Funding to help improve Coventry’s roads and pavements
Coventry City Council is set to invest almost £20m improving roads and pavements in the next financial year. The ambitious plans cover more than 160 projects that include repairing and maintaining the city’s roads and pavements, improving flood protection and investing in road safety schemes to help reduce road collisions. The money will be used […]
Shropshire Council shortlisted for national award for road maintenance work
Shropshire Council has been shortlisted for a national award for the impact of its new approach to maintaining and improving the county’s roads. The council is one of the finalists for the ‘Innovation’ award at the LGC (Local Government Chronicle) Awards 2024, with the winner set to be announced in June. By 2020 the council’s […]
Council pledges an extra £5 million investment in fixing roads
Buckinghamshire Council has pledged an extra £5 million of funding this coming year to boost investment in repairs to roads across the county, adding to the £105 million already committed to the road network over the next four years. At the Council budget setting meeting last week, councillors voted in favour of an amendment put […]
Aggregate Industries launches new carbon neutral asphalt solution
Leading construction materials supplier, Aggregate Industries, has launched Foamix Eco, a ‘groundbreaking’, onsite asphalt material that can achieve carbon neutral status, said the company. The revolutionary carbon neutral solution is yet another contribution towards Aggregate Industries’ ambitious commitment to reduce its overall carbon emissions by 2050 and also supports the National Highways target of delivering net […]
Suffolk County Council to review weed control for roads and pavements
Suffolk County Council’s Cabinet will reconsider how Suffolk Highways uses chemicals to control weed growth. In February 2022, the council agreed to stop using glyphosate in its routine weed treatment programmes, to find more natural alternatives to help protect the local environment. However, the alternative products proved unable to meet requirements, which was further exacerbated […]
Wiltshire Council increases its huge investment into filling potholes, resurfacing roads and tackling highways flooding
Wiltshire Council is investing millions of pounds into filling potholes, resurfacing roads and tackling the causes of highways flooding throughout the county in 2024/25. The council has allocated an extra £10m over the next two years to spend on filling potholes and a road resurfacing programme that will help to prevent potholes and other highways […]
Jet Plant’s £3 Million investment further boosts sustainability credentials
Jet Plant, a leading player in the highways and construction industry, has announced a new £3million investment in state-of-the-art machinery, including lorries and planing machines, to further boost the company’s already impressive sustainability credentials. Reducing emissions is at the heart of forward-planning for the UK firm and the aim is to continue to set the […]
Heidelberg Materials invests in mobile cold recycling plant
Heidelberg Materials UK has invested in a mobile cold recycling mixing plant,demonstrating its commitment to conserve natural materials, promote the circulareconomy and decarbonise its products. The batching plant can use both reclaimed and primary aggregate to produce coldmix materials, which provide a lower carbon solution for road construction andmaintenance projects. The Wirtgen KMA 240i mobile […]
Additional £8.1m announced to fix the worst roads in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Government has said there will be an additional £8.1 million for highway maintenance in Northern Ireland. Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd said the funding would help “to deliver additional resurfacing schemes and continue to address the poor condition of our road network”. Last week, the Sinn Féin minister announced £1m of additional funding to […]
£12 million funding boost for Essex Highways
Essex County Council is allocating an extra £12 million for priority work on its highway network. Over £8 million of this will go towards new crews who will prioritise repairs raised by local councillors. The money will also be used to increase the council’s enforcement team. This team can challenge landowners where overgrown vegetation is […]
