TRT Lighting retrofit helps Lincolnshire County Council cut street lighting energy use by over 65%
Lincolnshire County Council is working with TRT Lighting on a countywide retrofit programme that’s cutting street lighting energy use by more than 65%. The project upgrades existing lanterns with new LED technology, delivering major carbon and cost savings while extending the lifespan of assets across one of England’s largest rural counties. Lincolnshire’s street lighting network […]
Countywide £5.5m surface dressing scheme gets underway in Lincolnshire
The biggest surfacing project ever undertaken by Lincolnshire County Council is underway and will see a significant makeover for 177 miles of the county’s roads. The huge-scale surface dressing scheme will be carried out at over 250 different sites with the addition of 25,000 tonnes of material and with the provision of thousands of working hours. The scheme got underway […]
Lincolnshire: Public inquiry scheduled for North Hykeham Relief Road
Lincolnshire County Council has received feedback about the North Hykeham Relief Road project from the Department for Transport (DfT) and a public inquiry is scheduled to start on Tuesday 1 July. The inquiry will be held for up to two weeks at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lincoln. Cllr Michael Cheyne, executive member for highways, […]
Huge highways efforts to keep the roads going in Lincolnshire
During the past few days of flooding, snow and severe sub-zero temperatures, our Highways teams have been flat-out, putting in a Herculean effort to keep as much of the road network open and useable. It’s been an urgent battle against rising water levels, shifting areas of disruption and almost impossible amounts of ice to deal […]
Roughing up the road in Lincolnshire
At the start of November and into late January, Lincolnshire County Council highways is continuing its surface treatments programme, with some more serious bits of work that give old roads a new lease of life. The Carriageway Retexturing, is the latest round of works is a process that sees the top part of the road […]
135,000 highways jobs completed in five months
Almost 41,000 potholes repaired is just one part of a hardworking summer of success for Lincolnshire County Council. Figures now in show that, from the start of May to the end of September, Lincolnshire County Council Highways completed nearly 135,000 road improvements – including almost 41,000 potholes repaired – in the county. Throughout Lincolnshire, Highways […]
Thousands more potholes fixed for Lincolnshire
September saw another massive round of road improvements from our highways department. Figures now in show that the four-week period delivered more than 6,000 pothole repairs, hundreds of streetlight repairs, loads of footpath works and more than 14,500 gullies cleared out. Work across road surfacing and cutting back unruly trees and bushes were also a big […]
Rural roads ramp up – latest figures show real improvement in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Council has said its plans to get the most rural roads working again are delivering results. The council has said that it plans have been a boost to the county’s rural roads network. A massive 57 miles of Lincolnshire’s most rural roads have been lifted out of the ‘needing maintenance’ category, it reports. Particularly difficult […]
Works begins for Winvic on third Lincolnshire County Council highways framework project
Winvic has begun work on the third project awarded to it under the Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) highways framework contract. Work has started on major improvements as part of a planned five-month reconstruction exercise to fully-rebuild Dysart Road in Grantham, Lincolnshire, including the junctions of adjoining side roads. As part of the proposed works, Winvic will enhance […]
Scammers posing as Lincolnshire County Council highway crews
Lincolnshire County Council is warning its residents that some people have been approach by highway ‘crew’ posing as Lincolnshire highway workers. Reports have come in of people being approached by supposed ‘crews’ who claim to be working in the area, carrying out surface dressing. They then claim to have have finished their job and just […]