KaarbonTech: Short-term funding biggest barrier to long-term drainage and flood risk planning

Local authorities across the UK have identified reliance on short-term funding and reactive budgets as the biggest barrier to long-term drainage and flood risk planning, according to insight gathered during a roundtable at KaarbonTech’s Future Drainage 2025 event. The discussion, focused on future preparedness, brought together highways, drainage and flood risk professionals to explore how […]

National Highways: M6 Lancashire and Cumbria border improvements to reduce flood risk

A £4 million National Highways project to reduce the risk of flooding along the M6 north of Lancaster will start on Monday providing safer, smoother and more reliable journeys for drivers. National Highways is delivering a raft of drainage improvements and repairs between junction 34 at Lancaster and junction 36 south of Kendal. The four-month […]