Soaring costs put council road work budgets at risk
Council’s across England have warned that highways repairs could be delayed as costs continue to rise England’s largest councils have warned they will be forced to delay repairs to local roads and infrastructure as spiralling inflation adds over £1.5bn to their costs. To balance budgets – as they are legally required to – and control […]
NY Highways test machine designed to speed up pothole repairs
A sophisticated machine that can repair potholes and other road damage in a matter of minutes is being evaluated by North Yorkshire’s highways engineers. NYHighways is the arm’s-length company responsible for maintaining roads on behalf of ourselves. Staff are now trialing a new machine that allows the operator to make effective repairs to potholes and […]
New highways hub opens in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Council’s new Highways Hub is now operational and is set to improve the efficiency and quality of road repairs across the county. The newly formed hub, located at Via East Midlands’ Bilsthorpe Depot, was formed following Nottinghamshire County Council’s Highways Services Review and will co-ordinate the delivery of permanent road repairs county-wide. The planning of […]
Dorset Council makes progress with road repairs
Micro-surfacing works are getting underway to help preserve more of Dorset Council’s road network. The low-cost treatment is laid over the top of the current surface – filling in shallow cracks and holes – and helps protect the underlying road structure from water damage as well as adding reinforcement to the existing asphalt. In-situ recycling, […]
Central Bedfordshire starts search a contractor for its £250m maintenance and improvement works
Central Bedfordshire Council has started the search for a contractor to deliver its highways maintenance and improvement works in a deal that could last 10 years. The successful bidder will carry out works including reactive and planned maintenance, structural inspections, bridge repairs, road building, street lighting replacement and winter maintenance. Other duties will include looking […]
National Highways launches revised asset management strategy
National Highways has launched its revised asset management policy and approach with a focus on whole life costing and delivering an even more consistent approach to asset management on its network. The strategy, Our Approach to Asset Management, said that while the organisation has an established approach to whole life cost in line with its […]
Extensive highways and transport improvements under way in Peterborough
Extensive work to improve to roads, pavements, street lighting, bridges and public transport in Peterborough is under way. The enhancements, which also include pothole repairs, are part of Peterborough City Council’s Local Transport Programme of Work for 2022/23 which has recently been approved. The programme is being funded by over £5 million from the Department […]
Innovative low carbon asphalt solutions trialled on A414 in Hertfordshire
An innovative and collaborative project to upgrade the A414 in Hertfordshire has been completed using durable, low carbon asphalt solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of the scheme and provide a more resilient road. The work was carried out by Hanson Contracting in partnership with designer Atkins on the A414 – between Park Street roundabout […]
On the right lines in Bury
Bury Council has allocated an extra £50,000 to improve road markings on major roads across the borough. This is in addition to a further £10 million to be invested in filling potholes, treating or re-surfacing worn-out road surfaces, and expanding the work of the gulley cleansing team. Road markings will be renewed throughout the borough […]
More than £10million for repair to Rotherham’s roads and footpaths over the coming financial year
Rotherham Council has listed 193 roads for repair, covering a distance of 34 miles-an area of 360,000sqm. As part of the project, 34 new crossings will be installed across the borough, and £800,000 has been set aside for footpath resurfacing in Wales, Thurcroft, Woodsetts and Maltby. During a cabinet meeting, this week Councillor Chris Read, council leader, […]