Milton Keynes Council start search for contractors for highways service
Milton Keynes Council has started its search for contractors to deliver its highways term maintenance and capital works. The works covered by the £350M contract are comprehensive and cover all routine, reactive and planned works that need to be delivered by the authority. Milton Keynes is seeking a contractor that will prioritise the use of […]
Liverpool City Region welcomes 20 new hydrogen buses
A new fleet of 20 zero-emission buses have been launched in the Liverpool City Region this week, following driver testing and training on the roads. The hydrogen-powered buses start their first passenger journeys on the 10A route from St Helens bus station to Liverpool city centre. The busiest route in the city region, it will […]
£58 million for zero emission buses
The Scottish Government has launched the second phase of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB), with up to £58 million available. Introduced in 2021, ScotZEB replaced previous funding streams as a means to encourage the bus industry to find new and innovative ways to finance zero emission buses and infrastructure. The second phase […]
Bath & North East Somerset Council to use solar tech to improve safety of rural road
Bath & North East Somerset Council is making a rural bend safer for motorists by carrying out multiple safety improvements and essential resurfacing works. Safety improvements will be made to the Hogwood bend along the B3110 between Midford and Hinton Charterhouse. The works will include the installation of solar powered road studs, high friction surfacing, […]
New fund to help councillors tackle potholes in Staffordshire
A new fund will help county councillors tackle potholes in different areas of the region. The £2 million fund will be used to tackle defects already reported to Staffordshire County Council by the public, and gives county councillors the opportunity to prioritise local repairs above other non-urgent repairs. The money is part of the £4.8 […]
Plans for a £60 million link road in east Kent released
Plans to construct a new 10km link road in North Thanet, east Kent, at a cost of £60M, have been released by Kent County Council. A public consultation opened late last week calling for views on the link to the A28 Canterbury Road that would also affect roads to Manston Airport and on towards Margate, […]
Tarmac expands electric vehicle fleet with world-first bond coat sprayer
Tarmac is bringing an electrically powered bond coat sprayer to roads in the UK in a world-first project to support the transition to net zero. Tarmac supplier and highways equipment specialist, DE Plant, part of the Thriplow Group, developed the all-electric vehicle which is the first of its kind and demonstrates the next generation technology […]
Revolutionising road improvement: Hi-tech scanning survey to boost the Isle of Wight’s highways
Virtually the entire road network on the Isle of Wight is currently being independently surveyed to help decide where future highway improvement investment is most needed. The survey is being undertaken by Bristol-based experts WDM who have been conducting the annual hi-tech scanner survey for many years. Data is gathered by a series of lasers […]
Aberdeen City Council agrees £10.6million for roads and infrastructure improvements
A roads service budget of £10.6million was agreed at committee this week for Aberdeen’s roads to cover road and pavement repairs, safe routes to schools, lighting improvements, repairs to bridges, and flooding and coastal protection. Aberdeen City Council’s Net Zero, Environment, and Transport Committee approved the capital budget for the service which also includes money […]
Somerset Council secures extra £5.4 million for highway maintenance after year of challenges
Somerset Council has secured an additional £5.4 million to carry out essential repair works across the county’s road network. This year’s extra funding from the Government recognises the unprecedented challenges facing authorities after a year of extreme weather conditions. A blistering summer followed by a winter of sustained flooding and freezing temperatures has led to […]