Central Bedfordshire alters contractors to £400 million highway works contract for the Eastern Highways Alliance
Central Bedfordshire Council has started the search for contractors on behalf of the Eastern Highways Alliance (EHA) for a highway works contract worth up to £400m. A Prior Information Notice has been issued by the council which states that the EHA will be seeking contractors to undertake highways works including Structural Work, Surfacing, Road Works […]
New Gipave trial taking place in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Council is carrying out the trial in North Street, Middle Barton, with its contractor Milestone Infrastructure and their partner Aggregate Industries to develop the use of Gipave – a Graphene Plus-enhanced asphalt. Rigorous development and testing of the asphalt were undertaken by Aggregate Industries at its Research and Development at Hulland Ward in […]
Pothole repair funding in UK has reduced more than majority of other OECD nations, according to LGA analysis
Spending on local road repairs in the UK has been reduced by more than nearly all other OECD countries in almost two decades, new Local Government Association analysis has revealed. The LGA, which represents councils across England and Wales, said it wants to work with Government on a devolved, long term plan for our local […]
Aggregate Industries acquires OCL Regeneration
Materials supplier Aggregate Industries, a member of the Holcim Group, has acquired OCL Regeneration Limited, a leading provider of highways waste recycling solutions. The acquisition of the Kent-headquartered business will further strengthen Aggregate Industries’ asphalt and surfacing operations, where it is a key player on National Highways and local authority contracts. OCL was founded in […]
Hertfordshire repairs potholes with recycled tyres
Hertfordshire County Council is using a new type of asphalt product made from recycled tyres to repair potholes in a quicker and cleaner way. Roadmender asphalt contains material from tyres that would otherwise have been incinerated and allows road repair crews to repair potholes four times faster, with less dust and noise. Because the process […]
Shropshire Council’s surface dressing programme improves 80 miles of road
More than 50 stretches of road across Shropshire have been treated this year as part of Shropshire Council’s annual surface dressing programme. This year’s surface dressing programme began on 27 April, and ended on 1 August, with 55 roads treated. In total, 80 miles of road have been dressed – the distance from Church Stretton […]
Highways contracts in Northumberland bringing social value to the region
A new range of contracts developed by Northumberland County Council’s highways and procurement teams will ensure a focus not just on quality and value for money, but also take into account social value and carbon initiatives when awarding work. Early results have already led to one of the council’s roads contractors providing community support worth […]
CE marking for highways products will continue until 2025
The CE mark for construction products will continue until 30 June 2025, when implementation of the UK CA marking scheme is set to become mandatory. The news comes after the Government confirmed that the indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for the wider business community in the UK will not apply to construction […]
Four companies win £360m Yorkshire Highways Alliance deal
Four companies have won places on the Yorkshire Highways Alliance which covers highways and transport projects across the county. Balfour Beatty, BAM Nuttall, Farrans and John Sisk will all deliver projects valued over £7m. The framework is used by Leeds Council and the wider Yorkshire Highways Alliance, including Bradford, Wakefield, Kirklees Council, York and Calderdale […]
Case study: The sky’s the limit for Somerset County Council
Somerset County Council’s recent decision to migrate its on-site Confirm Asset Management Solution to a new cloud-based platform, is already paying dividends with the council reporting cost and resource savings, increased functionality and an enhanced user experience for council employees and its external community. Confirm, by Brightly (formerly Dude Solutions), is an innovative, cost-effective solution, […]