Trial of new approach to fixing potholes in Essex
A new method of filling in potholes and cracks in roads is being trialled in Essex. Essex Highways is trialling the new method in Colchester and Tendring. At the moment, the council repairs potholes by cutting out the surrounding road surface. Hot asphalt is then poured into the defect and compacted to fix it. Roadmender […]
Essex County Council starts early engagement for future highways provision
Essex County Council has started the early engagement process for provision of its highways services. The council’s current Highways Strategic Transformation Contract (Highways Contract) ends on the 31st March 2027 with no further option to extend. “Therefore, the Council has started on our journey of discovery, regarding how the Highways Service provision could evolve and […]
Essex County Council starts consultation on cycle networks
Residents are being invited to take part in a survey on walking and cycling networks in Essex. The council is asking residents their views on the development of Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs). The routes will guide and inform the future direction of the council’s active travel strategy. LCWIPs help create coherent cycling […]
Essex Council plans market engagement events with highways contractors
Essex County Council has started to make plans to talk to contractors ahead of the renewal of its highways contract in 2027. The council is keen to engage with contractors about its plans for highway maintenance after the end of its current arrangement with Ringway Jacobs ends. Essex County Council is looking at what service […]
Mayor of London can install ULEZ cameras in Essex boroughs without their permission, government says
The Mayor of London has the power to install cameras for a planned expansion of ULEZ without permission from councils in Essex, the government has said. As the debate rages on over the planned expansion of the ultra low emission zone, a row as broken out between Transport for London and councils in Essex where […]
£2 DigiGo single fares for on-demand transport in Essex extended until end of June
DigiGo, Essex County Council’s on-demand shared public transport service, has extended its participation in the Government’s Bus Fare Cap Grant until June 30. This means that all single DigiGo tickets will remain capped at just £2 until this date, across the county. DigiGo is a shared public transport service which offers on-demand or pre-bookable travel in parts […]
Essex questions A12 widening plans
Council leaders in Essex have written to the head of National Highways to express what they call significant concerns about proposals for two sections of the A12 which are planned to be detrunked and transferred to Council control. The leaders of Essex County Council, Braintree District Council and Colchester City Council said the plans for […]
New schemes announced to prioritise road and footpath repairs in Essex
Increased investment in the repair and maintenance of roads and footpaths across Essex has been confirmed for the next year. Speaking at Full Council meeting last week, Cllr Lee Scott, Cabinet Member for Highways Maintenance and Sustainable Transport, announced the budget for 2023/24 for highway and footway repair and maintenance would receive increased investment of […]
Essex Council bid brings £1m active travel capability funding to the region
Families, commuters and school children in Essex will be encouraged to take up active travel habits this year as a result of government funding recently awarded to Essex County Council. The £1 million Capability Funding will be used to plan and develop walking and cycling networks over the next 10 years. This will include running […]
Transport corridor advanced works to begin in Essex
Advanced works on the new Harlow North to Centre Sustainable Transport Corridor in Essex are due to begin between Burnt Mill Roundabout and Harlow Town Centre this month Connecting the new Gilston development with the train station and town centre, the corridor along the A1019 is a key part of the transport infrastructure being delivered […]
