile’ money to spend on its roads. It would and cutting down on excessive for road signs and speed. However, appear that the UK has attracted bureaucracy, it’s perhaps not under a 2009 European Directive, it was substantial funding for major road surprising that the UK’s road agreed that ‘given the local character of schemes from the EU through TEN-T those exemptions’ there was no longer network funding and other European network has, as far as I know, not a need to put an end to them. So, the featured in the discussions so far. investment funds – and there are mile was saved – along with the pint – new funds emerging, such as the €13 But could these issues affect how the supposedly because of the UK’s ‘local billion Connecting Europe Facility for UK’s road network is controlled and character’, which was a relief to the transport. Therefore, on the one hand funded in the future? The possible beer drinkers among us. not being part of the EU could reduce impact of ‘staying in’ or ‘coming out’ on According to the European the amount of road funding gained the UK’s roads is worth at least some Commission’s mobility and transport from these pots. However, on the other, consideration. For example, will the website, ‘roads are managed by national the UK also contributes money to such UK have more control of the network (or regional or local) authorities.’ While initiatives, so could theoretically save or less control? Will leaving the EU leaving the EU is unlikely to change money by leaving the EU. cost the UK more or less to operate this approach, the Trans European Financial exchanges aside, the UK funds its road network? Will re-negotiating Network for Transport (TEN-T) includes most of its own road improvements membership terms enable the UK to several strategic roads that cross the and maintenance. It is currently taking completely overrule, if it wants to, the UK; mainly motorway routes between forward a large-scale investment European legislation and standards that the south and east coasts and cities strategy worth £15bn for the strategic apply to our road network? in the north of England and Scotland, road network, and also intends to as well as between Belfast and Dublin. increase its funding for local road Understanding the situation So would there be a need to remove maintenance. So, leaving the EU might When it comes to control, the UK has these roads from the TEN-T network not have a substantial impact on a strong history of standing its ground if the UK left the EU, and would this funding the UK’s road network. www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk MARCH 2016 EU REFERENDUM 29
Considering legislation and standards Finally, there’s the re-negotiation option. Where would the UK need greater powers to overrule EU legislation on roads? A possible example could be if the EU sought to bring in legislation that sets targets for cutting CO2 and other emissions from road transport that the UK does not support. However, it is diffi cult at the moment to fully understand how greater powers would impact on the road network without further investigation.
As for reducing bureaucracy, the UK contributes to the standardisation of specifi cations for materials and products for roads through organisations such as CEN, the European Committee for Standardisation. CEN brings together the EU’s National Standardisation bodies, including three countries of the European Free Trade Association Similarly, the UK contributes to its business and technical abilities, and (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland). many of the European ‘associations’ for its ‘local character.’ In principle, each European Standard that infl uence good practice and It’s clear that there are still many becomes the national standard across innovative thinking over topics such questions that will need to be answered all European countries, but would this as road safety, pavements, ITS and about how the UK’s decision on EU continue for the UK if it left the EU? asset management, as well helping membership will impact our road network. Maintaining a leading role in developing members over funding from European However, one thing that’s certain is that harmonised and interoperable research programmes such as Horizon the UK will defi nitely need to ensure it standards could, however, become even 2020. The UK will need to maintain its doesn’t lose its infl uence on roads – it will more important for the UK to trade position as a leading player in many of still be connected to Europe, regardless of effi ciently across Europe. these areas, as it is respected both for whether it is ‘in’ or ‘out.’
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The 20th century saw an explosion This list is by no means exhaustive. in motorised transport, which Ecologists are An ecologist will be able to advise on resulted in a signifi cant increase working on the M1 other protected species and European, in our ability to move around smart motorway nationally and locally protected habitats the country and abroad more scheme and protected sites that may occur. Locally protected species may have quickly and easily than ever high prevalence in highway verges in before. However, the burgeoning comparison with the majority of the road network left a mark on local landscape. the countryside with wildlife Ecologists usually get their fi rst suffering the consequences. Road access to a proposed road scheme infrastructure can cause isolation when they undertake a Preliminary and fragmentation of species Ecological Appraisal or a scoping visit populations, permanent barriers to to assess ecological issues. They then dispersal, extinction and death of recommend relevant protected species individual protected species, and surveys based on the habitats they fi nd disturbance, which can itself lead within the specifi ed survey buffer. These to displacement. surveys often have seasonal restrictions due to the biology of the species However, although the environment involved and weather conditions. can seem inhospitable to us, the land are met whilst avoiding project risks, Therefore, project planning needs to next to our roads and motorways such as project overruns. consider these limitations to avoid can also provide much needed semi- unnecessary delays. natural habitats and wildlife oases in The M1 scheme is a good example the form of undisturbed habitats. Road of how ecologists work on schemes Canvas Stag BeetleStag beetle networks can create much-needed of this type. Generally, highways are (Lucanus cervus) associated with habitat connectivity for wildlife along linear features with deep verges or rotting buried wood and stumpsIt is large stretches of the UK’s countryside. embankments often undisturbed and highly likely that at least one protected These connections can provide wildlife unbroken for large distances. Within species will occur along a major with access to European, national such areas there are features that road scheme, so ecological input and local protected habitats that are attract wildlife, including sustainable in the initial stages of a project will themselves islands in a landscape that urban drainage or storm water retention ensure ecological risks are identifi ed has been transformed by urbanisation ponds, blocked ditches, river crossing and managed at the start and any and modern farming practices. These points, bridges and underpasses, appropriate mitigation measures put roadside rural habitats, therefore, dumped materials, tussocky grassland in place. Most ecological surveys can provide connections that allow and scrub and woodland of various occur up to two years before initial protected species to move between ages. These often form a mosaic of groundworks. This lead-in period allows such areas. habitats and link to other features that the scheme to incorporate ecological radiate away from the highway into the surveys and any recommendations The M1 wider landscape such as hedges and and legal requirements at the planning ditches that allow the movement of stage, including the need for European Thomson Ecology and Thomson protected species such as: protected species licences. If these Habitats are currently working on a surveys are not undertaken and a large motorway scheme that involves è Great crested newt (Triturus protected species is found, it can delay both widening roads and creating of cristatus) (European protected) site works for a signifi cant period new stretches, including the current è All six native UK reptiles species (all of time during which the relevant M1 smart motorway scheme. This £65 nationally protected, two European documentation will need to be prepared million scheme is part of Highways protected) and submitted to the authorities. England’s Collaborative Delivery è All UK bat species (European These delays inevitably have fi nancial Framework focusing on increasing protected) implications. capacity on the M1 between J16 and J19. è Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus Once the recommended surveys are As part of this work, Thomson Ecology avellanarius) (European protected) complete, plans are fi nalised. These is providing ecological watching briefs è Birds (nationally protected and very can include options for avoidance, for dormice, reptiles and bats during likely to be encountered) mitigation, compensation and vegetation clearance works to facilitate restoration. In brief this means: redevelopment of the hard shoulder è Badger (Meles meles) (nationally and road verge. The role of project protected) Avoidance – this will seek to eliminate managers on such schemes is to ensure è Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) impacts upon protected species, the legislative requirements for ecology (nationally protected) protected habitats and protected sites. 32 ENVIRONMENT MARCH 2016 www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk
