lane rental

Southampton hails revenue benefits of lane rental plan

03/02/2025

Southampton City Council plans to introduce a lane rental scheme on some of its network, to help manage the impact of works and raise revenue to spend on its roads.

Ministers launch lane rental consultation but roll-out is still in the slow lane

15/01/2024

Ministers have launched a consultation on plans for highway authorities to use at least half of lane rental scheme surpluses for road repairs, claiming that this could generate ‘up to’ £100m.

Khan puts £10m into street works co-ordination

30/10/2023

Sadiq Khan has announced a further £10m for his Infrastructure Coordination Service, which aims to reduce the delays caused by roadworks in the capital.

Firm wins council praise for Lane Rental solution

03/03/2022

Infrastructure asset management firm Symology developed, tested and implemented a system to manage a new lane rental scheme within a local authority’s tight implementation timeframe, the firm said.

Lane rental funds new tech to cut jams

12/08/2021

Transport for London (TfL) is set to start using new technology from two UK start-ups to reduce disruption caused by roadworks and unplanned incidents.

TfL celebrates £25m landmark for lane rental scheme

29/07/2021

As Transport for London's lane rental scheme approaches a decade of operation, the capital's transport authority celebrated the £25m it has raised for 79 projects to improve roadworks.

Lane rental guidance updated

09/07/2021

The Department for Transport has updated its lane rental scheme guidance for English local authorities, providing new insights into cost benefit analysis and legal issues.

Street Works UK slams Lane Rental 'scope creep'

14/04/2021

The trade body that represents the utilities industry over street works has accused councils of 'straying' from the original intentions of the Government's Lane Rental scheme.

TfL expands lane rental and tweaks charges

23/02/2021

Charges under London’s lane rental scheme are to be amended from May and the scheme will be expanded and include footways for the first time.

TfL consults on lane rental expansion

08/10/2019

Transport for London (TfL) is set to expand its lane rental scheme to cover nearly three quarters of its road network.

Comment: Making street works work

07/09/2018

Clive Bairsto, the Street Works UK CEO, on how we can get lane rental rollout right and why it is so crucial we do.

Roadwork disruption cut in London

15/04/2014

London’s lane rental scheme has cut roadwork disruption by almost 50% at traffic hotspots.

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