Concrete roads

A12 scheme finally lands over the line

22/10/2024

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 ground

17/09/2024

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 M27

30/01/2024

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 legacy

13/10/2023

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 upgrade

20/09/2023

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 up

05/09/2023

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 concrete

19/04/2023

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 clean

15/02/2023

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 roads

03/01/2023

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 starts

20/10/2022

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 Easter

04/03/2022

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 engineering

07/12/2021

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 roads

07/07/2021

Highways England has published the first concrete roads handbook in more than 30 years.

Concrete roads upgrade launched with £39m framework

20/01/2021

Highways England has awarded the first of three multi-million-pound contracts that will 'revitalise concrete road surfaces across the country'.

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