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2016 AD UK ITS- Andrew.indd 1 08.01.2016 10:27:30 34 ENVIRONMENT MARCH 2016 www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk The tools for digital effi ciency Kim Hampton, principal sustainability and carbon specialist at Mott MacDonald, discusses the use of digital systems to improve resource effi ciency
The public and private sectors to specifi c disciplines, for example civil are under increasing pressure “Digital tools also provide engineering, buildings and landscaping. from government to fi nd design a level of fl exibility that As all data is stored digitally, design solutions for construction projects promote ‘thinking outside decisions and changes can be captured and fed into other documents that are resource effi cient, the box’” and models. Quantifying the reduce carbon emissions and Kim Hampton suitability of each design is are sustainable. As part of the also made easier via digital government’s low carbon agenda, tools such as D4RE, where targets have been set to achieve The tool also links resource effi ciency ratings 20 per cent reduction in CO2 all these variables are allocated to each design emissions by 2020. There are to cost information, iteration based on questions also legal requirements under allowing users to such as: have any resource the European Union Waste identify potential effi ciency targets been Framework Directive to achieve savings in respect to cost, set by the client, or are you programme and resources required to undertake a water 70 per cent re-use, recycling and while ensuring the project meets footprint calculation? other recovery of construction and its sustainability targets. By capturing demolition waste by 2020. those considerations and ideas it can Making savings then identify and evaluate ways to The best opportunities for improving So far Mott MacDonald has used the integrate them in the design. Those resource effi ciency occur at the earliest tool on a number of projects in a feasible ideas can then form part of stages of the design process, and variety of sectors. The consultancy the design. digital tools bring a level of accuracy held a D4RE workshop for the Colwyn which optimises waste reduction across Digital tools also provide a level of Bay Waterfront Enhancement Scheme all stages of a construction project. fl exibility that promote ‘thinking outside on behalf of Conwy County Borough Mott MacDonald developed an Excel- the box’, enabling users to model and Council. It generated over 100 different based tool called Design for Resource evaluate multiple schemes, taking the ideas for the project which enabled Effi ciency (D4RE) which integrates best aspects of each iteration through the design team, including the client into the advanced design features of to fi nal design. With D4RE users are and architect to collaborate openly building information modelling (BIM) able to identify design decisions such to inform design decisions. Further and other tools used for quantifying as the cut and fi ll balance and the investigation of some of the ideas led carbon, water and energy, bringing potential reuse of materials to a saving of £300,000 through the all these elements together on a project. It includes use of hydraulically bound techniques in a ‘one-stop shop’. checklists relating for pavement material containing coal tar. This would otherwise have been disposed of as hazardous waste at a cost of £300/tonne. On the same
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www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk MARCH 2016 ENVIRONMENTEYEBROW 37 An environmental breakthrough Bas Hennissen is business unit director, roads and construction at Arizona Chemical, a Kraton Company. Here, he discusses the use of 100 per cent recycled asphalt on a bike lane in Rotterdam and how it could be rolled out for use on UK roads
In December 2015, What enables the 100 per cent Rotterdam’s Lab Street, RAP mix in Rotterdam is “The UK can benefi t from a showcase for testing an additive developed increasing the amount thinking innovation innovative products, by Arizona Chemical of RAP that can be used Company, makers of broke ground on a effectively in its roads” new bike lane. In and bio-based pine chemicals. Its SYLVAROAD RP1000 of itself, this may not Bas Hennissen Performance Additive sound very unusual. makes this extensive use But what sets this bike of RAP possible because it Benefi ts lane apart from others enables asphalt mixes with 50 Having the ability to use higher is the material with which to 70 per cent RAP and up to 100 amounts of RAP in asphalt mixes results it’s made: 100 per cent recycled per cent in some cases – rather than in three key outcomes: asphalt pavement (RAP). the typical 30 per cent – to achieve Waste reduction. Construction and performance levels that equal those of One-hundred per cent recycled asphalt demolition waste, which includes used in road construction has previously not virgin asphalt mixes containing no RAP asphalt pavement, is one of the heaviest been possible because of performance at all. and most voluminous waste streams in issues. Historically, the higher the This dramatically improved the EU, accounting for about 25 to 30 amount of RAP mixed with virgin performance has been substantiated in per cent of all waste generated. The asphalt, the more susceptible the two recent studies. Research conducted higher the amount of recycled asphalt road is to rutting, cracking and water in late 2015 at Germany’s Braunschweig used in mixes, the lower the amount of damage. As a result, the percentage of University showed that a mix with 70 waste that will end up in landfi lls. RAP in asphalt mixes has been limited per cent recycled asphalt enabled by Lower carbon footprint. A life-cycle to about 30 per cent on average. the SYLVAROAD product performed assessment found that an asphalt as well as a mix made of 100 per cent mix containing a high percentage of Proven performance results virgin asphalt. The 70 per cent RAP mix RAP can produce a signifi cantly lower The situation is changing – and showed resistance to cold cracking at carbon footprint. Cradle-to-gate, environmental consciousness as well low compaction temperatures. as cost savings are at the forefront. These results mirrored those from a study of the same product done by the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) at Auburn University in the US. The tests, conducted and geared toward asphalt mixes and regulatory and weather conditions in the US, found WJ deliver road marking products and that the additive improved binder Exceptional thinking and an innovative culture help characteristics across all temperatures WJ drive the industry forward by finding better services nationally and regionally: — and particularly in intermediate and ways to do things. High performance road markings critical low temperatures. Temporary markings Road studs These studies complement more than Continuous safety improvements are achieved on 50 tests and road trials already being application equipment by designing out risk and our Surface preparation Asphalt repair conducted in Europe and the US. technical teams relentlessly strive to develop high High friction & safety surfacing performance materials. Specialist markings Investment in R&D contributes to workforce and road user Hydroblast line removal & retexturing safety whilst providing added value through efficiencies, Average speed cameras which is exactly why Innovation is a WJ core value. Retroreflectometer surveys WJ North Limited WJ Scotland WJ South Limited WJ South West Limited WJ Products Limited E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. Milton Keynes. Wellington, Somerset. Milton Keynes. Tel: +44 (0)1782 381 780 Tel: +44 (0)1236 755 114 Tel: +44 (0)1908 649 110 Tel: +44 (0)1823 289 950 Tel: +44 (0)1908 649 110 Elland, West Yorkshire. London. Pridhamsleigh, Devon. Bradford, West Yorkshire. Tel: +44 (0)1422 370 659 Tel: +44 (0)20 3553 4751 Tel: +44 (0)1823 289 950 Tel: +44 (0)1274 606 770 Braintree, Essex. Tel: +44 (0)1908 649 110 Construction of a bike lane in Rotterdam using 100 per cent recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) 38 ENVIRONMENT MARCH 2016 www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk
