Road maintenance ‘backlog’ continues to grow, according to this year’s ALARM survey
The backlog of carriageway repairs in England and Wales has reached new heights at almost £17 billion, according to this year’s ALARM Survey by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA). The figures from the survey report that more than half (52%) – equivalent to around 106,000 miles– of the local road network reported to have less […]
Nottinghamshire will get extra £4.5 million for damaged roads repair
Nottinghamshire will get an extra £4.5 million for repairs to its damaged roads from the new East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). The EMCCA met recently to discuss funding and investment into major projects across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The committee meeting discussed how much money the area will be getting to fund road repairs following […]
Staffordshire County Council announces up to an extra £15 million boost for highways
Staffordshire County Council has announced up to an extra £15 million boost to highways in the county, on top of the extra £45 million over the next three years. The money will be used to continue the county council’s successful ‘Fixing More Roads’ scheme for the next year, which will see thousands of potholes fixed […]
Cabinet member in Staffordshire calls for clarity on highways funding
Highways leaders in Staffordshire have called for clarity on highways funding next year, ahead of the Government’s Autumn Budget on Wednesday. County Councillor Mark Deaville, Cabinet Member for Strategic Highways, has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to clarify the state of Network North funding to county councils, and to ensure highways authorities have the right […]
Croydon agrees over £12 million investment into highways this year
Croydon Council has approved a £12,573m highways capital programme for the borough’s highway infrastructure for 2024/25, as well as a new five-year Highway Asset Management Strategy. The highways capital programme is a set of works to be carried out this year that will maintain and improve the conditions of the borough’s highways, flood and water […]
£25 million to change the face of Essex’s road network
Essex County Council has announced a multi-million funding boost to radically improve its road network. The funding has been called Priority One. This reflects the importance of highways to its residents and businesses, the council said. £25 million will go towards resurfacing key roads and repainting white lines. It will also see more drain cleaning, […]
Council invests an additional £9.1 million to deliver improvements to Cornwall’s road network
Cornwall Council has announced an additional £9.1 million of capital investment into maintaining and repairing Cornwall’s roads. The council already invests around £40 million a year in maintaining and improving the 7,250 kilometres (4,530 miles) road network, which ranges from busy A roads to narrow rural roads. This £9.1 million of capital funding means that an additional […]
Additional investment to improve roads across West Northants
An additional £10 million will be invested into improving roads across West Northamptonshire. The extra funding will allow WNC and its highways partner Kier to extend the surface dressing programme for roads and paths across the area as well as carrying out bridge maintenance schemes and work to resolve drainage issues across the area. This […]
Extra £2million to be invested in highways projects in Gloucestershire
An extra £2million is being invested in highways projects this year, following an underspend in the county council’s budget. The 2023/24 budget had an underspend of £10million, which has meant an extra £2million funding can be allocated to highways. The underspend was partly made up of £4.41million of additional electricity income generated by the Energy […]
Lib Dem pothole pledge is welcomed, but RAC says money is not the only answer
As a part of their 2024 manifesto, the Liberal Democrats have committed to spending £300m to fill in over 1.2 million potholes a year, should they win the General Election. The party’s leader, Sir Ed Davey said: “The Conservatives have driven us down a motorway of decay – roads are crumbling, and motorists are suffering […]
