High standards are the way forward in new roads contract in Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire Council is looking for a new contractor partner to provide up to £150 million of highways maintenance works over a minimum seven-year period, with a clear focus on quality, sustainability, and responsiveness. The existing highways maintenance contract ends on 31 March 2023, and we’re taking this opportunity to re-tender the contract and have begun […]
Tees Valley Mayor reveals schemes to benefit from £310million transport fund
Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has outlined a raft of transformative transport projects across the region that will be funded through the £310million secured from the Government to invest in local transport priorities. Stations across every borough will receive a share of £86.5million, with investments in Darlington, Eaglescliffe, Middlesbrough, Redcar, and Billingham. The two stations […]
Lancashire County Council highways service launches plan to cut CO2 emissions
Lancashire County Council has revealed new plans to save thousands of tonnes of carbon by revolutionising the way it maintains its roads. The council’s first Highways Decarbonisation Strategy is due to be considered by the council’s cabinet at its meeting this week, According to a new report the strategy reflects the county council’s wider plans […]
Underspending by Cambridgeshire Council could help future highway repairs
Cambridgeshire Council has reported that a forecasted a end of year underspend of £15.7m which could partly be used to accelerate highways maintenance plans across Cambridgeshire. The underspend, which is the result of the short-term implications of the pandemic will also be sued to and future proof Cambridgeshire County Council’s ambitious improvements against rising costs, […]
Rochdale Borough Council brings highway maintenance delivery in-house
Rochdale Borough Council’s highways maintenance will be delivered by the council from next month after the service was brought back in-house. Councillor Danny Meredith, the council’s cabinet member for Highways, hailed the move as the start of a new era of improved service delivery. From 1 April 2022 responsibility for pothole repairs, gritting, drainage maintenance work […]
FM Conway secures West Sussex County Council’s latest carriageway and footway packages
Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway has been awarded the latest carriageway and footway packages for West Sussex County Council. The contract value, estimated at approximately £6 million, forms part of a wider £12 million investment in roads and footways across West Sussex. West Sussex is continually investing in their network of carriageways and footways, […]
Highways enforcement team helping to protect roads and pavements in Southend
The highways enforcement team at Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has been cracking down on residents and developers causing obstruction or damage to the public highway to provide the City with better and safer roads and pavements. The new team is made up of experienced enforcement officers who respond to reports received of obstructions or damage caused […]
Lambeth Council to launch a new way to report problems on roads and pavements
Lambeth Council is launching a new mobile optimised form that will allow residents to report 50 different types of highway issues online, including potholes, signs and uneven road and pavement surfaces. The new reporting option is part of the council’s work to make services easier to access online and better to use The exact location […]
Kier Highways trials innovative risk assessment app
Frontline operatives at Kier Highways are trialling the innovative new app FYLD, which conducts digital risk assessments and in turn saves time, increases safety, and boosts collaborative working practices. In addition to increasing accuracy at the point of work, the new software can reduce the time it takes to produce risk assessments by up to […]
£47 million programme to improve pavements, cycleways and roads in Hertfordshire
Highways schemes worth £47 million have been given the go ahead by Hertfordshire County Council. Between April 2022 and March 2023 over £47 million will be spent delivering nearly 1,500 maintenance and improvement schemes across Hertfordshire’s 3,000 miles of roads and pavements. Planned works include repairs and maintenance to pavements, roads, bridges and traffic signals, […]