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New guidance released on highway authority liabilities

17/03/2017

New guidance on managing highways liability risk has been released by the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) - titled Well Managed Highway Liability Risk - providing a comprehensive framework for authorities across the UK.

More than 3,000 British road bridges substandard - RAC Foundation

10/03/2017

More than 3,000 council-maintained road bridges in Great Britain are substandard, according to research by the RAC Foundation.

Clyde Tunnel "needs open heart surgery"

07/03/2017

A councillor in Glasgow is warning that the city's Clyde Tunnel will not last ten years if it does not get funding to give it "open heart surgery".

Hanson re-secures Dorset Highways contract

22/02/2017

Hanson Contracting has re-secured its strategic partnership contract with Dorset Highways for maintenance of the county’s road network in a deal worth more than £100m.

HE chief gives strategy update

22/02/2017

Highways England’s chief executive Jim O’Sullivan has revealed the latest route strategy documents for the strategic road network are to be published next month with a network report due in the autumn.

£100,000 resurfacing scheme for Enniskillen

02/02/2017

A 1.2 km resurfacing scheme in the Northern Irish town of Enniskillen is to begin at a cost of £100,000.

Ports maintenance deal awarded to Specialist Surfacing

30/01/2017

Lincolnshire firm Specialist Surfacing will carry out road maintenance across four Humber ports in Hull, Goole, Grimsby and Immingham.

Councils find out their share of £1.2bn local roads funding

13/01/2017

The Department for Transport (DfT) has allocated £1.2 billion of local roads funding to councils across England.

Research "reveals Britain's worst roads"

19/12/2016

An independent investigation using Freedom of Information requests says it can reveal the worst roads in Britain to drive on.

HE awards new highway maintenance deals worth £300m

15/12/2016

Highways England has awarded four new style asset delivery contracts worth over £300 million to Kier, a CH2M/Costain joint venture and Amey.

Resurfacing programme underway in Stoke

28/06/2016

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is embarking on a multi-million pound resurfacing and patching campaign.

New vehicles being used by Eurovia on UK roads

08/06/2016

A new US-manufactured advanced chipper spreader is being used by Eurovia Specialist Treatments (EST) on UK roads.

Siemens equips maintenance crews with new tablet technology

06/06/2016

More than 300 service operatives and engineers responsible for installing and repairing traffic equipment across the country have been equipped by Siemens with new bespoke tablet devices.

TRL launches highways maintenance funding guidance

22/02/2016

TRL (the Transport Research Laboratory), is offering advice to local authorities and private finance initiatives (PFIs) to help them adopt best practice for highway appraisal and maintenance.

RSMA to review quality of road markings in NI

09/06/2015

The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) will undertake an urgent 10-day review of the quality of road markings across Northern Ireland after the country saw a 30% increase in road deaths last year.

Completion of A12 project delayed

29/05/2015

A maintenance project that will see a section of the A12 near Ipswich upgraded is now expected to be complete by the end of June.

Further collaboration for roads maintenance in Scotland

30/03/2015

Scotland’s roads authorities are considering new ways of delivering maintenance.

Twenty eight councils receive share of highways funding

24/03/2015

Twenty eight councils across England will receive a share of £275 million for major local roads maintenance after winning government funding.

Pothole action paying off in Leicestershire

18/03/2015

A shift from reactive to proactive maintenance has helped reduce the number of potholes in Leicestershire.

Highways maintenance contractors facing busy year

25/02/2015

Local authorities will award more than 80 term maintenance contracts during 2015 for highways maintenance, according to a report carried out by BDS Marketing.

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