Highways Voices returns with another instalment in its occasional Highways Business series, delving into the highs and lows, profits and losses, successes and challenges of running a company in the highways and transport industry. Listen to full podcast:

Strictly Highways returns to Blackpool 30 Sept - 2 October. This year promises to be bigger, and more impactful than ever, bringing together the UK’s highways & transport technology community for 3 days of collaboration, learning, and celebration.

With record-breaking attendance, inspiring sessions, and live demonstrations of cutting-edge technology, the LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival 2025 was our biggest and boldest yet. Here we look back at the festival – in numbers. Find out more:

In this week's View from the Top, Paula reflects on a week of big ideas and shifting landscapes. From examining the barriers to AI adoption at our Innovation and Learning Festival to observing the political changes reshaping highways priorities. More:

This week we welcome ARPAS-UK as our latest Partner Member - a Non-Profit Trade Association. Serving as the collective voice of the UK drone industry, its mission is to accelerate the safe and innovative adoption of drones across all industries. Read more:

Member News: Wrekin Products has become the only manufacturer in the UK with a comprehensive range of environmental product declarations (EPDs). Find out more:

Member News: Sweco has partnered with ORIS Materials Intelligence to refine and implement the ORIS plug-in for infrastructure LCA, a tool that would integrate carbon insights directly into its Autodesk® Civil 3D® workflows. Read more:

This week we welcome TMS Consultancy as our latest Corporate Member. With 35 years’ experience, TMS Consultancy is a leading provider of Road Safety Audits and Road Safety Training Courses in the UK. Read more:

Member News: XAIS-PTS has announced a major investment in a new technology centre, dedicated to pioneering advancements in infrastructure surveying technologies. Find out more:

Welcoming Nicander, our latest Corporate Member - specialist ITS provider with expert knowledge in transport technology, software development and in supporting their clients with the design, management, installation and integration of technology solutions.

Member News: Schoolboy, Finlay Gallagher has been crowned the UK’s youngest qualified digger driver – at the age of 13. He spent his school holidays learning how to put a JCB digger through its paces and passed his CPCS exam with flying colours. Read more:

Member News: In a new article, Univrses unpacks how rough roads drive pollution - and how AI-powered tools like 3DAI can help authorities monitor road conditions, prioritise maintenance, and reduce emissions at the source. Learn more:

💻 Join us Thursday for our next webinar, in collaboration with TRL, and discover how iROADS can support the full asset lifecycle - from data collection and condition monitoring to strategic planning and performance tracking. Find out more and register:

Seven of the UK’s leading transport technology SMEs will be supporting Birmingham’s hosting of the ITS World Congress 2027 when they exhibit on the UK-Europe Pavilion next month at the 2025 edition of the event in Atlanta. Learn more:

This week we welcome Glasdon UK as our latest Corporate Member. Glasdon UK offers a wide range of products including bollards, gateways, chevron systems, verge posts and LED traffic solutions. Read more:

If your partnership is delivering impact, innovation, and change – now’s the time to celebrate it. The DfT Special Recognition Collaborative Partnership Award recognises LAs and supply chain partners who achieve outstanding results through collaboration.

This week's Highways Voices reflects on the highlights from LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival. The discussion covers how the sector is tackling key challenges - from maintaining roads and introducing autonomous vehicles, to protecting infrastructure.

This week we welcome Connor Construction (South West) as our latest Corporate Member - the UK’s largest independent surfacing contractor, specialising in self-delivered asphalt solutions for highways and local authorities. Read more:

Member News: Road safety and marking specialist WJ Group has officially launched RapidLine, a cutting-edge road marking solution that marks a major step forward for the UK highways industry. Read more: #InnovationLearningFestival

Paula reflects on a standout moment for the sector and the LCRIG community. From the buzz of the DfT Special Recognition Apprentice Awards to the substance of the panel sessions and conversations, the Innovation & Learning Festival was all about momentum.