Leicestershire County Council looking for contractor for highways patching work
Leicestershire County Council is looking for contractors to deliver highways patching work in the county. The contract is split into two lots with both being for the “construction, foundation and surface works for highways and roads”. The council is looking to appoint a “single suitably experienced supplier” for each lot “to provide carriageway patching repairs […]
£4.5 million Centre of Excellence for material decarbonisation in local roads for North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire has been awarded over £4.5 million to pioneer innovative materials for use on roads building and maintenance. Working in partnership with Transport for West Midlands, North Lanarkshire will establish the UK Centre of Excellence for Material Decarbonisation in Local Roads. This is the only Scottish led bid of the Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads […]
New vision for highways and transport agreed in Lancashire
Councillors have agreed a new strategy setting out Lancashire County Council’s ambitions to deliver a modern and efficient transport network which supports its economy, environment and people’s health. The Highways and Transport Strategy presents a high-level view of the council’s approach to supporting travel, with a focus on developing better links to areas of job […]
Nineteen Olympic swimming pools of asphalt used on Gloucestershire’s roads
Gloucestershire County Council has been reviewing its highways success recently, highlighting facts and stats* that make compelling reading. Despite the very cold weather in December work has stayed on track and the further £100m investment is starting to really pay off, it has said this week. Cllr Dom Morris, cabinet member for highways and flooding […]
How can using field management software increase customer confidence?
Adopting field management software can bring many benefits to businesses in construction, highways, rail and landscaping. Systems such as Re-flow come equipped with many powerful features that aim to unite and streamline major operational processes including job creation and scheduling, asset management, reporting and HSE management. It’s been proven that aside from increasing efficiency and […]
ADEPT Live Labs 2 projects announced – seven programmes to start in 2023
The winning bidders who will take their projects forward as part of the £30 million ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme have been announced by Roads Minister, Richard Holden. Funded by the Department for Transport, the three-year, UK-wide programme has been developed by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) and […]
North Yorks highways service leads the way in cutting energy consumption
New lighting has been installed at highways depots in North Yorkshire as part of a commitment to reduce energy use and tackle climate change while also protecting the natural environment. In a bid to improve energy efficiency, we have replaced all standard light fittings at our network of highways depots with LED lighting. The new […]
Manchester City Council starts search for contractors for £100m of highways work
Manchester City Council has started the search for contractors to carry out £100m of highways work. The council has published an official notice seeking interest in a framework agreement for highways construction and general civils work, which it said could include bulk excavation, bridge construction and retaining walls. The framework is also open for use by other […]
Case study: UltraCrete prevents dangerous accident in Carmarthen
MJ Quinn and subcontractors, HT Installations Limited, have used UltraCrete’s market-leading Flowable Installation System to repair a faulty carriageway frame and cover on the B4299 in Carmarthen. A large section of a rural road in Carmarthen was severely damaged. The area in question is located at the bottom of a hill and over time, the […]
Causeway Coast And Glens see potholes decline by over a third but other regions struggle to keep up with pothole work
Causeway Coast and Glens in Northern Ireland saw the greatest improvement on potholes this year, with a 37% decrease, dropping from 5558 in 2021 to 3476 in 2022 Recent government data analysed by CompareNI.com shows the extent of the problem in councils throughout the region in 2022. Recent government statistics show that of the 80,395 […]