Highways workers scale Abbey Craig to re-open Stirling route29/07/2021 A key route in Stirling has re-opened after workers scaled the rock face of a spectacular local landmark. |
Heatwave causing roads to melt 'like chocolate'21/07/2021 Councils have been forced to take emergency action after the heatwave caused some roads to melt in the sun. |
Council promises long-term rewards with £17m spend08/07/2021 West Sussex County Council has launched what it said is one of the biggest investments in the county’s highway infrastructure in the last decade. |
Reassess pothole cash rules, insurer says09/06/2021 Zurich Municipal has called for local authority pothole funding to give greater focus to cycle paths and footways to protect cyclists and e-scooter riders. |
Council road cash 'cut by more than a fifth this year'26/05/2021 Councils have warned that they face a £400m reduction in local road maintenance budgets this year. |
Liverpool operated culture of 'rule avoidance' in highways25/03/2021 An independent report into the procurement of highways-related services at Liverpool City Council has called for the highways service to be completely restructured after finding a culture of ‘rule avoidance’ leading to excessive costs. |
£12m more for Welsh roads as election nears24/03/2021 The Welsh Government has announced an extra £12m for local authorities to 'fix potholes and improve roads, pavements and active travel routes' across the country. |
Council road repairs cash down £400m next year15/02/2021 County councils have said they will have ‘no choice’ but to cancel high priority highway maintenance works next year after the Government announced capital funding allocations down £398m on current levels. |
Delayed cycling schemes could go £6m over budget11/02/2021 A £19m package of cycling schemes in Cornwall risks going significantly over budget and missing what is already a revised delivery date, auditors have warned. |
Two new MRN schemes in £93m road spend01/02/2021 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed £93m for three major road upgrade schemes across the country, including schemes funded as part of the major road network (MRN) and the Local Large Majors programmes. |
A beginner's guide to better asset management25/01/2021 Trevor Thompson, business manager at Roadtechs, discusses the importance of using different Surface Extension Treatments (SET) to extend the serviceable life from the road network. |
Drivers most concerned over potholes, report warns14/12/2020 More than half of drivers believe the condition of local roads has deteriorated in the past year despite the drop in car use due to the pandemic. |
MP calls for changes to highways funding formula04/11/2020 A Conservative MP has called for reforms to the maintenance funding formula for highway authorities in England to take into account road condition, traffic volumes and the council's own contributions. |
Surrey seeks to maximise opportunities of £2.5bn roads deal12/10/2020 Surrey County Council is advertising a new highway maintenance contract that could be worth £2.5bn over 21 years, with the stated value of the deal having trebled in three months. |
Cold Comfort Digital Academy launched after Scotland postponement16/07/2020 The next physical Cold Comfort Scotland event will now take place on 22 April 2021 with its place in the calendar this September filled by a new virtual event – the Cold Comfort Digital Academy. |
ADEPT calls for support for ‘Highways Heroes’25/03/2020 Council directors body ADEPT has emphasized the important role of local authority highways key workers during the current COVID-19 lockdown. |
ALARM results 2020: Backlog rises 14%, funding falls 16%24/03/2020 The maintenance backlog for local roads in England and Wales has increased by 14% to £11.14bn up from £9.79bn reported in 2019, according to the leading survey in the sector. |
£27bn for national roads and £2.5bn for potholes11/03/2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced more than £27bn will now be spent under the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) between 2020 and 2025, as he also pledged an extra £2.5bn for local road maintenance in the Budget. |
Sunak to pledge £2.5bn for potholes11/03/2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak will pledge an extra £2.5bn for road maintenance in the Budget, in the absence of a National Infrastructure Strategy. |
Life after SCANNER in Bristol03/03/2020 Shaun Taylor, highway maintenance manager at Bristol City Council, tells Highways about some of the difficulties his authority had using the SCANNER road condition monitoring technology and how moving to new systems can bring benefits. |
Highway Code changes to create new road user hierarchy
Comment: Highways England must do more for road users and taxpayers
Government successfully defends RIS 2 from legal challenge