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Bartco UK Vaisala Stand 05.348 Stand 11.521 UK manufacturer of temporary, solar powered variable message Vaisala will showcase its real time weather signs (VMS), Bartco UK, will launch two industry fi rsts at this year’s warning system. Intertraffi c. The decision matrix uses road weather data to The company will unveil the fi rst temporary VMS designed for use alert motorists of potential hazards. within work zones in order to improve safety. The HD Quattro was Automatically alerting motorists to weather developed in response to feedback from customers requiring a product related problems can present challenges when to affi rm on-site speed limits for work zone vehicles. there are potentially multiple alert conditions, Bartco UK is also launching what it believes may be the fi rst two-colour all with different levels of importance. Vaisala VMS of its size to feature a 126 pixel x 84 pixel dual colour matrix. weather focused ITS solution offers an answer The 2,730mm x 1,850mm HD VMS-C offers higher resolution than to the problem, because it can view multiple standard VMS. conditions, and make decisions based on how the system was programmed. Messages are then Bartco UK’s managing director, Pat Musgrave, said: “Bartco is engaged sent to either a VMS at the roadside location or in an ongoing process of customer-led product development, and the to road authorities to take appropriate actions. new HD Quattro is the latest example of this. We are already working on further applications of the technology featured in our two new Visit the company’s stand for a practical products, and look forward to launching them later in the year.” demonstration. Connecting traffi c professionals Intertraffi c Amsterdam – the international trade fair for infrastructure, ITS traffi c management, safety and parking – is taking place at the RAI Convention Centre from 5-8 April 2016. Here, Highways Magazine previews this year’s show and provides a snapshot of what exhibitors’ will be showcasing
With approximately 800 trips online. As an exhibition, exhibitors from 45 countries Intertraffi c responds to the and an extensive knowledge needs of public authorities programme Intertraffi c as well as the private sector Amsterdam is the leading and travellers. global biennial trade fair for the traffi c industry. The innovation hall Here visitors will fi nd numerous The show covers more than 60,000 mobility solutions jointly square metres of exhibition space presented and demonstrated, and welcomes 27,000+ global by public as well as by private visiting professionals representing parties. For the business sector, over 125 nationalities. Intertraffi c public authorities and knowledge features a practical lay-out with a institutes will closely collaborate segmented exhibition fl oor, divided in order to further develop the into fi ve main themes: infrastructure, services required to provide traffi c management, smart mobility, road traffi c/travel information safety and parking. and traffi c management. The Smart Mobility Theatre and Shift from low to InnovationLAB On Stage high-tech solutions Programmes will offer a mixture of public-private cooperation, From the perspective of Intertraffi c, mobility debates, supply there is an increasing shift from and demand of authorities, low to high-tech (ITS) solutions. solutions in terms of policy and Exhibitors from the segments technology and infl uencing parking, infrastructure and safety mobility behaviour in order are gradually moving towards the to improve traffi c fl ow, safety traffi c management and smart and quality of life. Interactive mobility segments. Furthermore, an presentations, panel discussions evolution is noticed from mobility and high-level technology products to mobility services, demonstrations will be organised resulting in a mobility package that where visitors can experience better responds to the needs of the latest mobility solutions people who increasingly plan their hands-on. www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk MARCH 2016 INTERTRAFFIC PREVIEW 41
Tinynode SA Schreiner PrinTrust Stand 02.211 Stand 03.422 Tinynode SA, a Swiss company that specialises in wireless vehicle Schreiner PrinTrust will showcase high-tech detection systems, will be unveiling a new generation of vehicle label solutions for effi cient vehicle detection sensors. management, including its advanced ((rfi d))-Parking Permit as well as the The innovative sensor technology – called Series 4 second generation ((rfi d))-Windshield Label Global Secure. (S4-gen2) – is being integrated in Tinynode A4 and B4 car detection In addition, the security and authentication devices, as well as in A4-H and B4-H truck detection devices. experts will showcase innovative plates, Tinynode solutions provide a simple, cost-effective and reliable way vignettes, transfer-seals and “third license to detect if a parking lot is free or occupied by a vehicle, offering data plate” labels. reliability exceeding 98 per cent. Schreiner PrinTrust’s ((rfi d))-Windshield Installed above or fl ush with the ground, the products rely on a patented, Labels enable automated, contactless lowest-power, multi-hop, self-confi guring radio communication protocol vehicle identifi cation. They are used for to build effective and secure wireless networks enabling a number of access monitoring to parking garages and applications for car parking (i.e. street level parking, multi-storey car electronic billing of parking space as well as parks, time-limited parking lots, electric vehicle recharge stations, etc) for other AVI (automatic vehicle identifi cation) and heavy goods vehicles parking areas (i.e. rest areas on highways, applications such as road toll payment and time-limited parking lots, electric vehicle recharge stations, etc). fl eet management.
Smart Mobility Theatre InnovationLAB The Smart Mobility Theatre will cover themes such as ITS The InnovationLAB On Stage will cover themes such as developments, automated and cooperative driving, test beds, big smart mobility services, traffi c and transport effi ciency, data, mobility as a service and traffi c and transport effi ciency. smart infrastructure, cooperative and automated driving, Each presentation will have ‘connectivity’ as a linking pin. For parking solutions and safer traffi c. connectivity is essential in order to achieve mobility targets as effi cient routing and traffi c information, personalised and During the event, the InnovationLAB On Stage offers a affordable mobility for travellers and sustainable and safe living mixture of pitch presentations and demonstrations from areas for residents. The stands, demonstrations and presentations Intertraffi c nominees and start-ups, product launches, will have a strong focus interaction between technology and its mobility debates, interactive presentations, as well as users and an integral approach from a diversity of disciplines. discussion and co-creation sessions involving end-users. NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016 A Golden Age for Asphalt 8-9 June at the Luton Hoo, Luton, Bedfordshire
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“Could a factor within this trend of increased road deaths in recent years be partly attributed to the lack of, or poorly maintained, road safety markings?” Garry Duncan International trade fair for infrastructure, RAI Amsterdam traffic management, safety and parking The Netherlands In this article, recent claims that removing markings from busy roads has the effect of slowing motorists down are discussed by Garry Duncan, director of WJ Products
Following a media frenzy of should focus on better education to In addition to the principal tool for national newspaper and television engender more respect and improved traffi c delineation, lane discipline, coverage I was asked the question behaviours from all who use the road. hatching, directional arrows, give way ‘to mark or not to mark?’ and So I thought let’s start in schools with and stop markings plus bus and cycle The world’s leading trade event for traffic therefore could not resist speaking all aspects of road safety as part of way lanes, road safety markings also out and giving my own view. the curriculum, especially for pending provide safety in areas around schools and pedestrian crossings. technology, connecting traffic Partly from frustration at any young and inexperienced drivers. Accidents whilst driving on open roads suggestion that road markings Maintaining markings professionals and businesses worldwide should be removed, but also can be easily avoided too, with a little due to the lack of understanding We are talking primarily about safety planning and forethought it is possible shown in some reports regarding and well-being of all road users and in to overtake safely in a well-planned and well executed manoeuvre. However, the unquestionable and ongoing the latest government reports the issue we learn that overtaking is not safe on road safety benefi ts provided by may be that killed or seriously injured single or dual carriageway roads when road markings. (KSI) casualties whilst down three per • 800+ exhibitors from 50 countries cent still totals 23,700 and road deaths we see a central unbroken white line, Not to sound pedantic but we generally are again up three per cent at 1,780 on double white lines or hatched central talk about ‘white lines’ and I have spent the same period last year. markings. The role that road safety • 25,000+ global traffic professionals approaching 20 years of my career markings play in these situations to applying, researching, developing and prohibit, warn and