Hunt takes foot off infrastructure accelerator17/11/2022 The chancellor has abandoned his predecessor’s list of infrastructure schemes slated for acceleration and appears to have kept the freeze in funding for council road repairs in place, despite soaring inflation. |
Multevo takes an agile route to recovery12/06/2020 As lockdown measures begin to be eased, equipment supplier and subcontractor Multevo has increased capacity as part of wider mobilisation efforts. |
Maintenance funding allocations for 2020-2021 revealed15/05/2020 The Government has published the highway maintenance allocations for each highway authority in England for 2020/2021. |
Lincs to trial new SAMI system15/07/2019 Lincolnshire CC is trialling new modified road-building materials under a £200,000 project. |
Scotland seeking contractors for £1.4bn trunk road contracts28/08/2018 The Scottish Government has launched the procurement process for two new road maintenance contracts worth up to £1.4bn over 12 years. |
Hertfordshire road maintenance plans agreed17/03/2017 The highways works programme for 2017/18 has been agreed by Hertfordshire County Council’s Cabinet covering the key targets for maintenance and improvement of its roads. |
Infrared technology could be used to fix potholes25/01/2017 Infrared heating technology developed by researchers at Brunel University London could be used to repair roads and help authorities save millions. |
Skanska wins Somerset roads deal19/01/2017 Skanska has been awarded a contract to maintain the roads on behalf of Somerset County Council. |
LGA warns 2017 could be ‘tipping point’ year for potholes09/01/2017 Local authorities have warned that 2017 could represent a tipping point for potholes with new analysis showing the repair bill could reach £14 billion within two years. |
£100m to be spent on improving Manchester’s roads05/01/2017 Manchester City Council will spend £100 million on improving the city’s roads over the next five years. |
Volker wins £45m contract with Medway Council22/11/2016 VolkerHighways has landed a new highways maintenance contract with Medway Council, worth approximately £9 million a year. |
St Helens Council invests in new road maintenance vehicle09/08/2016 St Helens Council has bought a new highway maintenance vehicle from Multihog after achieving more than £2,000 of savings per week during a trial last year. |
Call to improve Scottish road maintenance04/08/2016 Urgent action is needed to help improve the condition of Scotland’s roads, according to a report by Audit Scotland. |
Amey develops new mobile asphalt unit01/07/2016 Amey has developed a mobile asphalt production unit that is enabling highways maintenance teams to work with much more flexibility – and with up to 30% less wastage. |
RSTA: Spend more money on roads to cope with rise in car journeys20/06/2016 A predicted rise in car journeys underlines the need for a well maintained road network, according to the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). |
Wiltshire Council awards £75m maintenance contract to Ringway21/01/2016 Wiltshire Council has awarded a five-year £75 million highways maintenance contract to Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited. |
Research competition for student engineers06/05/2015 Second year undergraduate civil engineering students from across Scotland are being offered the opportunity to win a place on The Road Maintenance Research Working Group. |
AIA calls on incoming government to prioritise local roads20/04/2015 The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) has called on the incoming government to make local road funding a priority. |
Highways Agency looks forward to 201529/01/2015 The Highways Agency is facing a transformative year in 2015. |
Road improvements completed in East Sussex29/07/2014 East Sussex County Council has completed resurfacing work on a total of 2,250 metres of road. |
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