Lincolnshire County Council

The bridge that went wrong: Lincs project faces second 'error' delay

17/02/2025

A £150m road being built for Lincolnshire County Council will be delayed again and see another cost increase, due to a second alleged error in the design of a bridge.

Council increasingly bothered by badgers

11/11/2024

Damage caused by badgers to a road ‘has turned out to be much more severe than previously thought,’ a highway authority has said.

Council declares badger emergency

04/11/2024

Lincolnshire County Council has obtained a ‘last-minute’ licence from Natural England for emergency works to stop a road falling apart after it was damaged by badgers.

Lincolnshire raises fears over government cuts: 'A kick in the teeth' for the community

09/09/2024

Councillors in Lincolnshire are meeting to highlight fears that the Government’s review of funding for transport schemes will see a planned £200m relief road axed.

Lincs' £200m relief road edges closer

08/07/2024

Lincolnshire County Council is set to push forward with legal orders and land acquisitions for the North Hykeham Relief Road.

Winvic off to a strong start in Lincolnshire

25/01/2024

Contractor Winvic Construction has handed over its first project under its highways framework contract with Lincolnshire County Council.

Freeze adds to counties' flooding woes

09/01/2024

Highway authorities in England are still battling to recover from the impact of Storm Henk, with the further risk of surface water freezing as winter temperatures return.

Lincolnshire unanimous in £330m Balfour contract extension

05/12/2023

Lincolnshire County Council has awarded Balfour Beatty Living Places a six-year highways maintenance contract extension valued at £330m.

Lincs finds extra road cash after shortfall complaint

18/09/2023

Councillors in Lincolnshire have found a further £10m for highway maintenance after putting up Council Tax this year to cover what the county council said was a shortfall in funding.

Lincolnshire smells sweet (savings) in the winter morning

05/05/2023

This year's winter season in Lincolnshire has been described as one of the strangest in a generation - however, this did not stop the council from continuing to drive efficiency gains.

Lincs considers £1m help for contracted SMEs as inflation soars

07/09/2022

Lincolnshire County Council is planning a mid-year uplift to prices under key highways contracts to support small sub-contractors, at a cost of nearly £1m.

Crews restore key road after blaze in just 48 hours

18/05/2022

Road crews in Lincolnshire took just over 48 hours to restore a stretch of the A16 that melted in a lorry fire.

Lincs plans tax rise over highways funding cut

09/02/2022

Lincolnshire County Council is proposing an additional 2% rise in council tax to help fill a £12m gap in highway maintenance funding.

Lincolnshire calls on Shapps to reverse highways cuts

07/01/2022

Lincolnshire County Council has called on transport secretary Grant Shapps to return the millions cut from highways maintenance budgets last year, as the council bemoaned a £12m funding gap in its highways service.

Relief as £102m project enters final stretch

04/03/2021

Construction of the third and final section of the Grantham Southern Relief Road is set to start next month.

New road gets £110m but 'cost could rise'

26/11/2020

Lincolnshire County Council has been allocated £110m government funding towards the North Hykeham Relief Road but has warned that the cost may well rise beyond its current £155m price tag.

Balfour scoops £217m Lincolnshire roads deal

03/12/2019

Balfour Beatty Living Places has secured a highway maintenance contract with Lincolnshire County Council worth £217m over six years with an option to extend for a further six.

Lincolnshire seeks bids for £762m highway maintenance work

18/04/2018

Lincolnshire County Council is seeking contractors for highway maintenance work that could be worth £762m over 12 years.

Green light for £96m Lincoln bypass

17/02/2016

Work on the £96 million Lincoln bypass is expected to start this year after approval for the project was granted.

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