discourage any innovating ‘road safety markings’ which overtaking manoeuvre is literally I think is a more befi tting terminology life saving. • Latest trends and innovations and description. Within WJ we invest a huge amount I would unequivocally support the theory of time and money in research and that reduced speed equates to reduced development and my technical team in • Top notch educational programme accidents. Also to a point I agree that conjunction with the Open University on shared space in low traffi c volume a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Register online residential streets should provide a more work tirelessly to improve the standards • Dedicated Smart Mobility Center affable and safe environment, but let’s of road safety markings. We are all before 29 March get this in proper perspective. proud of the job we do and public service we provide so please forgive to get a free visitor pass! Given the social and economic me if I disagree with designers who functionality of our busy highway • Enchanting Amsterdam at your fingertips think road markings are not a safety network, the practicable locations measure to be utilised with enhanced and affordability of shared space Could a factor within this trend of Online registration and frequent use. now open schemes are few and far between. In increased road deaths in recent years addition to traffi c fl ow issues we have be partly attributed to the lack of, That said, markings also need to be www.intertraffic.com vulnerable road users to consider, or poorly maintained, road safety maintained and evidence revealed such as the visually impaired, who markings and therefore the underlying within the Road Safety Markings would be completely devoid of points cause of the number and nature of Association’s (RSMA) Lifelines report, of reference to guide them safely serious accidents? clearly suggest that is not always across the space. Or what about the the case. There are numerous examples of cyclist, do we allow vehicles to over casualty reductions provided by I am aware of the funding issues for compensate the perceived centre of the road safety markings and the case is local authorities but if the government Organised by: road to avoid oncoming traffi c whilst well supported by the Road Safety would look more long-term for local encroaching on their space and safety? Foundation, so the vital need for this roads, as well as our strategic road For long-term speed reduction and low cost highway engineering safety network, then perhaps we could start to improved road safety perhaps we measure should not be underestimated. reverse this worrying trend. Reduce your fatigueFCL working in and partnership stress with Tensar - extend your life Asphalt reinforcement layers for roads Helping deliver increased value for your roads maintenance budget
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London is growing at an We face a range of pressures on our signifi cant schemes on our network – astonishing rate – by the 2030s duty to ensure the road network including work on the North Circular at we expect the population to supports this ever expanding city Neasden and resurfacing at King’s Cross and demand for road space. Our – have dedicated public liaison offi cers. reach 10 million. Our purpose at funding from the government has These offi cers speak to local businesses Transport for London (TfL) is to been reduced as a result of the latest and residents months in advance of any keep London working and growing Comprehensive Spending Review – by disruption. Traffi c management plans and providing safe, reliable and a budget cut of 37 per cent. For the are changed as a result and timings sustainable transport options fi rst time in our history we know we altered to take account of local issues for our customers does this. Last will have a new Mayor after the May or events. Targeting messages like this year we resurfaced 700,000m2 2016 elections – which could bring new brings opportunities to reduce ‘blanket’ priorities and challenges. Technology marketing spend for the authority as of the Transport for London brings opportunity but also challenges. well as helping to reduce the impact on Road Network (TLRN) – the Options for monitoring and surveying customers. Likewise, our 24-hour traffi c equivalent to the area of every are cheaper and easier than ever before control centre provides up to the minute professional league football pitch but policies and practises struggle to information to road users through across the country. In total we are keep up. digital road signs and social media. investing £4 billion on the Road Despite these challenges we always While technology brings swifter action Modernisation Plan, the largest maintain our purpose – supporting and better visibility of highways defects commitment in a generation. London’s work and growth to help few, if any, highways managers would make life in London better. To do this want to lose the security of having eyes These numbers are impressive, we think of what our customers see and on the street that manual inspections frightening even, and our experience what they want? We ask how can we provide. Provision of smart phones shows that we can use this to get a turn challenge into opportunity? and tablets to our route managers better deal for Londoners. The pan- has reduced administration times, London LoHAC (London Highways Engagement is key giving them more time to engage with Alliance Contract) has reduced costs the local community and road users. as well as bringing consistency and Most road users accept that regular However well we think we know our improvements to safety. It has given resurfacing as part of robust network we will never gain the level of our contractors the security to plan maintenance programmes reduces insight that those who live on or use against guaranteed income for years the risk of potholes and poor driving our network have. The information they in advance, which in turn fosters surfaces, providing a safer and more provide only costs us the time to listen. innovation, shared best practice and reliable road network. But is their The roads under our remit have been the sort of long-term thinking that isn’t journey more ‘reliable’ if the fi rst time rated among the best in the country, always associated with our industry. they learn about major resurfacing with a ‘state of good repair’ rating of works is when they’re sat in miles of This collaboration has wider benefi ts 91 per cent for the TLRN. That however tailbacks on the approach to works? too. We have provided hundreds of is only half the story for our customers Our research shows that proper apprenticeships across London through and it pays to step back every once in communication is vital to customers. LoHAC, providing a life-long trade to a while and think of what a safe and Londoners and helping to drive the At TfL we’re seeking new ways to reliable road network actually means capital’s economy. engage with our customers. Many to them. Mobile Mapping for Highways and Transportation
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How do Europe’s biggest charge forced the roads surrounding the And London is not alone. Greater Paris cities keep growing without area to come to a standstill and harmed reached ‘peak car’ in 2001 and in the traffi c causing them to grind business rather than encouraging people last 10 years the percentage of resident to a standstill? Has London’s to take other forms of transport? journeys taken by car has fallen from 44 to 38 per cent. Across the world a Congestion Charge and investment Since the late 1990s there has been a similar scene is being played out. in the rail network actually fall both in car ownership and the total reduced congestion, and why is distance travelled by cars in London, CREATE is aiming to help cities to car use declining in some of the reversing years of rising car use. Even decouple economic growth and high continent’s richest cities? Now a though fewer car journeys are now mobility from traffi c growth, and to made compared to public transport, create a sustainable transport system. major new European Union project cycling and walking, congestion has Most cities around the world are at has been launched that seeks to not reduced and that’s because, since different stages of an evolutionary answer these questions and more. 1990, road capacity for vehicles has transport policy development process By 2031 the population of London will fallen substantially. (as shown below): increase by the equivalent of adding Birmingham and Glasgow. According to the EU’s Transport White Paper 2011, Rapid growth in car ownership. Strong support for new roads and parking traffi c congestion is estimated to cost provision – both among wealthy/powerful EU member states more than £77 billion early owners and aspiring owners; also every year. Unless we learn the lessons seen as a positive sign of a developing from the past, we stand only to repeat economy/society. Lack of investment in our mistakes as more and more major public transport, walking and cycling. cities approach peak car use. The CREATE project: ‘Congestion Reduction in Europe: Advancing Transport Effi ciency’ brings together some of the leading planning, policy and transport