Lancashire sets out £20 million programme for its roads, streetlights and bridges
Lancashire County Council has unveiled a £20m programme of investment to support vital transport infrastructure. The fund will be considered the council’s cabinet and includes spending on roads, streetlights, and bridges over the next 12 months. Almost £12m of that sum is earmarked for resurfacing roads and preventing potholes appearing, with the county’s highways teams […]
Government says no to Lincolnshire’s roads cash plea for missing millions
Lincolnshire County Council has received a letter confirming its roads maintenance grant allocation for 2022/23 remains £12m less than 2019/20. In the 2019/20 financial year, Lincolnshire was allocated £51m maintenance funding. This was cut down to just under £39m for 2021/22 and will remain at this level until 2025 according to the Department for Transport. […]
Aggregate Industries launches UK’s first ever commercially available biogenic asphalt
As part of its ongoing commitment to decarbonising the construction industry, leading building materials supplier Aggregate Industries has further developed its SuperLow product range with the launch of the UK’s first commercially available biogenic asphalt. SuperLow-Carbon asphalt has been developed in partnership with Shell Bitumen as a pioneering product for more sustainable pavement projects. In […]
Connect Plus on the search for contractors to join framework agreement
Connect Plus, which manages and operates the M25 network, is looking for contractors to join a framework agreement for a portfolio of highway improvement works. The £150M framework agreement for improvement works on the M25 will involve civil engineering and technology works, which will be instructed by National Highways. The works will cover structures, geotechnical, […]
Further £5.5m proposed in budget would bring total additional investment in Highland Council roads to £31m
The Highland Council is set to consider additional £5.5m investment in the roads infrastructure as part of its collaborative £10m investment plan for 2022-23. The additional £5.5m proposed is on top of £25.5m already agreed for roads in recent months, and would bring the total to £31m. Leader of the Council, Margaret Davidson said: “The […]
Extra £59m to be added to Shropshire Council’s highways budget
An extra £59m will be added to Shropshire Council’s highways budget in the next four years – after the council’s financial strategy was approved this week. It follows the addition of £8m to this year’s highways budget, agreed at a meeting of Full Council last July – making a total increase of £67m. The additional […]
Hull to spend extra £11m on highway maintenance
Hull City Council is to spend an extra £11m on highway maintenance in the next year as part of a strategy that has a strong focus on maintaining existing assets. Labour council leader Councillor Daren Hale said the inclusion of an extra £11m for highways maintenance works within the capital strategy was a statement by […]
Collaborative working with cabling companies avoids further disruption
Cheshire East Council and companies installing fibre-optic cabling are working together to minimise disruption so that homes and businesses can get connected to superfast broadband. The council’s highways service is ensuring that planned works to roads and pavements dovetail with the current roll-out of fibre-optic cabling in parts of the borough. This avoids the need […]
VolkerHighways delivers carbon neutral works for West Berkshire
VolkerHighways has successfully completed an entire surfacing programme whilst remaining carbon neutral, thanks to the innovative use of reduced carbon surfacing project, Milepave™ The works, delivered in collaboration with Miles Macadam and West Berkshire Council, form part of VolkerHighways’ seven-year highways maintenance and public realm contract with the council. The project involved laying 32,000m2 of Milepave™, […]
Major investment into Worcestershire’s highways announced
Worcestershire County Council has pledged to make major additional investment to improve and maintain the county’s highways as part of their annual budget setting. In the budget for 2022/23, which was approved on Thursday at February’s Full Council meeting, the County Council made the commitment to invest in further improvements to Worcestershire’s roads. Highways will […]