Investment boost set to improve Newham’s highways
The Newham Council Cabinet has approved plans to improve Newham’s roads and footpaths, investing a combined sum of almost £9m to Keep Newham Moving, including planned footway and carriageway resurfacing schemes to parts of Katherine Road, Osborne Road and sections of Upton Lane. The 2025/26 Planned Highway Maintenance programme budget includes £3.6m from the Keeping […]
Extra £45 million confirmed for Staffordshire Highways over next three years
An extra £45 million will be invested in maintaining and improving Staffordshire’s highways over the next three years. Added to this, a further up to £15 million will be ploughed into the county council’s Fixing More Roads scheme, which over the past year has seen more than 36,000 potholes repaired. In plans agreed by Staffordshire […]
Northumberland Council to invest over £37m in countywide transport improvements
Over £37m will be spent on transport improvements across Northumberland over the next 12 months – from fixing potholes to improving infrastructure and creating safer roads. The County Council’s annual Local Transport Plan (LTP) programme follows a comprehensive review of the maintenance of the Council’s road network, identified safety issues and potential improvements. It also […]
Road maintenance ‘backlog’ continues to grow, according to this year’s ALARM survey
The backlog of carriageway repairs in England and Wales has reached new heights at almost £17 billion, according to this year’s ALARM Survey by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA). The figures from the survey report that more than half (52%) – equivalent to around 106,000 miles– of the local road network reported to have less […]
UK roads are in worse condition than official reports – RSTA and GAIST call for smarter maintenance
The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) and highways technology company GAIST have released new data about the state of the roads in England showing that, although road conditions are significantly worse than official reports suggest, an AI led approach could save £2 Billion. Using the most comprehensive AI-driven road condition analysis, GAIST has a national […]
Nottinghamshire will get extra £4.5 million for damaged roads repair
Nottinghamshire will get an extra £4.5 million for repairs to its damaged roads from the new East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). The EMCCA met recently to discuss funding and investment into major projects across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The committee meeting discussed how much money the area will be getting to fund road repairs following […]
Boost of nearly £10m for Wolverhampton city highways improvements
A boost of almost £10 million has been earmarked for city highways improvements – with continued road surfacing projects to tackle potholes. Investment from the highways capital programme for 2025/26 will be bolstered by an extra £500,000 City of Wolverhampton Council commitment, bringing the total to £9.7 million. Potholes are a priority for the council […]
Staffordshire County Council announces up to an extra £15 million boost for highways
Staffordshire County Council has announced up to an extra £15 million boost to highways in the county, on top of the extra £45 million over the next three years. The money will be used to continue the county council’s successful ‘Fixing More Roads’ scheme for the next year, which will see thousands of potholes fixed […]
Driving sustainable change in the road planings industry
Charlotte Chetland, Planing Sales Manager at Jet Plant Hire Ltd speaks to Highways News about how Jet aims to approach the management of planings very differently to others in the industry. Jet has a long-standing commitment to sustainable practices, industry compliance and providing solutions that meet the demands of both customers and that go beyond […]
UltraCrete’s latest innovation successfully installed across Cornwall
Flow Fix, and several other market-leading highway maintenance materials from UltraCrete, have been successfully installed across multiple sites in Cornwall. A leading civil engineering contractor, as part of their Highway Maintenance Term Service Contract, have utilised UltraCrete Envirobed® CD534 and M60 bedding mortars, QC10 and QC10 F rapid strength concretes, Instant Road Repair cold lay […]