WJ Group secures a place on Barnet Council’s Highways Maintenance Works Framework Agreement
WJ Group has been announced as the sole supplier for Lot 9, which covers road studs and markings, further cementing WJ’s position as a key delivery partner to local authorities across the UK. This latest success increases the number of contracts WJ holds with local authorities to 68. The four-year framework will enable Barnet Council […]
VolkerHighways awarded a place on Barnet Council’s Highways Maintenance Works Framework
VolkerHighways has announced that it has secured a place on Barnet Council’s major Highways Maintenance Works Framework Lot 1 contract for the provision of Traffic Safety and Management services. The four-year framework will enable the council to effectively provide business resilience to support the management and maintenance of the council’s highways network. It will be […]
Barnet Council to tackle potholes as part of £8million additional investment in road maintenance
A further £8million will be spent on road maintenance over the next two years to help deal with potholes and the maintenance of highways, as councillors voted it through at Barnet Council’s Cabinet meeting last week. The new investment is in response to the 2022/23 winter period when the number of potholes reported jumped almost […]
Barnet makes use of rubber tyre waste as part of Tarmac/Kier resurfacing work
Barnet Council has been maximising the use of rubber waste tyres while reducing embodied carbon within highways works, thanks to the use of new asphalt technology. A road in the London borough was recently resurfaced by Tarmac Kier Joint Venture (TKJV), the contractor responsible for highways maintenance and improvements across the borough, using granulated rubber […]
Barnet Council to launch utilities and highways charter to help aid better management and co-ordination of works
Barnet Council is to launch a utilities and highways charter with the aim of ensuring works carried out by companies and other organisations on its road network, are managed and co-ordinated effectively. According to a council report, an average of 35,000 sets of roadworks are permitted in the borough every year – 1.75 per cent […]
