Micro-asphalt plans for resident roads in Lincolnshire
Seventy-seven roads in Lincolnshire are getting a share of a £700,000 surface dressing roads scheme that starts this month. Selected residential roads across Lincolnshire are getting a special road surfacing treatment designed specifically for suburban areas. Micro-asphalt is a surface treatment that is a preventative measure used to seal the existing road surface, improve the […]
Traffic cone loving polar bears receive generous gift from highways team
Staffordshire County Council (SCC) has treated three local polar bears to a truckload of their favourite toys – traffic cones. Peak Wildlife Park’s newest residents really enjoy playing with things that float so what better welcome gift than 30 damaged traffic cones that would have otherwise been thrown away? Highways crew members, Wayne Bridgett and […]
FixMyStreet improvements outlined in report by Bath & North East Somerset Council
Improvements to an online system where residents can report problems with highways and public spaces in Bath & North East Somerset are being set out before the council. A report before councillors on the Corporate Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel today outlines the changes that have been made to FixMyStreet to make it easier for […]
Lincolnshire County Council to invest millions more into road maintenance
Lincolnshire County Council has announced that a further £10m of funds is being ploughed into the authority’s road maintenance funds. The county council has announced that a further £10m of funds is being ploughed into the authority’s road maintenance funds. Speaking during Full Council today (Friday), Leader Martin Hill, OBE, made the announcement that the […]
Balfour Beatty secures Scottish Government funding to drive innovative hydrogen retrofit project
Balfour Beatty has announced that it has become the first construction company to secure funding from the Scottish Government’s Emerging Energies Technology Fund to retrofit carbon intensive vehicles to run off both hydrogen and diesel, also known as dual fuel. As part of the innovative project, the Scottish Government has provided over £240,000 with Balfour […]
Visitors experience the Meon experience
On Tuesday the 5th of September line marking and surface repair specialists Meon hosted their first ‘OnTour Experience Event’. This follows Meon’s successful maiden voyage of the brand new OnTour trailer at this year’s LCRIG Innovations Festival, where they had the chance to show off the latest innovations and share skills and knowledge through live […]
Council to invest an extra £10m into road resurfacing to improve Wiltshire’s highways
Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet agreed to invest a further £10m over the next two years into maintaining and resurfacing the county’s roads. The £10m of extra funding, which is on top of the £14m the council will spend this financial year on highways maintenance, is being funded through the council’s capital funding programme. The additional money […]
Road treatment and resurfacing falls to lowest level in five years
The number of miles of road in England resurfaced or given life-extending treatment is at its lowest point in five years, RAC analysis of government data has revealed. In 2021/2022 figures show just 1,123 miles of all types of road were resurfaced compared to 1,588 in 2017/2018 – this equates to a 29% reduction (465 […]
Asphalt preservation trialled in Aberdeenshire Council in a Scottish first
An innovative treatment to help extend the lifespan of the road network has been trialled for the first time in Scotland by Aberdeenshire Council. Road maintenance and repair specialists Velocity installed the preservative treatment Rhinophalt on a mix of residential, rural and A-roads across six sites in Central and South Aberdeenshire. Rhinophalt is a unique […]
Devon County Council starts smart gully trial to help prevent highway flooding
Devon County Council has announced it has appointed technology company Previsico to trial connected water and silt level sensors along a subset of Devon’s highway gullies. This forms part of the on-going Devon Resilience Innovation Project (Drip) Smart Gullies Trial, which aims reduce flooding on major roads. During heavy rainfall, gullies and drains can become […]