Tarmac and National Highways deliver carbon savings in SRN resurfacing trial
A trial on the A64 is being hailed as delivering the UK’s lowest carbon resurfacing scheme on the strategic road network without using carbon offsetting. Tarmac, a CRH Company, and National Highways, together with supply chain partners, successfully reduced carbon emissions on the project by 75% compared to a traditional maintenance project of a similar […]
Somerset Council teams continue clear-up after Storm Darragh batters county
Somerset Council’s highways crews have worked round the clock to clear roads after hundreds of trees and more than 20 power cables were downed during the county’s second storm event in two weeks. Teams from the Council’s contractor Kier were out in winds of nearly 90 mph during a rare Met Office Red Warning, combined […]
TerrAffix and Kier identify solution to microplastics road runoff challenge
Laboratory testing undertaken by RSK Group company TerrAffix and Kier has demonstrated that a plant-based material used to create a biochar can successfully remove microplastics found in the runoff from our roads. These are believed to be the first laboratory trials in the world to look at the possibility of removing microplastics from road runoff […]
Costs “to soar” after funding axed for Kier road project in Birmingham
Local government commissioners have warned that the government’s withdrawal of funding for a £600m PFI highways contract, won by Kier, is likely to damage a bankrupt council’s ability to turn its finances around. On 30 November, the Department for Transport confirmed it was ending its funding support for the project to maintain Birmingham’s roads, without […]
Kier Group joins carbon reporting project
Kier Group plc has joined Causeway Technologies’ project aimed at developing automated, real-time reporting of scope 3 emissions in the construction sector. The scope 3 initiative is well advanced in developing a software solution that can deliver a credible, verifiable, efficient and scalable way to measure scope 3 emissions in real-time, using invoice data automatically […]
West Northamptonshire to benefit from investment into its roads
West Northamptonshire Council is investing £450,000 into new advanced equipment which will help improve the authority’s ability to carry out additional maintenance across its road network, to deliver a high-quality service for road users. The investment forms part of the Council’s long-term vison to improve roads and maintain paths, signage and vegetation through the Highways […]
West Northamptonshire Council set to consider investing in JCB Pothole Pro to maintain 1289 miles of road
West Northamptonshire Council’s cabinet is set to consider plans to invest £450,000 into purchasing two new pieces of machinery, which will enable WNC’s Highways partners, Kier, to carry out an improved repair service. The investment forms part of the Council’s long-term vision to improve the road network across the area and follows the announcement to […]
Highways providers transform ‘unsafe’ Northampton primary school garden into vibrant learning space
Pupils at the Stimpson Avenue Academy in Northampton have returned from their half-term holidays to a transformed garden space, courtesy of Kier, West Northamptonshire Council’s highways providers. The school first approached Kier regarding safety concerns over the space – such as its cordoned-off, disused pond and overgrown vegetation – seeking help to return the space […]
Birmingham road workers share shocking stories in a plea to end the abuse they face
In the last three years, 465 incidents of road worker abuse have been reported in Birmingham. That’s why today, organisations and companies that work to improve Birmingham’s roads, have launched a new campaign Expect Respect – to urge the public to respect its road workers. The incidents include residents threatening road workers with weapons, such as machetes, […]
Celebrating 20 years of Area 13 covering North Lancashire and Cumbria
Kier Highways and National Highways are proud to be celebrating 20 years since the creation of the Area 13 Highway Maintenance region, covering the motorways and strategic roads in North Lancashire and Cumbria. Kier Highways has been the principal contractor in Area 13 for the past 13 years – delivering severe weather service and incident […]