Derbyshire Council formally accepts £4.2m of additional funding towards highways maintenance and pothole repairs

Derbyshire County Council accepted an additional £4.2m of Government funding for the roll-out of highways maintenance and pothole repairs across the region.. The Derbyshire cabinet formally approved acceptance of the funding from the DfT this week, for highways maintenance and pothole repairs for 2023 and 2024 in the county. County Councillor Charlotte Cupit, cabinet member for […]

£27 million investment to improve county’s travel and transport in 2023/24

Plans to invest £27 million in 2023/24 to repair roads and pavements, reduce flooding and improve local bus and cycle networks will be considered by Derbyshire County Councillors at this week’s Cabinet meeting (17 November 2022). Funded by the Department for Transport, the investment marks the final part of the county’s major 3-year, £120 million […]

£5.6 million road safety boost for two Derbyshire roads

Two of Derbyshire’s roads that were ranked in the top 50 of the highest risk roads in England are to benefit from a £5.6 million of government grant from the Safer Roads Fund. Derbyshire councillors will review plans to undertake public consultation about the proposed safety improvements for the A5004 Long Hill Buxton to Whaley […]

Aggregate Industries wins £6.5 million resurfacing contract in Derbyshire

Aggregate Industries has won a £6.5 million contract from Derbyshire County Council to carry out resurfacing work over the next 12 months. The delivery will be throughout Derbyshire excluding Derby City area and will include resurfacing, traffic management, road studding and road markings (lining and associated works), covering schemes over £100,000. Meanwhile, Kier has started […]

Kier Highways wins surface dressing contract with Derbyshire County Council

Kier Highways Solutions, a surface dressing and bituminous product manufacturing business and part of Kier Highways, has been awarded a year-long contract with Derbyshire County Council for surface dressing. Kier will deliver circa 550,000sqm of surface dressing across Derbyshire using 900t of surface dressing emulsion, which will be manufactured at the Kier-owned bitumen plant in […]

Derbyshire County Council awards Yotta Highways Asset Management Contract

Derbyshire County Council has awarded Yotta, the leading global connected asset management and services provider, a two-year contract, worth more than £1.3 million, to provide it with an externally-hosted (SaaS) Highways Asset Management System with associated services. As part of the contract, Yotta will deliver its Alloy asset management system to the council. There are two […]

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