Analysis: ADEPT chair sees new dawn for local roads24/11/2023 Mark Stevens, assistant director, direct services at Haringey Council and chair of the ADEPT Engineering Board, considers how local highway authority officers will react to the £8.3bn for local highway maintenance. Gamechanger or spin? |
AA seeks new pothole cash as councils face cut30/10/2023 Councils ‘desperately need’ more highway maintenance funding to address the deteriorating condition of local roads, the AA has said after its worst September fixing ‘pothole-related’ breakdowns for five years. |
Show us the money, LGA says after pothole poll20/10/2023 Half of drivers say the state of local roads is their top motoring concern – a record high since the RAC began asking for motorists' views on road conditions. |
Holden declares war on causes of potholes19/10/2023 Roads minister Richard Holden has promised to chase down every local authority without a lane rental scheme, as part of a ‘war’ on potholes and those who cause them. |
TfL denies swallowing up government roads cash28/09/2023 Transport for London has pushed back against criticism from the influential leader of a London Borough over the allocation of central government highways funding. |
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. |
Wet July sees rise in pothole-related breakdowns23/08/2023 This year is looking to be one of the worst on record for damage caused by potholes, according to the AA, after a wet July saw pothole-related breakdowns up by a fifth. |
Pothole repairs up, payouts down, RAC says24/07/2023 RAC patrols attended the highest number of what it calls ‘pothole breakdowns’ in five years during the last three months. |
Summer of resurfacing after winter of disrepair18/07/2023 Gloucestershire County Council has launched a ‘summer of resurfacing’ using ‘innovative methods’ as it starts the lengthy process of restoring a historic road bridge. |
Councils warned over £16m fake pothole claims09/06/2023 Insurance experts have warned councils over a rise in fake claims for damage to vehicles caused by potholes. |
TfL expands wildflower verges after trial31/05/2023 Transport for London has selected new sites where mowing frequency will be reduced, following trials. |
AA urges drivers to report every pothole they see24/05/2023 The AA attended more than 52,000 ‘pothole-related’ breakdowns last month, which was 1,735 a day and a 29% increase compared to the same month last year. |
New SNP minister told to fix 'Swiss cheese' roads04/04/2023 The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called on the country’s new transport minister to address its ‘crumbling’ roads after pothole repairs on the trunk road network fell by nearly 30% in 2021-22. |
Plymouth council contractors forced to stop tree felling16/03/2023 Contractors working for Plymouth City Council cut down 110 trees at night before an injunction forced them to stop work. |
Exclusive: Highways self-assessment process set for ministerial review06/02/2023 The Department for Transport has confirmed that 'a submission will be going to ministers' on the future of the highways Incentive Fund self-assessment process. |
Glos' Olympian £100m effort paying off24/01/2023 Gloucestershire County Council’s plan to spend £100m over four years improving the quality of its roads is already paying off, the highway authority has said. |
'Catastrophe' warning over crumbling local roads18/01/2023 Motoring organisations have marked National Pothole Day with calls for a cash injection to improve local roads, highlighting new statistics which they said showed the poor quality of the network. |
Councils stockpile salt as temperatures set to fall06/12/2022 Local authorities have nearly 1.5 million tonnes of salt stockpiled across the country ready to treat icy roads and pavements this winter, a new survey has revealed. |
AA warns ministers not to cut local roads cash03/11/2022 The AA has warned that England’s local road network ‘cannot take another round of cuts’ after official figures showed that a third of English councils' B and C roads were rated in amber or red condition in the last year. |
Council chiefs warn of plague of potholes and salt shortages31/08/2022 Council leaders have warned that local authorities will struggle to maintain roads and street lights, and will face salt shortages this winter due to spiralling inflation and the price of energy. |
Government axes Brum's £2.7bn PFI deal in shock 'betrayal'
Scotland gears up to enforce pavement parking ban
National Highways to spend £75m on 'transformation and change'
