Calderdale Council submits plans for £6.9 million highway works programme
A £6.9m programme of works to improve and maintain some of West Yorkshire’s roads and paths is recommended for approval at a council meeting later. The scheme is earmarked for towns and villages in Calderdale including Halifax, Brighouse, Hebden Bridge, Illingworth, Holmfield and Sowerby, reports the BBC. It includes £3.17m for road maintenance and £1.74m […]
Multi-million pound boost to double pothole repairs and protect roads from damage in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Council will double the number of potholes fixed and protect roads from damage before next winter using new multi-million-pound funding. The allocation of nearly £4 million from the Government’s Pothole Fund will fund up to 20,000 additional pothole repairs across the county, taking the total of repairs to an expected 40,000 this year. The council […]
Ringway trials the UK’s first electric multi-purpose highway maintenance HGV truck
Highway maintenance contractor Ringway and its long-term strategic fleet partner Econ, have successfully trialled the first electric multi-purpose highway maintenance HGV truck in the UK. Econ has developed a new Electric Quick Change Body (E-QCB) system, built on the newly launched 19-tonne Volvo FE Electric 4×2 chassis. The Econ E-QCB can be supplied with three […]
Redevelopment of highways depot in Bath & North East Somerset significantly lowers emissions
Investment in a Bath & North East Somerset Council highways depot has resulted in a massive 89 per cent reduction in carbon emissions since its redevelopment two years ago, recent data shows. The Clutton depot serves as a base for the council’s highway operations and houses vehicles and equipment, along with employees from both the […]
Hampshire County Council starts search for contractors for civil engineering, highways and transport collaborative framework
Hampshire County Council has started the search for contractors for its Generation 5 Civil Engineering, Highways and Transportation Collaborative Framework. According to the tender announcement, up to 26 firms could be appointed to the four-lot deal, which can be used by a range of public bodies from Cornwall to Kent. Contractors appointed to the framework […]
Celebrating 20 years of Area 13 covering North Lancashire and Cumbria
Kier Highways and National Highways are proud to be celebrating 20 years since the creation of the Area 13 Highway Maintenance region, covering the motorways and strategic roads in North Lancashire and Cumbria. Kier Highways has been the principal contractor in Area 13 for the past 13 years – delivering severe weather service and incident […]
Multevo Welcomes New Contracts Manager Emily Merrick to the Team
As Multevo’s contracting division continues to expand, they welcome new Contracts Manager, Emily Merrick, to maintain and exceed a high level of service delivery across highway maintenance contracts nationwide. Growing up around the industry, Emily joins Multevo with 17 years of highways experience under her belt and a strong understanding of various functions including health […]
Highways funding ‘unfair’ says Dorset’s Head of Highways
The current funding allocation method for highways does not help ‘shire# counties, as it means the money is spread too thin, according to Jack Wiltshire, Head of Highways at Dorset Council. He told his councillors last week that with the low funding spread over a relatively lengthy road network Dorset Council struggled to make improvements […]
Salford to invest £3.7 million into roads
Salford Council is to spend £3.7 million on improvements to roads and footways over the next 12 months as part of aims to drive down legal claims for vehicle damage and pedestrian injuries. The investment comes from the city council’s capital allocation from the Department for Transport for the Highways Investment Programme (HIP) for the […]
New highways delivery model in Rochdale to boost borough businesses
Rochdale Council is driving forward a new way of delivering highway repair contracts to help boost business for local firms. Until recently a national supplier delivered most of the highways work across the borough. But this contract was formally ended in March 2022 and the council is now looking to set up a new delivery […]