Highway resurfacing wraps up for another year as Bath and North East Somerset council completes annual programme
More than 15km of highway has been resurfaced across Bath and North East Somerset this year as the council completes its resurfacing programme. Alongside the delivery of the resurfacing and patching programme in 2023, the council’s Highways team also repaired 6,838 potholes – averaging 20 repairs a day. The council completed its annual resurfacing […]
First female chair appointed by the Road Safety Markings Association
Julie Davidson, Quality Manager for Lincoln-headquartered aviation and highways specialist Jointline, has been named as the first female Chair of the Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) in its 47-year history. Established in 1976, the RSMA is one of the largest specialist trade bodies in the highways sector, that works with partners and stakeholders to create […]
£121m for road maintenance in Essex
Essex County Council has said it to is set to receive £121 million of Government funding for road repairs and resurfacing between now and 2034, following last week’s government announcement of an extra £8.3bn over 11-year’s for highway authorities. The funding has been reallocated to local Authorities across England from the HS2 scheme. The […]
More than 16,000 potholes repaired across Staffordshire so far this year
Staffordshire County Council is making good on its promise to fix more roads across the county with 16,308 pothole repair jobs completed so far. A ‘job’ is, on average, two or three potholes at a time – meaning the number of potholes filled across the county is likely to be double or even triple that […]
‘Once in a decade opportunity’ for local authorities with additional funding with the right proactive strategy, says RSTA
There is a ‘once in a decade’ opportunity to improve the road network with the additional funding announced by the government as well as reducing carbon and cost over the lifecycle, according to Paul Boss, Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatment Association (RSTA). His comments come after the Government announcement of £8.3bn 11-year roads […]
Westmorland and Furness Council starts search for contractor to deliver surface treatments
Westmorland and Furness Council has started its search for a contractor to deliver capital highway maintenance works with a focus on surface treatments. The services to be delivered under this contract are capital highway maintenance works to repair worn out carriageway. Primary works will include surface dressing, micro asphalt, asphalt preservation, high friction surfacing work […]
RAC deals with record number of third-quarter pothole breakdowns, but there are solutions…
The poor condition of Britain’s local roads has led to the RAC dealing with the highest number of pothole-related breakdowns it has seen in any third quarter since it began recording this data in 2006. RAC patrols went to the rescue of 5,978 drivers from July to September for damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs […]
Hampshire County Council to approve latest round of cuts, including highway maintenance
Plans, including cuts to public transport, turning off street lights, fixing potholes and removing school crossing patrols, are all part of Hampshire County Council’s plan to slash spending. The council will meet next week (November 9) to approve, as recommended, the saving proposal to try to fill the £132 million budget gap forecasted by 2025/26. […]
Core Highways Strengthens leadership team
Core Highways Group has strengthened its position in the UK highways services sector with the appointment of respected industry figures Jenny Moten and Charlie Cornish. On the operations side, Jenny Moten has joined the company as Regional Managing Director, arriving from Cadent Gas where she was Northwest Network Director – overseeing £2.5bn of assets and […]
Tarmac delivers trio of UK’s lowest carbon road maintenance projects
Three local roads in the north east have become the lowest carbon highways ever to be resurfaced in the UK, thanks to a project that has set a new benchmark for the way roads are maintained. Working in partnership with Hartlepool Borough Council and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council together with international partners including Shell, Volvo CE, […]
