Ceredigion Council takes more proactive approach to maintenance
Ceredigion council is to be more proactive with the maintenance of its roads. A move towards “planned maintenance more than reactive maintenance” forms part of a new plan for the inspection of Ceredigion’s roads. A draft code of practice for highway safety inspection and response on county roads was examined by Ceredigion councillors at thriving […]
Kent County Council releases five-year plan for its highway network
A five-year Highways Asset Management Plan for managing Kent’s roads, paths, bridges, drains and lights has been published by Kent County Council (KCC). The new plan aims to bring together the entirety of KCC’s highways assets to provide a safer, more sustainable, and more resilient highway network in the future, said the council. It also […]
Bath & North East Somerset Council to spend extra £950,000 on improving streets, parks and highways
An additional £950,000 may be found to fund more services to improve Bath’s streets, parks and highways. While there has been additional investment in street cleansing over the last two years, neighbourhood services, which include highways maintenance, waste, cleansing, fleet, parks and grounds, have had funding cuts over the last ten years. A report before […]
Plans for improvements to road network in Bath & North East Somerset
Plans for even more investment in neighbourhood services to improve streets, parks and highways will be discussed by Bath & North East Somerset councillors. While there has been additional investment in street cleansing over the last two years, Neighbourhood Services which includes highways maintenance, waste, cleansing, fleet, parks and grounds has had funding cuts over […]
Additional funding for drainage shows Hertfordshire County Council’s commitment to making a difference to ‘the consequences of climate change’
A four-year package to improve the drainage systems on the Hertfordshire road network comes into effect this year with the highways teams at Hertfordshire County Council making use of additional drainage funding of £16million. Climate change has caused different rainfall patterns in the last few years, which means the drainage provision on the council’s roads […]
Walking and cycling in Stafford improved after modifications to network
Walking and cycling through the centre of Stafford has improved after the completion of a new highways scheme. The improvements to Route 5 of the National Cycle Network, often referred to as the ‘missing link’ means that cyclists are now able to travel through Stafford directly rather than having to negotiate a former one-way […]
West Midlands councils start their search for contractors as part of three year framework
Councils in the West Midlands have started their search for civil engineering and highways contractors to carry out maintenance work over the next three years as part of a £50 million framework. This will include minor works, including bridge maintenance, pavement construction, infilling of existing subways with associated demolition works and installation of drainage. The […]
Up to £120m set to be invested in improving Shropshire roads
An extra £8m will be invested in improving Shropshire’s roads this year – with up to £120m added to Shropshire Council’s highways budget in the next four years – if councillors approve a report due at full council next week. The report acknowledges that in recent years the highways network in Shropshire and nationally has […]
Suffolk signals its intent with major contracts for highways
Carbon reduction measures and more work opportunities for young adults are among ambitions for new £1billion highways maintenance contracts over the next 20 years in Suffolk. Suffolk County Council’s cabinet has been recommended to approve work on creating and securing three contracts from October 2023 – one for a main maintenance provider similar to what the […]
£17 million roads and footways investment programme underway in West Sussex
A £17million investment in roads and footways is underway across West Sussex. Collectively, the 320-plus carriageway and footway schemes represent one of the biggest investments in the county’s highway infrastructure in the last decade. Works coming up this financial year include: 46 road resurfacing schemes worth £3.2million 71 road patching projects worth £1.2million 63 surface dressing […]