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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...
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...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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
9 years ago
A30/A35
Serving the community in challenging weather conditions
Whether a product of Climate Change or not, extreme...
9 years ago
A50
Going the extra mile
During a recent routine lay-by litter collection at the A50, one of the operatives came...
9 years ago
CNDR
Exemplary safety performance
In July 2014, the maintenance team at the Carlisle Northern Development Route...
9 years ago
M1-A1
Deterring inappropriate parking
Since taking over the operation and maintenance of M1 Junction 46 in 2008,...
9 years ago
M77/GSO
Plant-Person Interface Workshops
Connect Roads hosted a Plant-Person Interface Workshops at the M77/GSO...
9 years ago