Roads and highways
Addressing the Evolving Needs of Urban Transport Systems
Delivering road projects on time and budget is often challenging. Traditional project management approaches struggle to provide the visibility needed to stay ahead of these challenges, resulting in inefficiencies and the risk of missed deadlines and budget blowouts. We design solutions that optimally use digital tools to ensure timely, on-budget, and compliant delivery of road projects through more innovative planning and requirements management.
Improving Road Network Performance
We support road asset owners to extend the lifespan of their infrastructure, reduce unplanned disruptions, and improve overall network performance.
National Highways is the UK government organization responsible for the strategic road network in England.
Meet our experts
Ian Blackman
Director, Business Consulting (EMEA)Ian is a Chartered Civil Engineer whose work supporting major owner operators and complex programmes of work with digital initiatives is underpinned by more than 25 years of infrastructure, design management and construction experience.
Drawing on his detailed knowledge of engineering construction practices, he has developed and implemented digital strategies for clients in the UK and globally, including Heathrow Airport, TfL Surface, NHS New Hospitals Programme, Hanoi Metro and the Government of Lithuania. He has also supported National Highways with digital twin and cyber security focused work.
Ian is a passionate advocate for the benefits to be gained from digital approaches across the modern-day asset infrastructure lifecycle. He played a pivotal part in the UK Government’s drive for public sector projects to ‘go digital’ through his role leading the Project Management Office tasked with delivering the four-year Level 3 BIM Strategic Plan, also known as Digital Built Britain.
Neill Pawsey
Principal Digital ConsultantNeill brings more than 35 years of technical and leadership experience helping major programmes and clients to unlock the benefits of modern, digital ways of working in sectors including nuclear, transport and energy.
Since joining Cohesive, in 2019, he has supported clients including Heathrow Airport, National Highways and Spirit Energy, with support and advisory services. This has included the development of data-driven strategies and digital transformation programmes, the development of roadmaps to achieve digital goals, and guidance on the business and cultural changes which accompany technology implementations.
Prior to Cohesive, Neill spent four years with Construction Industry Institute (CII) based at the University of Austin in Texas. There he led several technology implementations, pilot projects and proof on concepts on large capital programmes in the USA, Europe, Russia, and the Middle East.
His career has also included three years supporting Crossrail in London as a Senior Project Information Manager and working for EDF Energy as their Head of Information Management on the Hinkley Point C new nuclear power plant.
Neill, who has a BSc and an MSc in Construction Management, started his career in the British Army.