experts in Europe to get to the heart of how some major EU cities like London and Paris have managed to reduce car use while their economies continue to grow. The project has three fundamental aims – to establish which policies were most effective at reducing congestion and promoting sustainable transport, whether such policies are transferable to other cities, and how cities are going Now main emphasis on effi cient and sustainable to respond to the challenges of rapid modes (rail, bus, walking and cycling), and high quality population growth and new transport public realm. Space reallocated from car traffi c to technologies in the future. other modes and street activities; some intrusive road infrastructure removed, or put underground. Car use – Transport networks are vital to the social and sometimes car ownership – start to decline. and economic health of a city. If traffi c becomes congested to the point where the population’s mobility falters then the economy will undoubtedly suffer. There is a huge wealth of untapped evidence in the policy measures and political decisions that have been taken in the past and our aim is to fi nd out what worked and what didn’t. Reducing congestion Policies to reduce congestion are often vague and even contradictory and run the risk of unintended consequences – for example has London’s congestion 48 TRAFFIC CALMING MARCH 2016 www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk
The ‘banana’ graph is typical of how and not simply facilitating progress in Unirii Square is one of the largest and cities develop. As cities get richer a motor vehicle, then factors such as busiest squares in central Bucharest there is rapid growth in car ownership, the value of streets as a high quality followed by big investment in new backdrop to places which facilitate roads and parking provision, which is a vibrant economic and social base stage one. As car ownership and use begin to come into play. becomes more widespread, with the When CREATE is completed we will consequence of longer journey times aim to turn the concept of cities and ever-busier roads, cities move bypassing 40 years of transport their focus away from putting the car policy into an evidence-based, fi rst and towards active travel with practical tool for informing future investment in cycling, public transport city transport policy development. and pedestrian routes. Eventually both car use and policy focus towards cars fall in tandem, which is stage three and Learning from Belgium the place many western European cities are at now. The goal is to work out how One of the cities CREATE will seek inspiration from is Ghent: Belgium’s third- developing cities can leap straight to largest city had rapidly industrialised, and with easy commuter access from two stage three and avoid 30 to 40 years- motorways faced traffi c problems so severe 20 years ago that they threatened worth of mistakes. to constrain its economic growth. In 1997 it launched its ‘Mobility Plan for the Inner City’, an ambitious scheme to transform it into a city which put cyclists and CREATE will examine the weight of pedestrians fi rst. under-utilised traffi c data that has accumulated over the last 20 years Ghent faced major opposition from businesses and residents as it set out to free to fi nd out which policies have been the city centre of through-traffi c, create a large pedestrian zone, calm traffi c by the most effective in battling traffi c introducing speed limits of 30 km/h between the pedestrian area and parking congestion. Researchers will investigate route, and redesign streets and squares to make them more enjoyable for visitors fi ve cities where car use has fallen – and citizens. Almost two decades on and the city is thriving, with quality of life London, Copenhagen, Vienna, Paris and surveys confi rming that living and visiting Ghent has become far more pleasant Berlin – and contrast them with fi ve than it was before. developing European cities where car use is rapidly increasing – Bucharest, Adana, Skopje, Tallinn and Amman. The project aims to use the lessons of cities that have already reached ‘peak car’ (see ‘Learning from Belgium’ panel) to help other growing cities avoid making the mistakes of the past and help ensure a rapid increase in population does not overload all types of transport systems. The policy debate How the way in which the ‘congestion’ debate in a city is framed fundamentally affects how the performance of its transport system is measured. We argue that what we need to do is move the debate on so that it goes beyond catering for the growth in motor vehicles. All too often the contributions of walking and cycling go unrecognised. If the policy debate is around facilitating mobility and the quality of urban life,
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Driven by rapid technology profession to development and implemented benefi t from through policy and business, future developments intelligent mobility is a growing in the area of phenomenon. A vital aspect of future mobility. developments is an ever-increasing In addition, the BPA integration throughout the wishes to act as enabler transport profession. To be part for profession-related, cross- of these developments, the sector research groups working and with whom. Service parking profession must be at the on vital innovation areas of parking. providers must respond to those needs and the parking forefront of future mobility and In doing so the BPA will enable the parking profession to be at the heart of profession is no different. be ready to bring in its expertise the preparation for the future, and will There is no doubt that the pace of and knowledge in new and open opportunities for its members to innovative ways to improve the change we are currently seeing is take part in this process. going to have a huge impact on how customer’s experience. our members package and offer their Justus H. Loebler, an Imperial College Reaching the Summit services. It is imperative that we place graduate has produced a report The BPA are also taking the lead in key the consumer’s needs at the heart of for the BPA following an extensive policy areas, with a Parking Summit to everything we do and ensure we are research project. Comprehensive address issues surrounding parking on designing services for them, that are second-order background research was private land, a currently unregulated useful and that they want and need. conducted in order to explore current part of the parking sector, now Consumers are driving much of the developments and research streams confi rmed for 11 May. change we are seeing and it’s time in future intelligent mobility. Secondly, for the parking profession to step up an extensive stakeholder engagement The Summit comes at a crucial time, to meet this challenge with an open process was carried out with BPA with parking on private land continuing minded and fresh approach. members as well as new partners to make headlines, often for all the In short, the parking profession from across the transport profession. wrong reasons. The simple fact remains needs to assert itself and ensure it Thirdly, potential areas of action for the though that without proper and is in the best positon possible to BPA and the parking profession have effective management of car parks, ensure its customers benefi t from been identifi ed. we would regularly witness situations whereby many motorists would not be the advance of intelligent mobility. A In summary, the research shows that the vital aspect of current developments able to park at their chosen destination, parking profession needs to take action is the increase towards integration, whether that be supermarket, retail in a number of different areas and that not just in parking but throughout outlet, gym, leisure centre, hospital, or different approaches are necessary to the transport profession. To be part railway station. accompany the broadness of the topic. of these developments, the parking The BPA wants to gather expertise Consumers are increasingly in control, profession must be at the forefront of and knowledge within the parking ever more demanding about when they future mobility and be ready to bring profession and share best practice with choose to do things and how and when in its expertise and knowledge in new its members. This allows the whole they spend their money, by what means and innovative ways to improve the customer’s experience. Recent conversations with our university contacts have increased our understanding of the subjects and research projects their students want to undertake. The BPA offer funding through its John Heasman Bursary and this insight has allowed us to better tailor the bursary to fi t with university timelines, as well as research projects and themes. The trend appears to be for students to want to explore the implications of an increase in innovation and technology use throughout the parking and transport sectors. While the parking sector might not have been considered the most glamourous or sexy of subject areas in the past, there is no doubt that this is a view that is changing fast. 52 ON THE ROAD MARCH 2016 www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk
