The bridge that went wrong: Lincs project faces second 'error' delay17/02/2025 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 badgers11/11/2024 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 emergency04/11/2024 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 community09/09/2024 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 closer08/07/2024 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 Lincolnshire25/01/2024 Contractor Winvic Construction has handed over its first project under its highways framework contract with Lincolnshire County Council. |
Freeze adds to counties' flooding woes09/01/2024 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 extension05/12/2023 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 complaint18/09/2023 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 morning05/05/2023 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 soars07/09/2022 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 hours18/05/2022 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 cut09/02/2022 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 cuts07/01/2022 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 stretch04/03/2021 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 deal03/12/2019 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 work18/04/2018 Lincolnshire County Council is seeking contractors for highway maintenance work that could be worth £762m over 12 years. |
Green light for £96m Lincoln bypass17/02/2016 Work on the £96 million Lincoln bypass is expected to start this year after approval for the project was granted. |
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