Future Drainage 2025 brings the sector together to ‘strengthen resilience in a changing climate’
KaarbonTech’s Future Drainage 2025 event brought together local authorities, the Environment Agency,government and industry specialists to explore how collaboration, data and shared expertise can help the sector adapt to the realities of climate change. Speakers and delegates discussed how drainage management must evolve in response to more extreme weather – from using data to guide […]
A83 emergency works and inspections following heavy rain
Hillside inspections and emergency roadside drainage works continue this morning at A83 Rest and Be Thankful. A83 traffic has been diverted onto the Old Military Road from around 8pm last night, after extremely heavy and persistent rainfall caused drainage systems to overflow. Euan Scott, BEAR Scotland’s North West Representative, said: “Our teams are working hard […]
How to address potholes: Asphalt Industry Alliance comment ahead of the Budget
David Giles, Chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), has issued a statement on the thorny issue of how to address potholes ahead of Rachel Reeves’ 26 November Budget. “The Chancellor is right, in her comments made today, that the stop-go nature of public funding has left our roads full of potholes. It’s all too […]
M42 scheme recycling drive benefits local communities
A recycling drive by the team behind National Highways’ M42 junction 6 scheme is seeing local communities benefit in surprising ways from repurposed items from the construction site. Playtime is now a lot more fun for residents at the nearby Birmingham Dogs’ Home while a Solihull school can boast its own forest school thanks to […]
Spencer Bridge Engineering wins Queensferry Crossing contract
Spencer Bridge Engineering has added to it extensive service provision to BEAR Scotland following the recent award of a contract to maintain the permanent underdeck gantries on the Queensferry Crossing. The experts in the field of permanent under deck gantry design and maintenance have been appointed to undertake permanent gantry inspections on the 1.7-mile cable-stayed […]
Herefordshire: Overtaking set to be banned on village roads
Overtaking is to be banned on roads through a Herefordshire village. The new restriction in Lea, near Ross-on-Wye, will be imposed under a traffic regulation order (TRO) announced by Herefordshire Council. The ban includes the main A40 through the village, currently limited to 30mph, as well as the B4222, which will also be limited to […]