Potholes are motorists top driving concern, says new RAC report
Anger with the poor state of Britain’s local roads has reached its highest point in nine years with half of drivers (49%) surveyed for the RAC’s annual Report on Motoring listing it as a top motoring concern, making it the single biggest issue by a considerable distance this year. Concern among drivers is now at […]
DfT indicates future focus on motorway and A road renewal after trouble with major schemes in response to Transport Committee
The Government has indicated it will be less likely to invest in major road infrastructure projects in future years and instead put more focus on maintenance of England’s Strategic Road Network, something that was confirmed last week in a Highways News story from Highways UK. The suggestion is made in the Department for Transport’s response to […]
Dalkia Secures 12-Month Extension on Welsh Government Contract Worth Approximately £3 Million Annually
Dalkia, one of the UK’s the leading technical and energy solutions providers, has secured a second 12-month extension to its existing three-year contract with North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent (NMWTRA), who is responsible for managing, maintaining, and improving the strategic road network in North and Mid Wales on behalf of the Welsh Government. […]
Webinar will highlight how introduction of geosynthetic interlayers can extend pavement life leading to significant cost and carbon savings
Councils and their consultants are being invited to a webinar which is being delivered by Foster Contracting – a provider of geosynthetic interlayers for crack reduction in asphalt surfaces. Participants will find out how geosynthetics can optimise pavement performance bypreventing premature failure and extending pavement life to achieve whole life cost and carbon savings.Foster Contracting […]
Roads Minister calls for lane rental schemes to be the catalyst for more pothole maintenance
The Minister for Roads has confirmed his intention to produce plans to support local authorities to set up more lane rental funds to help fund pothole repairs In his keynote speech at Highways UK in Birmingham, he said he wanted more local authorities to set up the schemes as quickly as possible. Speaking to the […]
Winners of Manchester City Council Highways Construction Work framework announced
Manchester City Council has awarded nine firms places on its latest Highways Construction Work framework to deliver transport infrastructure projects across the Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire roads network. The £100m framework will run for two years with an option for a further two-year extension. It has been split into lots covering small works up […]
Case Study: Reaching milestones on the motorway: Costain achieves 37% reduction in idling on M6 project
Britain’s Strategic Road Network (SRN) has been the backbone of the nation’s connectivity for decades. But as demands on our roads evolve, so does our commitment to updating and enhancing them. A collaboration between Costain, WSP, Flannery, and Forkers, the Smart Motorway Programme (SMP) Alliances’ recent M6 project is a perfect example of this commitment. […]
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 […]
More footpath improvement works planned for Hull
Several streets across Hull will undergo essential resurfacing next month, to provide much-needed improvements to the footpaths. As part of the council’s investment in the city’s footpaths, improvements and resurfacing works will take place on Benedict Road, Chanterlands Avenue, Chester Road, Helmsley Grove, Hessle Road, Wascana Close, Luton Road, and Woodgate Road. The improvements will involve […]
Heidelberg Materials becomes the first heavy building materials manufacturer to reach updated PAS 2080:2023 standard
Heidelberg Materials has become the first heavy building materials manufacturer inthe UK to reach the updated PAS 2080:2023 standard on managing and reducingwhole-life carbon in the built environment.PAS 2080:2023 provides a consistent framework for evaluating and managing carbon for all involved in the delivery of buildings and/or infrastructure. The revised standard has an expanded scope; […]