New pothole repair tech tests continue in Leeds
Leeds City Council is exploring the use of three new pothole filling technologies which could help improve the speed, quality, and cost-effectiveness of pothole repairs across the city. The trials follow similar tests carried out last year and come after a recent report to the council’s infrastructure, investment, and inclusive growth scrutiny board on its […]
West Sussex continues drainage clearance and pothole repair programme
West Sussex County Council Highways Teams are making progress responding to the impact of the severe weather on our roads. Since the start of February, crews have cleared more than 3,000 drains and repaired more than 1,800 potholes. This builds on their work through January to prepare as much as possible for this recent period […]
“Helpful” and “baffling” – highways industry reacts to Government’s new pothole repair rating system
The highways sector has reacted to the Government’s new “traffic light” pothole repair efficiency ratings system. Peter Mason, Staffordshire County Council Cabinet Member for Strategic Highways, said: “While I welcome this new approach to assessing roads, it would be interesting to see the detail on how the ratings have come about.The assessment of our road […]
Multevo launches and demonstrates Recycle, Rejuvenate, Repair machine at Innovation Festival
Highways maintenance specialist Multevo has launched an in situ recycling patch repair system for local roads, demonstrating it to delegates at the LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival in Warwickshire. Capable of achieving 150 square metres of repairs per day on average without the need for virgin materials, the system features regenerative technology which mills, rejuvenates […]
Hertfordshire to trial new ‘one visit, more impact’ approach to pothole repairs
Hertfordshire County Council has announced that under the new administration’s 100 day plan, an alternative approach topothole repair on residential streets will be trialled in the county between 23 June and 4 July. The new approach will involve highways crews identifying and fixing the worst potholes, looking for other issues in the same section of […]
£50m needed to repair Swindon’s potholes, says Councillor
A councillor says that £50m might be needed to repair all the potholes in Swindon. Chris Watts, Swindon Borough Council’s cabinet member for Environment and Transport, said funding shortfalls had led to a “backlog” that would only be resolved by an infusion of money, well beyond that currently received from the government. Cllr Watts told […]
Pothole repairs to begin on major Welsh roads
A programme of works to repair thousands of potholes on some of Wales’ major roads has been given the green light. The £25m refurbishment programme, announced earlier this year by the Welsh Government, is funding 22 projects across Wales’ strategic road network. The work will improve over 100km of road and help its future resilience […]