TfL testing smarter way to manage street works disruption
Transport for London is trialling Immense, a city-scale modelling tool that lets planners test hundreds of scenarios before a single cone is laid, cutting delays, costs and surprises for road users and operators. Every year 400,000 roadworks are competing for road space in London. Utility firms need to dig, developers need to close lanes and […]
Extra Staffordshire highways crews in place to tackle defects
Extra highways crews will be in place to help tackle defects across Staffordshire over the summer. A total of 14 extra crews will be up and running by the end of June, with the crucial task of repairing the county’s potholes and other defects. They will be based at all four of Staffordshire County Council’s […]
Oxfordshire trialling 15 different types of pothole repair techniques
Oxfordshire County Council and its highways contractor M Group have used Wildmere Road in Banbury as a test site to trial 15 different methods of filling in potholes or ‘patching’ minor defects. Wildmere Road was closed and a 700-metre stretch was divided into sections. Each section had a different type of pothole or patch repair […]
CIHT honours industry excellence at Awards Dinner
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) has recognised outstanding achievement across the highways, transportation and infrastructure sector at its annual Awards Dinner 2026, bringing together professionals from across the industry to celebrate innovation, leadership and impact. Taking place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London and hosted by Justin Webb, the evening highlighted the […]
Enhanced Mobile Carriageway Closure vehicles rolled out to boost highway safety
Highways vehicle manufacturer King Highway Products has unveiled a new Enhanced Mobile Carriageway Closure (EMCC) vehicle, designed to improve safety standards for both roadworkers and road users across the network. Developed with innovation at their core, the EMCC vehicles create a secure, traffic-free working zone during the installation and removal of traffic management, helping teams […]
Leicestershire announces £1.9 million Rockingham Road plans
Market Harborough residents can learn about plans to improve Rockingham Road, with designs now revealed for a scheme to cut congestion, improve safety and make it easier to get around. The route is one of the town’s busiest and already sees delays at peak times, especially around Clarence Street and Gores Lane. The £1.9 million […]
Potholes: Westmorland and Furness to spend £3.4 million on 60 Cumbrian roads
Work on a £3.4 million scheme aiming to reduce potholes on 60 roads in Cumbria has started. Westmorland and Furness Council is investing in the surface dressing programme, managed by Kiely Bros, that will see 60 roads – around 67 miles – sealed with a preventative treatment to improve the road surface and delay potholes […]
East Sussex MP demands ‘urgent meeting’ over new village traffic signals after residents’ protest
Residents of an East Sussex village fear the siting of new traffic signals could pose a safety risk for pedestrians. Parish councillors have raised concerns about the design, including the siting of poles and new lighting columns as part of works at the A265 junction in Hurst Green, near Etchingham. Residents say a decision to place […]
Four sets of roadworks planned for same road in Cumbria
Four sets of roadworks on a 10-mile stretch of road in Cumbria are expected to bring disruption to motorists over four months. Westmorland and Furness Council will start work on the A684 between Sedbergh and Garsdale Head on Monday 22 June. According to the BBC the schemes will look at rebuilding collapsed retaining walls and […]
Caerphilly hopes resurfacing scheme will curb costly pothole repairs
Caerphilly Council will turn to its planned road resurfacing programme in a bid to reduce the number of emergency pothole repairs. Current funding levels would allow each borough road to be resurfaced every 97 years on average, according to a new report, says the Caerphilly Observer. It warns “the average renewal time for carriageways in […]