Live Labs drone project hits new heights08/04/2021 Amey is embarking on the second phase of its drone trial technology project in Kent, focusing on inspecting vegetation and highways assets and identifying defects in power and water utilities infrastructure. |
GW Highways and Kent: The real deal in partnership31/03/2021 In January, GW Highways began work on a £160m road asset renewal contract with Kent County Council lasting two years, with the possibility of a two-year extension. |
Camera and sensors scan Kent for potholes19/11/2020 Kent County Council and Amey are trialling a system that combines cameras and sensors on buses and council vehicles to spot potholes and other carriageway defects. |
Contract extension will make it 20 years for Telent in Kent17/11/2020 Telent has won a five-year extension of its traffic signal maintenance contract with Kent County Council. |
Kent advertises £160m surfacing works08/07/2020 Kent County Council is seeking a contractor for surfacing works worth up to £160m over two years. |
Local heroes Conway to blitz Kent's potholes in £1.5m deal21/02/2019 Kent County Council has awarded FM Conway a two-year contract to provide surface repair services through the council’s ‘pothole blitz’ initiative. |
Amey wins two-year extension in Kent28/11/2018 Amey has secured a two-year contract extension with Kent County Council to maintain their highways portfolio until 2020. |
Eurovia secures ‘vital re-win’ with £45m Kent contract09/05/2018 Eurovia Infrastructure has won a new contract to resurface the rural and urban road network throughout Kent, which could be worth £45m. |
LGA: Give councils power to adopt lane rental schemes15/08/2016 The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for councils to be given powers to introduce lane rental schemes in order to minimise disruption caused by roadworks. |
KCC launches transport plan09/08/2016 Kent County Council (KCC) has launched a new transport plan which highlights key infrastructure developments across the region. |
KCC in £4m pothole blitz24/05/2016 Kent County Council (KCC) will spend £4 million on fixing potholes. |
New improvements at Dartford Crossing03/03/2016 New measures to improve journey times and reduce queuing on roads around the northbound approaches to the Dartford Crossing in Kent have been agreed by Highways England and Kent County Council. |
Lower Thames Crossing events attract thousands of visitors24/02/2016 More than 8,000 people have attended 16 public information events on proposals for a new multi-billion pound road link across the River Thames between Essex and Kent. |
Kent to return to all-night lighting with £40m LED upgrade22/02/2016 Kent County Council (KCC) will spend £40 million on LED lights after agreeing on a policy to return to all-night lighting. |
£40m contract to convert Kent’s street lights to LEDs awarded01/02/2016 Infrastructure firm Bouygues Energies & Services has been awarded a £40 million contract to convert Kent’s 118,000 street lights to LEDs. |
KCC launches winter operations27/10/2015 Kent County Council has officially launched its highways’ winter service. |
Pothole claims reach £270,000 in the south east04/03/2015 Three councils in the south east paid out more in compensation for pothole damage in 2013/14 compared to 2012/13. |
KCC confirms switch to LED lighting02/02/2015 Kent County Council has confirmed plans to invest £40 million in converting its 120,000 street lights to a centrally-controlled LED lighting system. |
Eurovia Contracting mobilises in Kent17/07/2014 Eurovia Contracting has started work on a two-year contract for Kent County Council. |
Severe weather leads to more potholes in Kent15/01/2014 Kent County Council has been using extra highways crews to tackle an increase in potholes following the severe weather and flooding over the holiday period. |
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