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 […]
Gloucestershire County Council choses winning pothole repair machine
Following the battle of the pothole repair machines, Gloucestershire County Council has selected the best performing vehicles and methods that work in their area. The county council has been trialling a range of pothole repair techniques at the cutting edge of highways maintenance. During July machines went head-to-head in the battle of the pothole repair machines and […]
Norfolk set to receive highest highways maintenance allocation in the region
Norfolk is set to receive more than £56 million for highways maintenance next year thanks to Government funding announced. The Government has announced funding allocations for every local authority across England today which can be used throughout 2025/6 on the roads are in most need of repair, and to deliver immediate fixes for communities and […]
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 […]