New highways mission for Steve Kent

A career that’s moved from hands-on roads builder to local authority transportation and environment leadership has given Steve Kent the skills and experience to see both the big picture and the practical detail. He’s bringing that capability to a role as chair of the new future highways forum.

Steve Kent, former road construction project leader, county engineer, head of transport, director of environment and president of professional association Adept, has taken a new step on his highways sector professional journey in chairing the new Future Highways Forum (FHF, see below and box). He believes there is a real need for sharing ideas and challenges that will help take the provision and delivery of the road system forward.

Kent took a Bsc in civil engineering at Leeds university in...

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