Councils urged to review roadside slope monitoring as climate risks grow
Local highway authorities should consider increasing monitoring of critical slopes, cuttings and retaining walls as they adapt road maintenance to a changing climate, delegates at LCRIG’s Strictly Highways conference have heard. Speaking in Blackpool, Arcadis Senior Technical Director Andy Warrington urged councils to review whether their data collection was helping them understand the risks facing […]
No-dig drainage repairs can cut disruption and halve project times, Strictly Highways hears
Local authorities could halve drainage repair times and reduce disruption by using no-dig methods, delegates at LCRIG’s Strictly Highways conference in Blackpool have heard. Crown Plus Head of Business Development Paul Hancock said repairing damaged pipes from within could reduce costs, avoid the need for some road closures and deliver carbon savings of up to […]
Major maintenance drive helps prepare Lancashire roads for winter
Highways teams across Lancashire are continuing a significant programme of work to strengthen the county’s roads and prepare the network for winter. Supporting that effort is a further £10 million investment in highways maintenance approved by cabinet last month. Following a challenging period in early 2026, a significant amount of work has been carried out […]
Nottingham City Council invests over £6m in road improvement programme
Record levels of roads investment have been announced by Nottingham City Council (NCC), with over £6 million earmarked for fixing and improving the city’s streets. The investment is in addition to the £8 million in external funding allocated to the city by East Midlands Combined County Authority for road maintenance for 2026/27, a 40% increase […]
Cambridgeshire approves over £14m for Active Travel schemes
Councillors at Cambridgeshire’s Highways and Transport Committee have agreed funding to progress the delivery of 16 Active Travel schemes. More than £14 million of capital funding has been allocated to Cambridgeshire County Council for active travel schemes over the next four years by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) from the UK Government’s Local […]
Kapsch TrafficCom wins contract for Phase 2 of North Carolina Turnpike Authority project
The North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) has awarded Kapsch TrafficCom a $32 million (£24.2 million) contract to complete Phase 2 of the Complete 540 project, extending the Triangle Expressway an additional 10 miles and closing the outer loop around the greater Raleigh area. Upon completing Phase 2, Kapsch will have deployed all tolling operations for […]