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Gareth Brown, 35, is the operations director of Lancashire-based Blakedale Limited, whose specialist self-drive hire fl eet of traffi c management and support vehicles are used throughout the country
Describe a typical day? What is the job like? How did you become My role is very varied, so there is Blakedale is an extremely innovative fl eet operations director no “typical” day, but as operations company to work for and it’s our goal at Blakedale? director I am generally responsible to offer the best fl eet in the business. I began my career at the tender age for overseeing and coordinating The safety of road workers and road of 17 as an apprentice HGV technician. everything involved in the vehicle build users is paramount and is what drives Before I joined the company fi ve years process, which starts from the point the development and build of all ago, I was the workshop controller for of ordering the chassis to the day the our vehicles. truck rolls off the production line and a garage and Blakedale was one of my heads off on its fi rst hire. This commitment to safety is in part customers. I was already heavily involved with the repair and maintenance of I work closely with our highly skilled due to the history of the family who run Blakedale’s vehicles, so when a position operations team throughout the build Blakedale. Having previously worked opened up here for a fl eet operations process so that the end product is on motorways themselves they have supervisor I jumped at the opportunity. something we can all be proud of and fi rst hand experience of the dangers we can send it off on hire knowing and challenges road workers face on a Being part of a growing company has that we have produced a high quality daily basis. enabled me to rise through the ranks quite quickly. I became fl eet operations vehicle. Additionally, I’m involved We feel it is important to update our manager after only a year on the with the logistics side of the business, fl eet regularly and invest a great deal job and was promoted again to fl eet which can involve getting vehicles out in ensuring they are equipped with the operations director earlier this year. on hire to the other side of the country latest safety devices. This is a complex at very short notice. I love that kind process that involves monitoring various of challenge! safety initiatives and new technologies, What are the best and worst I’m also responsible for ensuring that as well as working collaboratively with parts of the job? all the planned maintenance is carried our customers to develop solutions that What I love most about my job is that out with minimum disruption to our make their jobs easier and safer. no two days are ever the same. I like a clients. For this part of my job I work challenge and I’m never happier than It’s an approach that has paid off. closely with our fl eet maintenance when coming up with a solution to a Since purchasing its fi rst hire vehicle manager and her team. I liaise particular problem, whether it be related in 2002, Blakedale’s fl eet of traffi c regularly with our sales director and to a vehicle build, logistics, or designing management and support vehicles has joint MD who jokingly (I think) refers a bespoke solution for a customer. to me as “his boss” as I’m usually expanded to over 200, which are used organising him to deliver vehicles by TM contractors, ASC/M contractors There aren’t really any worst parts, I to site. and local authorities nationally. Our genuinely enjoy my job and I’m always crash cushions (also known as impact amused when phone calls from our sales protection vehicles or IPVs) are in director start with “Are you busy?” as particularly high demand. they always mean I’m about to be! Pedestrian Systems now even more affordable
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ORGANISED BY 56 LEGAL MARCH 2016 www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk The next apprentice? – You’re hired! With the current passage of the Enterprise Bill 2016 through Parliament; attention is being re-focused on addressing the well-established skills shortage within the UK construction (including highways maintenance) sector. This month, Alastair Dale and Nirali Thakerar at international infrastructure law fi rm Pinsent Masons LLP consider how apprenticeships are hoped to offer the solution
An estimated 300,000 workers sector). Two key ways in which this left the construction trade in the will be achieved include adopting an past few years, and according to Apprenticeship Levy and introducing research by the Local Government an Enterprise Bill 2016 (which, when passed, will become the new Enterprise Association (LGA), the number Act). Contrariwise, one thing that of construction qualifi cations the government will be concerned awarded through apprenticeships, to avoid is the recent experience of colleges and universities also Whitehall, where it has been reported fell by 10,000. As a result of that existing skilled workers are to this skills shortage, there is be made redundant to make room now considerable tension in the for trainees as it attempts to meet marketplace; resulting in some apprenticeship quotas. of the UK’s biggest building contractors across the country The Apprenticeship Levy having to turn down opportunities At the end of last year, George Osborne as subcontract prices increase and announced a new apprenticeship levy slightly riskier projects become of 0.5 per cent on company payrolls less attractive. which will raise £3 billion a year to help fund the three million apprenticeships. It goes without saying that the The new charge will be imposed from economic downturn is one of the April 2017 and will help ensure that big signifi cant factors leading to this business assumes the cost of training shortage in skilled workers. When workers. Over 50 countries including hard times hit the UK and those the Netherlands, Denmark and France who may have been looking towards already use some form of levy to retirement were forced to stay in fund apprenticeships. employment, employers saw no need All employers will receive an allowance to recruit and train new employees to offset the payment of the levy, paid to replace their skilled older workers. in vouchers. An online portal to be This resulted in an uneven age gap, known as the Digital Apprenticeship whereby the majority of the skills were Service will be created, which all retained by experienced workers and organisations will have access to, a small number of junior workers with regardless of whether they have diminished skills were entering the contributed to the levy. Employers workforce. This disparity was further can use the portal to ‘shop’ for compounded by the lack of training apprenticeships, fi nd accredited training offered to new workers as contractors providers and pay for training with their were able to rely on their existing digital vouchers, this allows employers employees. As the overall state of the fl exibility to tailor the apprentice the economy has since improved, standard of quality for apprenticeships training to their needs. the shortage in skilled workers has that are offered by employers, as there become more apparent, galvanising is concern that low-quality courses the government and construction The Enterprise Bill 2016 described as apprenticeships dilute companies to respond. The main purposes of the Bill in relation the apprenticeship brand and have to apprenticeships are two-fold. Firstly, a negative impact on the growth of Current government policy the Bill aims to provide a power for the the schemes. Thus by introducing Secretary of State of set targets for “statutory apprenticeships”, the The government is keen to combat public sector bodies on the number of government will make it an offence for the shortage of skilled workers by apprentices they employ, and require a person to provide or offer a course or committing to implement three million the public bodies to pay due regard to training as an apprenticeship if it is not new apprenticeships by 2020 (30,000 any targets set through annual reports. a statutory apprenticeship; the penalty of which will be in the road and rail Secondly the Bill aims to impose a for which is a fi ne. www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk MARCH 2016 LEGAL 57
“Many of the large highways companies are already doing much to promote their apprenticeship schemes – and will fi nd that this investment will pay dividends as more and more pressure is put on highways contractors and their supply chain in future public procurements to service new contracts through using an increasing number of apprentices”
