Surrey Highways wins prestigious national engineering award

Surrey County Council has been recognised at the Ground Engineering Awards for innovative highways works on the A323. Highways Officers and contractors Ringway worked with engineering company Geobear to develop a solution to stabilise the deep clay soil beneath a section of the road. This first-of-its-kind application of Geobear’s injected geopolymer treatment in the UK, […]

Surrey CC leader says M25 works have had “massive impact”

A council leader in Surrey said roadworks on the M25, which have resulted in full weekend closures along a stretch of the motorway, were “immensely frustrating”. Tim Oliver, leader of Surrey County Council, told the BBC that the works were “the right thing to do”. The M25 roadworks are part of a £317m upgrade to […]

Councils offer van replacement funding for those using busy route

Diesel van owners who drive along the Guildford stretch of the A3 more than three times a week, could be eligible for a grant to replace their vehicle with an electric model. Surrey County Council is working in partnership with Guildford Borough Council to deliver a £11 million National Highways scheme, aimed at reducing high […]

Councils fight ULEZ in court

A coalition of five councils has launched a Judicial Review to challenge Transport for London and the Mayor of London’s decision to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone to outer London boroughs. The London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Harrow and Hillingdon and Surrey County Council have brought legal action following TfL’s announcement last November that […]

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