NY Highways test machine designed to speed up pothole repairs
A sophisticated machine that can repair potholes and other road damage in a matter of minutes is being evaluated by North Yorkshire’s highways engineers. NYHighways is the arm’s-length company responsible for maintaining roads on behalf of ourselves. Staff are now trialing a new machine that allows the operator to make effective repairs to potholes and […]
The UK’s key place in European ITS on this week’s Highways Voices
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! “You will not find me in legacy industries where everything stays the same – otherwise, I would be boring,” explains the new CEO of ERTICO – ITS Europe on this week’s Highways Voices. Joost Vantomme explains his passion for taking on […]
JCB pothole fixer completes three years of repairs in four months in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is celebrating a major milestone in its mission to fix potholes quickly and permanently – after completing almost three years of repairs in just over four months with JCB’s PotholePro machine. The authority has repaired 10,000m² of road with the JCB PotholePro in just 130 days – an area equivalent to eight […]
JCB’s PotholePro reaches the Highlands on nationwide tour
JCB’s pothole fixer arrived in the Highlands this week as part of a nationwide mission to fix Britain’s roads. The company launched the JCB PotholePro earlier this year – a machine that can repair a pothole in less than eight minutes, four times quicker than standard methods and at half the cost of current solutions. […]
JCB’s PotholePro fixes road defects on the M6 as part of nationwide demonstration programme
JCB’s brand new PotholePro highway maintenance machine has been meaning defects on one of the busiest stretches of the M6-between junctions 14 and 15 during two night-time closures. The nightshift on the 10 mile stretch was all part of a national demonstration programme to show how the innovative machine repairs potholes – permanently – […]
Colas starts trial of zero emission electric excavator
Colas SIAC has taken delivery of a purpose-built electric excavator, which will work on its A46 Stoneleigh Junction project as part of the major improvement works. Working in collaboration with the hire company, GAP Group Ltd, the new 19C-1E is the industry’s first fully electric mini excavator. The model that has been purchased and supplied […]
Tarmac demonstrates how to keep roads moving in Rutland with JCB’s new pothole repair machine
Tarmac and JCB have completed trials of the PotholePro in partnership with Rutland County Council. With the ability to repair a pothole in less than eight minutes, Tarmac’s highway services team carried out a full day of demonstrations with the JCB PotholePro on a 140 square metre patch of asphalt at Ashwell Business Park in […]
Stoke-on-Trent becomes first council to purchase JCB’s new PotholePro
JCB has signed its first deal for its new pothole machine with Stoke-on-Trent, the council that helped develop the machine. The council became the first authority in the UK to invest in JCB’s PotholePro machine which repairs potholes four times quicker than standard methods, according to the company. Councillor Daniel Jellyman, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, […]
JCB to unveil new pothole machine at virtual event next week
JCB will unveil a new machine that is set to change the way local authorities deal with potholes at a launch event next week (11 January). The machine, which has been described as a ‘game changer” for councils/contractors, will enable them to repair potholes permanently within eight minutes, accordimg to a report by LCRIG. […]
