Work begins on repairing A361 sinkhole near Wardington

Work is due to start to repair a sinkhole on the A361 in north Oxfordshire. The road, north of Wardington, was closed by Oxfordshire County Council on Monday after the sinkhole appeared in the centre of the carriageway. Emergency diversion routes were immediately put into place. Following visits to the site by inspectors, the council’s […]

Oxfordshire gets set for winter with new salt barn and fleet of gritters

With a new fleet of gritting vehicles, a freshly built salt barn, 60 specialist drivers and over 10,000tonnes of road salt, Oxfordshire is ready for winter. Oxfordshire County Council and its highways maintenance contractor, Milestone Infrastructure, have worked hard to ensure that the county’s roads keep moving and stay safe when the colder weather hits […]

Banbury Rail Station access improvements win environmental award

A Banbury construction project designed to improve access to the railway station has won an award for reducing its environmental impact. Milestone Infrastructure Limited, working on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council, was presented with a Green Apple Environment Gold award on Monday 18 November by the Green Organisation. The award recognised industry-leading carbon and cost […]

Milestone completes Oxfordshire’s largest ever surface dressing programme – 1,011,803 m2 of roads treated in 42 days

As part of its highway maintenance contract with Oxfordshire County Council, Milestone Infrastructure has successfully completed an ambitious programme of county-wide surface dressing, treating 1,011,803 m2 of roads over 42 working days. This is equivalent to roughly 300 lane kilometres or the distance from Oxford to York Surface dressing is a cost-effective highways maintenance measure […]