Jet boost sees thousands of extra repairs on Essex roads
An innovative repair method has received funding for the Essex road network. Thousands of additional road repairs have been carried out across Essex following funding for an innovative technique. Jet patching fills road defects, such as potholes, with an asphalt emulsion to prevent damage and deterioration from moisture. The Jet Patcher quickly blows away debris […]
Peterborough Council highly rated in highways survey
Peterborough City Council has been ranked as the third best performing highways authority in the country in a national survey. The authority once again scored highly in this year’s National Highways and Transport (NHT) survey, which asked residents across the country for their views on highway and transport services. The NHT conducts the survey each […]
Scammers posing as Lincolnshire County Council highway crews
Lincolnshire County Council is warning its residents that some people have been approach by highway ‘crew’ posing as Lincolnshire highway workers. Reports have come in of people being approached by supposed ‘crews’ who claim to be working in the area, carrying out surface dressing. They then claim to have have finished their job and just […]
New scheme to help in the event of flooding incidents in Herefordshire
On behalf of Herefordshire Council, Balfour Beatty Living Places has established the county’s first Community Flood Signage Scheme in Orleton The scheme enables trained Flood Warden Volunteers to close a small stretch of highway during a flood event to prevent vehicles driving though flood water, preventing accidents, breakdowns and damage to property caused by bow […]
More details are needed from political parties for long-term road investment strategy, as AIA responds to Election manifestos
The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) has said that it welcomes the main political parties’ views on the need for long-term investment for highway maintenance but has said more details are needed from them for this to be assured. AIA Director, David Giles said: “Fixing our roads is about more than filling in potholes. So, it […]
South Cambridgeshire District Council starts search for highways contractors for roads and paving work
South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) is looking for suitably qualified and experienced Contractors to provide SCDC with road and paving works. The road and paving works include, but not be limited to, car parks, footpaths, unadopted roads, dropped curbs and cycle ways. There could also be the occasional requirement for drainage works to be undertaken. […]
RAC analysis alongside Channel 4’s Dispatches uncovers major disparities in how road defects are actioned by councils
Local authorities are taking wildly differing approaches to deciding whether or not potholes get fixed, meaning many go unrepaired and continue to pose a risk to road users – especially those on two wheels, analysis conducted by the RAC and Channel 4’s Dispatches programme has found. Three-in-10 of the 206 councils in Great Britain with responsibility […]
County Council’s surface dressing programme making Hampshire roads more resilient
Nearly 600 miles of Hampshire roads will be given a new lease of life this summer as Hampshire County Council’s annual programme of road surface strengthening gets underway at 400 locations. Councillor Nick Adams-King, the County Council’s Executive Lead Member for Universal Services, said: “We know that potholes and other road defects are a cause […]
Essex Highways’ 2024 road resurfacing programme underway
Essex Highways has launched its 2024 road resurfacing programme. This will see improvements and upgrades to roads across the county. Resurfacing will improve the condition of roads with deterioration caused by wet weather. It will also ensure that existing roads remain in good condition for longer. Over the forthcoming months residents can expect to see […]
Road reconstruction projects underway across Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Council is to tackle peat soil affected roads as part of the biggest investment in highways maintenance for over a decade. As part of the budget proposals agreed earlier this year, the council will invest £43m over the next two years into highways. This will be to deliver improvements which both repair and […]
