Somerset: Vital road repairs scheduled for Taunton and Wellington
Somerset Council will be resurfacing roads in and around Taunton and Wellington in the New Year in a rolling programme scheduled to last until March 2026. The work is being carried out to improve the condition of the roads and the finished surface will look better and be safer to drive on with less risk of […]
Luton Council reveal record spend on road repairs
Luton Council will this year spend £6 million on road repairs and on treatments to stop potholes from forming in the future. This is an additional £1.5 million from 2024 and is being partly funded by the council and partly funded by the government, as part of its additional investment of £500 million to councils […]
Repairs to Corporation Street in Stafford set to begin
Essential highway repair works are being carried out on Corporation Street next week. Staffordshire County Council highways crews will be out fixing potholes along both roads, and dealing with drainage issues. The works will be carried out between 8am and 4pm each day. A road closure will be in place during these times, but access […]
Somerset: Council’s innovative new partner to kick off summer surface treatment programme
Somerset Council and new partner Kiely Bros are launching a major programme of road repairs across the County’s network this month. Road surface treatment specialists Kiely Bros were awarded a four-year contract from 1 April to carry out a wide range of services, including surface dressing. This year Kiely Bros will be introducing a pioneering […]
£8.85million investment agreed in East Sussex for climate change and roads and pavements
Council leaders in East Sussex have agreed to invest millions of pounds in tackling climate change and improving the county’s roads and pavements. East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet agreed one-off additional funding of £8.85million in the two areas at its meeting this week. A total of £5.8million will be spent on improving road signs, lines […]
Lockdown increases road repairs and improvement programme in Telford area
Telford & Wrekin Council’s highways crews are using lockdown as an opportunity to bring forward scheduled maintenance and improvement works whilst the roads are quieter to help keep disruption to a minimum, said the council. Since the start of April 2020, highways crews have resurfaced 20km of roads and 32km of footpaths, fixed 3,000 potholes […]
Flintshire councillor calls for more money for road network
A local councillor in has called for more money to be made available to repair Flintshire’s roads. Deputy council leader Carolyn Thomas urged her colleagues to consider increasing the authority’s own allocation to nearer £1m. According to Deeside.com, she told a virtual cabinet meeting: “I am hoping that they (Welsh Government) will continue to fund […]
Velocity finds solution for road repairs on narrow lanes
Velocity has a invested in two new 11-tonne Isuzu rigid trucks specially built for road repair works on narrow lanes. Velocity has road repair contracts with local authorities across the country. It was looking for a solution to help tackle potholes on the most constricted parts of the UK’s road network. The Isuzu F110.210(E) rigid […]