£7 million for Cheshire East roads in 2022-23, but councillors send funding warnings
Cheshire East Council needs to invest as much as it can now to improve its highways to avoid closing unsafe roads in the future, a councillor warned. It comes as the authority has included £7 million in its capital programme in 2022/3 for highways. A further £4m is earmarked for 2023/4 and £4m again in […]
Dorset Council pledges a focus on roads
A councillor in Dorset has said the council never wants to return to ‘salami slicing’ highways budgets as / Cllr Ray Bryan says under previous county council administrations the roads had become an easy target when savings needed to be made – but the policy had resulted in greater spending overall and staff constantly playing […]
Somerset County Council could soon tender four highways contracts
Somerset County Council is set to tender four highways contracts worth £220 million. The contract for core maintenance is worth £150m and will run for eight years, with the potential for a four-year extension. There will be contracts for surfacing and surface dressing, which involves restoring and sealing existing surfaces, worth £25m each, with both […]
First Rhondda Cynon Taf pilot project to adopt seven private roads gets started
The first scheme within the Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s pilot project to improve and adopt seven private roads across the region is now complete – after resurfacing and drainage improvements were delivered at Trafalgar Terrace in Ystrad. Cabinet Members agreed to the pilot in September 2021, to carry out much-needed improvements at six privately-owned residential […]
Bidders shortlisted for £730m Highways contract
Three bidders have been shortlisted to provide highway maintenance and infrastructure services for East Sussex in the future. Ringway Jacobs, Balfour Beatty Living Places and Colas have been selected to move to the next stage of the procurement process by East Sussex County Council. The shortlist for the £730 million Highways Infrastructure Services contract follows […]
HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions to enter highways sector
Infrastructure project specialist, HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions has announced its intention to explore opportunities in UK highways maintenance market. Following extensive research HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions (UK) Ltd are set to invest in the UK highways operations and maintenance market. HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions provides everything from a single source, from financing to planning, construction and operation of […]
Petition launched in Surrey to reform funding for UK highways’ maintenance
A local councillor in Surrey is calling on the government to change how central government calculates funding for the maintenance of local highways. The current method for calculating how much funding local road networks receive for highway maintenance relies almost solely upon road length. Rebecca Paul, Surrey County Council councillor, argues the current formula means […]
Interview: Ben Brown, Head of Road Asset Management, Vaisala
Highways News spoke to Vaisala’s Head of Road Asset Management, Ben Brown about the company’s development of its RoadAI asset management system, the benefits of which are now being enjoyed by several local authorities across the UK as they look to gain more insight on the condition of their networks. Highways News (HN): Ben, you […]
Amey and Gallagher win places on Kent CC highways civils framework
Amey has been named alongside Kent-based contractor Gallagher on Kent County Council’s highways civils framework. The companies will deliver highways infrastructure work, civil engineering works and other constructions works as part of the £250 million contract. The Civil Engineering Works framework lot, which will operate for a maximum of four years, includes (but isnt limited […]
East Sussex starts search for contractor for its highways infrastructure service contract
East Sussex County Council has started its search to appoint a single provider to enter into a contract for the provision of the maintenance, improvement and design of the publicly maintained highways and civil infrastructure within the region. Work on the contract will include highway maintenance (including roads and bridges), winter maintenance, highways improvements, professional […]
