Next phase of Reading’s biggest road Improvement programme set to begin

Over 100 residential roads will be resurfaced in Reading over the next 10 weeks as the Council continues with its biggest ever investment in new road surfaces. The next phase of an £8m investment over five years, which began in 2023, will see 106 residential roads resurfaced, beginning with Heatherden Close, Farrowdene Road and Byworth […]

Suffolk: A12 has UK’s worst surface

The A12 has ranked as having the worst surface quality in the UK last year according to a survey. Transport Focus’ Strategic Roads User Survey for 2022/23 found that the A12, which stretches from Lowestoft in east Suffolk all the way to London, is considered to have the worst surface quality out of all major A roads and motorways […]

Novel road surfaces could be the key to living with climate change

In the face of a changing climate, long-life road surfaces could provide more durable highways and value for money in low-income countries. University of Birmingham experts are working with the Ethiopian Roads Administration (ERA) to develop ways of future-proofing the country’s road network against the effects of climate change – helping maintain and improve quality […]