Dudley Council gets more than £4.5 million from government to improve roads
Dudley Council has said it has received almost £4.5 million in government funding to improve borough roads. It means £10 million will be spent in total this year on highways, with the latest works this week seeing improvements to Stourbridge Ring Road. The £4.49m for highways maintenance has come via West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) […]
XAIS helps Nottingham City Council Secure £18m funding
XAIS Asset Management’s skilled team and powerful XA© software both played an important role in helping Nottingham City Council secure a significant grant from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, according to the company. Nottingham City Council secured £18 million through the fund in October 2021, for a package of measures that will improve the condition […]
Buckinghamshire Council announces new partner to continue programme of highways improvements
Buckinghamshire Council has announced that Balfour Beatty Living Places has been awarded the future Term Maintenance Contract to look after the county’s highway network. Balfour Beatty Living Places will take on the multi-million-pound contract on 1 April 2023 when the council’s current agreement with Ringway Jacobs, working under the Transport for Buckinghamshire umbrella, comes to […]
Driving down carbon emissions on Devon’s highways
Devon County Council has reaffirmed its commitment to driving down carbon emissions in its highways delivery. Its ambition is to be carbon neutral by 2030 is ahead of schedule, as we announce our next phase in cutting carbon from Devon’s roads maintenance. Phase one, announced last year, saw it become one of the first councils […]
Bracknell Forest Council moves to lower temperature asphalt
As part of its climate change action plan, Bracknell Forest Council is seeking to reduce its carbon emissions associated with highway maintenance work. Consequently, the council, working in partnership with their term contractor, Ringway, have identified an opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint of its road resurfacing works in the borough. To do this, they […]
Council commits to £5m highway resurfacing programme despite increase in costs
The Cabinet of Bridgend County Borough Council has confirmed that resurfacing works for the local highways network will continue as planned despite recent inflationary increases in material, labour and machinery costs. The commitment follows concerns raised by one of the council’s contractors, Centre Great Ltd, over a number of recent cost increases triggered by national […]
Dorset Council opens tender for recycling and disposal of highway waste material
Dorset Council had started the search for a contractor to provide a facility for the recycling and/or disposal of highways waste materials in the county under its Highways Waste and Recycling Framework 2022. This includes • Receive segregated organic waste (EWC Code 20 02 01 or 02 01 03) • Receive segregated waste wood (EWC […]
On the road to Net Zero as Marlborough Highways unveils cutting-edge electric vehicle
Marlborough Highways is delighted to announce that is has introduced the London EV Company (LEVC) VN5 Electric Van to its fleet, which is a 2.5 tonne low emissions hybrid model that can travel up to 370 miles on a single charge. The addition forms part of Marlborough’s bold environmental strategy to reach Net Zero by […]
New RSTA conference to examine current priorities for skid resistance and road surface friction, but how did it all begin?
A new RSTA conference delivered by LCRIG and in association with W.D.M and WJ Group will take place on September 14th in Reading. It will examine the current challenges and solutions relating to skid resistance and road surface friction. This one-day conference, which is also supported by Highways News, will discuss: • The role of […]
RSMA and Partners Aim to Dispel Microplastics Myth
The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) has today announced it is working with the European Union Roads Federation (ERF) and other road marking associations across Europe to generate robust evidence to counter continued misrepresentation by academic bodies and commercial entities that road markings are a significant contributor to microplastic pollution. The vast majority of information […]