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Green Apple Award 2019

Connect were approached by various Local Authority Clients, from the East Shires to the North East, to assist in achieving their ‘spend to...

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5 years ago


Road Safety Week 2017

Thank you to everyone who made Road Safety Week 2017 such a huge success!

Here is a summary of the events which took place.

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6 years ago


Safe Urban Driving

    Following on from the extremely successful FORS audit, the Lighting Derby team along with other attendees from within Balfour...

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7 years ago


M62 Noise Barrier Improvement Works

In November 2015 Highways England approached Connect Roads seeking assistance in the delivery of noise mitigation measures, supported by...

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8 years ago


How to drive on a smart motorway

Highways England provides useful information on how to drive safely and legally on England's smart motorways.

 

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8 years ago


Traffic management access gate

 

It is a regrettable fact of today’s society that road-workers face an escalating barrage of verbal, and sometimes...

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8 years ago


Playing our part to keep the roads moving this winter

 

Winter is always a busy period for Connect Roads. This winter has again seen extreme weather across the UK including...

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8 years ago


2000 days LTI free at Lighting Derby

Lighting Derby, the street lighting PFI for Derby city, is proud to report its achievement of reaching and exceeding 2000 days...

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8 years ago


Zero Harm milestone at the M77/GSO

Friday 4th September saw the M77/GSO project reach the milestone of 2,000 days without a RIDDOR or Lost Time Injury (LTI) accident. We have...

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9 years ago


The Tour of Britain Visits CNDR

Stage 3 of the 2015 Tour of Britain cycle race visited the Carlisle Northern Development Route network in Cumbria this week, with crowds lining...

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9 years ago


Connect M77 plc Statutory accounts Y/E 31 Mar 2015

We are pleased to share the M77/GSO Statutory accounts to year end 31 March 2015

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9 years ago


Using technology to be lean and safe

 

CCTV technology has been adapted to add to the armory in our crusade to reduce and hopefully eliminate road worker...

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9 years ago


Team effort restores the road and keeps traffic moving

Last week a large mobile crane caught fire at the end of an exit slip road on the M62 at Junction 28. If this wasn’t bad enough it...

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9 years ago


A recent court prosecution is a win for road worker safety

A driver has been prosecuted for dangerous driving through road works in Dorset. The incident happened on the A30/A35. The driver ignored road...

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9 years ago


Concrete or not to Concrete?

As part of Connect Roads’ engagement and shared knowledge ethos within the highways sector, it has participated in delivering a...

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9 years ago


Our street lighting employees recognised at national awards

Each year the Street Lighting contracts nominate individuals for the National Highway Electrical Association (HEA) Awards. Balfour Beatty...

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9 years ago


CNDR & M1-A1

Our teams put in a fantastic effort to keep the roads open over the festive period

'Twas the night before Christmas...

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9 years ago


A30/A35

Serving the community in challenging weather conditions

Whether a product of Climate Change or not, extreme...

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1 decade ago


A50

Going the extra mile

During a recent routine lay-by litter collection at the A50, one of the operatives came...

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1 decade ago


CNDR

Exemplary safety performance

In July 2014, the maintenance team at the Carlisle Northern Development Route...

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1 decade ago


M1-A1

Deterring inappropriate parking

Since taking over the operation and maintenance of M1 Junction 46 in 2008,...

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1 decade ago


M77/GSO

Plant-Person Interface Workshops

Connect Roads hosted a Plant-Person Interface Workshops at the M77/GSO...

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1 decade ago