UltraCrete enables underground utility specialist to expand their business operations
Supported by UltraCrete’s customer care team and its market-leading highway maintenance materials, a leading underground utility specialist has been able to expand their business operations by competing with larger-scale enterprises. On using UltraCrete Instant Road Repair cold lay asphalt, Post Fix rapid hardening concrete and QC6 surface reinstatement concrete, a director at the company shared […]
Aggregate Industries extends legacy in Leicester with £20 million road contract win
Leicester based Aggregate Industries has won a £20 million contract to resurface and maintain the city’s roads for the next two years, bolstering its longstanding relationship with the City Council and reinforcing its commitment to the local community. Aggregate Industries has its group headquarters near Coalville in Leicestershire where it also operates its Bardon Hill […]
Digging in: Transport Committee launches inquiry into impacts of street works by utility companies
The Transport Committee will investigate ways to help limit the damage and disruption to England’s roads and pavements that work carried out by utility companies can have. In a new inquiry, the cross-party Committee will examine how better management, regulation and enforcement could benefit both road users – including cyclists and pedestrians – and the local […]
RSTA welcomes REA statement on 2024 rise in use of surface dressing but says there is more progress to be made
The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has welcomed news by the Road Emulsion Association (REA) that indicates an increasing trend in the amount of surface dressing carried out by local highway authorities in 2024, following a twelve year decline, and lowest reported use of surface dressing in 2023. But the association also said there was […]
Road maintenance schemes in Lancashire to be boosted by £4.2m investment
Lancashire County Council is set to boost road maintenance with an extra £4.2million investment into the county’s roads. According to Met Office data, last winter was the wettest since records began. Wet weather is a major cause of potholes, as water penetrates small weaknesses in the road surface causing cracks to open up, which is […]
Work begins on repairing A361 sinkhole near Wardington
Work is due to start to repair a sinkhole on the A361 in north Oxfordshire. The road, north of Wardington, was closed by Oxfordshire County Council on Monday after the sinkhole appeared in the centre of the carriageway. Emergency diversion routes were immediately put into place. Following visits to the site by inspectors, the council’s […]
Essex Highways takes defect reporting in-house with a major update
Residents and road users have more options when reporting road defects following a major update by Essex Highways. The update comes as users will no longer be able to raise issues via third-party sites, such as Fix My Street, from 1 January 2025 due to the lack of detail they provide inspectors. The ‘Report It’ […]
Cumberland Council demands respect for road closures after staff member injured
Cumberland Council is urging drivers to exercise caution and respect road closure signs following an incident during the improvement works at Sebergham Bridge. The council has reaffirmed its zero-tolerance stance on reckless and abusive behaviour towards its staff after a council highways team member was struck by a HGV wagon, when a driver ignored clearly […]
Wiltshire Council’s extra highways investment sees hundreds of road signs replaced across the county
As part of its £22m extra investment into improving Wiltshire’s highways, Wiltshire Council has installed and replaced almost 1,000 new road signs and posts across the county. Around 80% of the 960 new signs have already been installed during the past year, with the final 20% to be replaced over the coming months. The new […]
Spring clean starts early in Surrey
A series of additional highways improvements will take place over the autumn and winter to enhance the appearance and condition of Surrey’s roads and pavements. Extra highways teams are being mobilised across the county to improve pathways, roadsides and rural areas. Activities will include cutting back hedges, clearing growth that might be obstructing pathways […]