M6 closure 'makes case for concrete'14/03/2025 The closure of the M6 this week after a major diesel spill underlines the need for a resilient road surface and robust barriers on the motorway network, the concrete carriageway trade body has said. |
Quieter concrete gets into the groove and grind09/01/2025 A trial of a new concrete refurbishment technique on a section of the A30 in Cornwall has seen noise reduced by up to seven decibels. |
A12 scheme finally lands over the line22/10/2024 National Highways has completed its major scheme to reconstruct the carriageway on a stretch of the A12 in Essex, . |
A12 scheme delayed as National Highways rebuilds old ground17/09/2024 National Highways has revealed that its delayed scheme to reconstruct a concrete section of the A12 in Essex will also miss its latest completion target and be delayed by at least another six weeks. |
A12 scheme 'sets sustainability benchmark '14/08/2024 National Highways has completed its £75m scheme to replace the existing concrete carriageway on the A12 Margaretting Bypass in Essex. |
National Highways levels up surface on M2730/01/2024 A two-year, £48m project to overlay the concrete surface of a section of the M27 with a lower-noise asphalt is set to begin next week. |
Establishing a new legacy13/10/2023 Dominic Browne reports on the work that National Highways, KOREC and AECOM have done to create an end-to-end digital system through the concrete roads programme. |
National Highways seals jumbo A11 upgrade20/09/2023 National Highways has completed its £65m A11 concrete reconstruction scheme at Wymondham, upgrading close to 10 miles of dual carriageway to asphalt. |
A12 situation normal: All levelled up05/09/2023 National Highways contractors carried out emergency works on a section of the A12 in Essex in the early hours of Tuesday morning to resolve a safety issue relating to planned surfacing works. |
Concrete roads 'better for the extra weight of EVs'29/06/2023 Data showing that damage from electric cars could be twice that of petrol vehicles means that a more robust road surface is required, manufacturers of concrete roads have said. |
Concrete surface replacement 'raises eyebrows'20/04/2023 Proponents of concrete roads have questioned National Highways’ policy of rebuilding some of its concrete carriageways with an asphalt surface, which they say has a shorter performance life. |
A14 rebuild to reuse crushed concrete19/04/2023 National Highways has begun substantive work on a scheme costing £37m to replace the concrete road surface of a stretch of the A14 in Suffolk. |
A12 to get £65m concerete spring clean15/02/2023 Work on a £65m project to reconstruct and resurface a concrete stretch of the A12 in Essex is set to get underway at the end of the month. |
Concrete progress on revitalising roads03/01/2023 National Highways has released new images and video to showcase its progress on a section of the A11 in Norfolk as a part of a nationwide drive to 'revitalise' concrete roads. |
'Desperately needed' £37m A12 upgrade starts20/10/2022 National Highways has started work on a £37m project to reconstruct and replace the concrete road surface on a section of the A12. |
£60m A11 refurbishment to start after Easter04/03/2022 National Highways will begin work next month on a multi-million-pound surface upgrade to the A11, as a part of its nationwide drive to ‘revitalise’ concrete roads. |
Derby launches honours course in concrete engineering07/12/2021 A new qualification in Concrete Pavement and Construction Maintenance launches in January and will be open for enrolment from this month. |
Getting under the surface of concrete roads07/07/2021 Highways England has published the first concrete roads handbook in more than 30 years. |
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