Tarmac buys five electric lorries

Tarmac has announced plans to launch a fleet of electric lorries for transporting cement, asphalt, aggregates and concrete blocks across London and the southeast.

Travis Perkins fined £2m after stray plank kills motorist

Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has been fined £2m after part of a timber load fell off one of its lorries and into the windscreen of an oncoming car.

‘At risk’ M42 overbridge to be demolished following spate of strikes

A bridge over the M42 near Birmingham that was hit twice by HGVs in the space of a week is to be demolished. National Highways made the determination following investigations last week, after the bridge was struck by two lorries using the motorway underneath it… The post ‘At risk’ M42 overbridge to be demolished following spate of strikes appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Storm Isha: Rail, road and energy networks across the UK hit by ‘wild night’

High winds caused by Storm Isha overturned lorries and shut down Sellafield among other infrastructure impacts during a “wild night” across the UK. The post Storm Isha: Rail, road and energy networks across the UK hit by ‘wild night’ appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Ministers overrule council’s decision to restrict HS2 Balsall Common Viaduct construction lorries

The government has overruled two rejections from Solihull Council to stop High Speed 2 (HS2) construction lorries from driving on village roads for the Balsall Common Viaduct works. The post Ministers overrule council’s decision to restrict HS2 Balsall Common Viaduct construction lorries appeared first on New Civil Engineer.