Chancellor set to announce £200m funding for local roads, say reports
Reports in the national media and by motoring organisations have suggested that an extra £200 million could be provided for local road maintenance in tomorrow’s Budget. The Daily Mail reports the money represents around a 20% boost in funds to fix roads in towns, cities, and rural roads. The paper has a pothole campaign calling […]
LGA analysis: Government spends 31 times more per mile on maintaining motorways than on repairing local potholes
The Government spent 31 times more per mile maintaining motorways and A roads last year than they did on funding councils to repair crumbling local roads. The Government spent 31 times more per mile maintaining motorways and A roads last year than they did on funding councils to repair crumbling local roads, new Local Government […]
Coventry Council announces capital programme to bring growth, investment and tackling the causes of climate change
Coventry City Council will be considering a report next week around the £12.9 million ambitious capital programme supporting innovative transport and highways projects. Alongside the enhancement and maintenance of the city’s roads, pavements and transport infrastructure there are pioneering projects such as the Coventry Very Light Rail, All Electric buses and Gigafactory, all supporting the […]
£44 million for highways and transport projects in Nottinghamshire
Improvement schemes, road and path repairs, traffic signal upgrades, drainage schemes and road safety measures are all included in Nottinghamshire County Council’s plans for the year ahead. This investment includes: Highway maintenance funding is allocated based on detailed surveys of road condition across the county, therefore there will always be differences in the amount of […]
Comprehensive £3.23m programme to repair and maintain paths, roads, bridges and drainage across Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot Council Cabinet members have approved a wide ranging £3.23m programme of improvements, repairs and maintenance to footpaths, roads, bridges and drainage in all parts of the county borough. The council’s Environment, Regeneration and Streetcare Services Cabinet Board approved the comprehensive programme at its meeting on March 3rd, 2023. The proposed package of […]
Buckinghamshire Council announces contractor line-up for highway maintenance works
Buckinghamshire Council has announced the 12 approved contractors who will be working on highways, maintenance and infrastructure projects in the county from next month. The announcement completes all elements of the transition of the council’s highways and maintenance contract work to new partners, as the contract with current partner Ringway Jacobs comes to an end at […]
National Highways aims to get rid of ‘bumpy bottom’ on the way to Six Mile Bottom as major A11 resurfacing scheme set to start
Road users in Cambridgeshire are set for safer and smoother journeys as National Highways begins work next week on a multi-million-pound road surface upgrade to the A11 near Sawston. The £12-millon project will see an 11-mile stretch of the A11 between Babraham and Six Mile Bottom resurfaced. An upgraded central safety barrier and new signs […]
More than 60 Shropshire roads to be surface dressed
More than 60 stretches of road across Shropshire are set to be treated this spring and summer as part of Shropshire Council’s annual surface dressing programme – work that will play a key role in improving the county’s roads. The 66 roads include 29 in north Shropshire, 24 in central Shropshire and 13 in south […]
Over 1,000 schemes planned to improve pavements, cycleways and roads in Hertfordshire
Over 1,000 highway schemes have been given the go ahead after councillors approved a £102m capital budget for highways and transport in Hertfordshire. Between April 2023 and March 2024 more than 1,000 maintenance and improvement schemes will be delivered across Hertfordshire’s 3,200 miles of roads and pavements. Planned works include repairs and maintenance to pavements, […]
£3m of road improvements in East Riding to start this spring to protect against potholes
Road improvements worth £3m are due to begin in the East Riding this spring and summer to help protect against potholes and other damage. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is investing the money in its annual surface dressing programme, with 146 stretches of road in the area due to be upgraded as part of the scheme. Around […]