What are the basics that an employer needs to do to run an apprenticeship scheme? 2016. Moreover, the UK To encourage contractors to take government will take the on apprentices the government has number of apprenticeships abolished employer National Insurance offered by prospective contractors contributions for apprentices under into account when deciding how the age of 25. Additionally, the process to award large public contracts. In to set up a scheme has been made as line with this, the Department for simple as possible. The government Transport, Highways England and UK website sets out a step by step Network Rail have agreed to work guide to setting up a scheme yourself together to ensure apprenticeships or alternatively using an agency are at the heart of their contracts to to run the scheme on a company’s deliver on the government’s ambition of behalf, and also allows companies 30,000 apprenticeships over the next to apply for grants. All schemes will fi ve years. have to comply with the statutory apprenticeship requirements, contained Indeed, the fl agship HMEP Standard in an apprenticeship ‘framework’ Form of Contract for Highway specifi c to the apprenticeship role Maintenance (at option X12), for and sector, and which vary across the example, and other standard form UK. The frameworks are designed to highways contracts, allow for the protect the quality of apprenticeships, introduction (through detailed by ensuring for example a minimum partnering provisions, or through the length of apprenticeship, minimum addition of key performance indicators) levels of employment and specifi c of requirements for contractors to training requirements. employ local apprentices. The key to such provisions is ensuring that the Some careful thought is therefore contractors are adequately incentivised needed in order to properly set up and through clear, well drafted provisions administer an apprenticeship scheme that trigger payment for when a target and businesses should consider how is achieved. The alternative option of such schemes are to complement their reducing payments if a target is not standard terms of employment and fi t achieved may also incentivise certain in with the organisation’s business and behaviours, but this carries a risk of workforce strategy. the provision being held to be an unenforceable penalty; or contractors A fi fth of the difference between merely pricing in a contingency to Britain’s productivity and that of the account for any such deductions. US, France and Germany is down to a lack of comparative skills. Therefore, The transport infrastructure skills reversing the decline in skilled workers strategy also aims to encourage more post recession is imperative to boost women into the industry. Currently, national productivity. The duty for this women represent just 20 per cent of lies with employers in highways and employees in the transport industry. other construction industries to invest Network Rail, Highways England, in apprenticeships to make them more HS2 Ltd, Transport for London attractive to young people entering the How are apprenticeships (TfL) and Crossrail have reached an workforce. Many of the large highways agreement for an extending target companies are already doing much to being adopted in the for female workers to engineering promote their apprenticeship schemes highways sector? and technical apprenticeships, either – and will fi nd that this investment directly employed by them or by their will pay dividends as more and more Terry Morgan, chair of Crossrail, has suppliers. Highways England chief pressure is put on highways contractors been appointed to help specifi cally executive Jim O’Sullivan states: “It is and their supply chain in future public progress a transport and infrastructure an exciting time to be in the roads procurements to service new contracts skills strategy. One of the main industry with unprecedented levels of through using an increasing number of ways this is being developed is by investment from government. £15bn is apprentices. This can only be a good imposing targets for the creation of being invested in England’s motorways thing, not only for those businesses, but new apprenticeships for transport and major A-roads between 2015 also for the sector and the economy as infrastructure projects from March and 2021.” a whole. 58 IHE NEWS MARCH 2016 www.theihe.org
UPCOMING EVENTS IHE launches new highway Part one: 15-16 March 2016 Part two: 22-23 March 2016 engineering academy The Institute WINTER SERVICES TRAINING of Highway Birmingham Engineers The only accredited UK course for launched its winter services decision makers new, virtual and managers. National Highway This course delivers learning across a wide Engineering range of subjects necessary for winter Academy (NHEA) service professionals. in Edinburgh on Part one: 21–22 March 2016 24 February. Part two: 9-10 May 2016 IHE Chief Executive Richard Hayes said TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT the launch of the MANAGEMENT NHEA was a major Birmingham step forward for the highways industry. IHE’s development management course is the only one in the UK designed “The IHE has been specifi cally for transport practitioners vocal about the working in development management alarming skills shortage faced by roles and leads to the IHE Professional the highways sector Certifi cate in DM. for many years and 22 March 2016 we’re delighted to be part of a solution. THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT “We’re working hard London to provide training An opportunity for transport, planning to a dedicated and construction professionals to discuss workforce with and develop a greater understanding of the specialist skills the challenges and opportunities around and expertise the the strategic road network. industry needs to build the UK’s road 20 April 2016 network. NEGOTIATION SKILLS “The launch of the London NHEA as a virtual tool for highways This one-day course covers common practitioners opens up this industry to a broader range of talented and negotiation situations, taking in skilled individuals.” different styles and techniques of Use of the NHEA is free to all existing IHE members and will be accessed conducting negotiations. through the IHE website. Non-members who wish to use the academy will Places are limited so book early to avoid also be able to use the online facilities using unique login details. disappointment. “Our new online academy will deliver the qualifi cations, skills and 25-26 April 2016 knowledge demanded by the highways industry and in short-supply IHE MERCIA AWARDS EVENING today,” added Mr Hayes. Birmingham “It will be a training hub for the next generation of highway professionals that will offer engineers and technicians the training to refi ne and Winners of the IHE Mercia Awards will upgrade their skill set for working within the highways industry.” be announced at an awards ceremony The NHEA’s academic activities include: held at the Novotel in Birmingham. è Providing life long career profi le for highways practitioners Rebecca Pike, former business presenter on Simon Mayo’s drive time show, will host the è Signposting quality highway professional development opportunities awards evening and is also guest speaker è Monitoring and addressing highways sector skills needs after the dinner. Rebecca will offer insight è Accrediting learning and training into her career, starting from her early days as a newspaper journalist through to her è Commissioning and promoting PGDip/PDCert in highway engineering Radio 2 experiences working with Chris è Promoting the highway engineering profession Evans and Simon Mayo. è Promoting professional registration Tickets for this successful annual event è Providing registers for competent highway engineers. sell out fast, please contact nick.newton@ amey.co.uk to book a table, or for further The NHEA is hosted by the IHE, who work alongside the All Party information. The event is sponsored by Parliamentary Group on Highway Maintenance (APPG) to offer a full Jacobs and Tracsis (Sky High). spectrum of training opportunities. If you wish to exhibit, please contact Cherrie The NHEA’s Interim Governance Board consists of chair, secretary, Ouerghi, Events Coordinator at events@ treasurer, two executive board members, industry corporate partners and theihe.org for more information. an academic representative. www.highwaysmagazine.co.ukwww.theihe.org MARCH 2016 MARCH 2016 EYEBROWIHE NEWS 59 59
Volunteer mentors wanted A DAY IN THE LIFE OF... John Nightingale, President of the IHE, gives his thoughts on training and puts out a call for mentors to help IHE members seeking professional review IHE Council member As a director of an SME I have noticed a signifi cant Richard Harris increase in demand for our services over the last 12 months particularly in the area of training. I am meeting an increasing number of new entrants into our sector and have been delivering training to a signifi cant number of people seeking new highway Describe yourself in three words. engineering skills as they transfer jobs. Ambitious, motivated, confi dent. Obviously this is good news for our industry as we desperately need additional engineers, What’s your biggest professional achievement? technicians and apprentices, it is also good news for professional engineering Institutes and Institutions Becoming a Chartered Engineer in 2014 and winning the as there is an increasing demand for Professional professional review of the year award in the process. Registration but it also presents challenges. In my encounters with trainees I always extol How did you get to where you are today? the virtues of Professional Registration and am Hard work and a little luck. I started at Cannock Chase District encouraged by the interest I generate but one of Council in 1995 as a highways inspector and progressed to assistant the key questions I am asked is “how do I fi nd a divisional highways manager at Staffordshire County Council in mentor?” There is no doubt that the recession 2001 working on routine, preventative and structural maintenance. hit hard especially in local government and many I then took the opportunity to work on the contracting side of the experienced engineers either retired, left the business becoming structural operations manager, responsible for profession or went off to do something else. The the delivery of structural maintenance schemes before becoming result is that many aspiring engineers are fi nding community infrastructure manager in 2012, responsible for a team of it hard to get practical advice and support in 30 engineers designing and delivering integrated transport projects preparing for professional review. and managing the accident investigation team. In 2014, I transferred It is with this in mind that I would like to put out a to Amey as a principal engineering manager as part of the I+ general call for volunteers to act as local mentors strategic partnership. for IHE members seeking review. If you think you could help it is not essential that you are an IHE Give us a positive prediction for the highways industry over member or that you are professionally registered the next 12 months. yourself, but obviously it will be a distinct advantage in that you have gone through the process. Improved collaborative working, whether its coordinating works on the network such as highways maintenance, major developments, Mentors give support by helping candidates select utility projects and emergency work or bringing designers and appropriate projects to present and give advice contractors together to deliver projects. The potential benefi ts on making sure that the projects demonstrate of achieving cost effi ciency, programming effi ciently, minimising the required standard in terms of the Engineering disruption, sharing knowledge, increased innovation and better use Council’s UK Spec competences and commitments. of resources is too good to ignore. Mentees typically need someone to critically review their submissions and be challenged on their Which people/organisations or companies are the ones to engineering knowledge in a friendly and helpful watch right now? way. Meetings can be face-to-face or conducted This is an exciting time for the highways industry and lots of remotely but the onus is always on the candidate to companies have upped their game however, having worked for do the work and the mentor to appraise and advise. Amey over the last 12 months, I am impressed with the ambition The IHE can give you training in mentoring and and drive to grow the business. In their consulting and strategic can arrange for support from other mentors if infrastructure division alone, we will be increasing headcount from needed. Having mentored many candidates since 2,100 employees to 4,000 by 2018 with an emphasis on retaining, my registration I can wholeheartedly recommend developing and recruiting talent, but also growing signifi cantly into it as a great way of putting something back into new markets. the industry and of enjoying the success and progression of the budding engineers you help. What are the biggest challenges facing the highways If you think you would like to help please send an industry? email to [email protected] with a CV or job description. The skills shortage in civil engineering and recruiting the next generation to fi ll this skills gap. This is something I have experienced over the past 12 months particularly, trying to recruit to vacant engineering posts with candidates who have the right skills and are CONTACTS AND LINKS realistic about salary. Tel: 020 7436 7487 Fax: 020 7436 7488 How do you relax? De Morgan House, 58 Russell Square A large glass of wine, spending time with the wife and kids and London WC1B 4HS watching football. Not necessarily in that order!! www.theihe.org How would you like to be remembered? www.motorcycleguidelines.org.uk Visit IHE Jobs: http://jobs.theihe.org As a hard working professional who achieved his potential. 60 PRODUCTS MARCH 2016 www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk
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Minimise Reduce The Ranty Highwayman is a chartered civil engineer who works in a local highways Disruption Costs department. In his latest article he provides Highways Magazine readers with his WHOLE Speed Cushions thoughts on highways maintenance
Check ND Brown Maintenance by design space, then exclude the SCHEME motors. Footways and Away from the the government’s pedestrian areas allow largest road building programme SOLUTIONS NB made larger to fi ll us to be more creative, since the 1970s (on the strategic space - put back to Jan/ but thought is still network at least), those in charge Feb version for April... needed about how they of local roads and streets continue will be swept and how to struggle with funding cuts and drainage will be cleaned high public expectations when given the size and it comes to the operation and weight of the kit which maintenance of our increasingly some authorities use. squeezed asset. More than ever, we Slot drains look great, have to think wider and this must but they need a great extend to designing maintenance in maintenance regime from the start where we can make to keep them in order our future lives easier and a little – sometimes channels more sustainable. and gullies might prove By “sustainable” I mean that which easier to deal with in can be maintained at a certain the long-term. Traffi c & Satellite level and for me this means always On improvement Islands trying to use the most durable schemes, our choices Raised Table materials we can possibly afford are equally important. and perhaps not being seduced by Anything which is Zebra Crossings the bespoke; although I’m not for installed on the street a minute suggesting everything should really earn its needs to be boring and the same place and ideally do – the context of the street plays more than one job; a part. For our residential streets, bus stop fl ags with it seems to me that asphalt is the clearway signs and order of the day because of its timetables are doing fl exibility both structurally and three jobs; installations Pedestrian Refuges A traffi c signals retention socket waiting for from a maintenance point of view. to aspire to! The use a post – it allows the hole to be dug once, We can surface dress it, we can of retention sockets but the poles to be swapped out with ease apply micro-asphalt and we can for traffi c signals and plane out and start again. signposts can make life I’m also increasingly thinking that we easier in the event of should be machine-laying footways Using the right materials a knock-down and simplifi es upgrade because not only will it give a superior works; they allow the hole to be dug Our prestige areas and town centres walking surface, it will make sure once after all! Building a lay-by? Please demand higher quality materials to water sheds properly and we all know use some radius kerbs instead of be sure, but I remain sceptical about water is our enemy! Of course this cutting in angles as a smooth transition using expensive paving where vehicles Traffic Islands is predicated on not using a fl imsy will be easier to sweep with mechanical run. It is perfectly possible to design footway construction, but a decent sweepers. Moving kerb lines? Don’t Pedestrian Refuges large or small element paving to take specifi cation which will take the over- leave gullies sitting in the middle of the Speed Cushions traffi c loading, but I’m not sure we are road to be hammered by lorries – make run and abuse footways get; and when Cycle Lane Defenders the surface is shot, we can plane out being honest with ourselves if we think the effort and do a proper job. we will be able to repair failures in the Lane Separators and resurface. I know fl ags look lovely, Perhaps the most important thing to long-term. One only has to look at the but they don’t last like they used to consider is to have a discussion with Raised Tables “shared space” schemes on main roads thanks to people mounting the footway the people who actually have to carry Zebra Crossings to see the tarmac patches gradually (and driving heavy little sweepers along out the maintenance in the fi rst place creeping in, so lets use fl exible surfacing Tactile Paving them) and perhaps in many locations, and I mean have a chat with the people they are no longer suitable. As for cycle from day one. If general traffi c is using physically doing the work as well as FLEX Bollards tracks, there is no debate; machine-lay a surface, let’s build it as a proper managing it because there will be Mini Roundabouts every time over a structurally-designed carriageway because that is what it is suggestions which you haven’t thought pavement. – if we want pedestrians to dominate a of which will make their life easier and over a period of time, this means a The Ranty Highwayman is not writing on behalf of any organisation. The views expressed in this article are more durable asset. For more information please contact us on 01422 839 456, his own and not those of his employer or any organisations that he is a member of or affi liated to. 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