Multevo takes an agile route to recovery12/06/2020 As lockdown measures begin to be eased, equipment supplier and subcontractor Multevo has increased capacity as part of wider mobilisation efforts. |
Maintenance funding allocations for 2020-2021 revealed15/05/2020 The Government has published the highway maintenance allocations for each highway authority in England for 2020/2021. |
Lincs to trial new SAMI system15/07/2019 Lincolnshire CC is trialling new modified road-building materials under a £200,000 project. |
Scotland seeking contractors for £1.4bn trunk road contracts28/08/2018 The Scottish Government has launched the procurement process for two new road maintenance contracts worth up to £1.4bn over 12 years. |
Hertfordshire road maintenance plans agreed17/03/2017 The highways works programme for 2017/18 has been agreed by Hertfordshire County Council’s Cabinet covering the key targets for maintenance and improvement of its roads. |
Infrared technology could be used to fix potholes25/01/2017 Infrared heating technology developed by researchers at Brunel University London could be used to repair roads and help authorities save millions. |
Skanska wins Somerset roads deal19/01/2017 Skanska has been awarded a contract to maintain the roads on behalf of Somerset County Council. |
LGA warns 2017 could be ‘tipping point’ year for potholes09/01/2017 Local authorities have warned that 2017 could represent a tipping point for potholes with new analysis showing the repair bill could reach £14 billion within two years. |
£100m to be spent on improving Manchester’s roads05/01/2017 Manchester City Council will spend £100 million on improving the city’s roads over the next five years. |
Volker wins £45m contract with Medway Council22/11/2016 VolkerHighways has landed a new highways maintenance contract with Medway Council, worth approximately £9 million a year. |
St Helens Council invests in new road maintenance vehicle09/08/2016 St Helens Council has bought a new highway maintenance vehicle from Multihog after achieving more than £2,000 of savings per week during a trial last year. |
Call to improve Scottish road maintenance04/08/2016 Urgent action is needed to help improve the condition of Scotland’s roads, according to a report by Audit Scotland. |
Amey develops new mobile asphalt unit01/07/2016 Amey has developed a mobile asphalt production unit that is enabling highways maintenance teams to work with much more flexibility – and with up to 30% less wastage. |
RSTA: Spend more money on roads to cope with rise in car journeys20/06/2016 A predicted rise in car journeys underlines the need for a well maintained road network, according to the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). |
Wiltshire Council awards £75m maintenance contract to Ringway21/01/2016 Wiltshire Council has awarded a five-year £75 million highways maintenance contract to Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited. |
Research competition for student engineers06/05/2015 Second year undergraduate civil engineering students from across Scotland are being offered the opportunity to win a place on The Road Maintenance Research Working Group. |
AIA calls on incoming government to prioritise local roads20/04/2015 The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) has called on the incoming government to make local road funding a priority. |
Highways Agency looks forward to 201529/01/2015 The Highways Agency is facing a transformative year in 2015. |
Road improvements completed in East Sussex29/07/2014 East Sussex County Council has completed resurfacing work on a total of 2,250 metres of road. |
LGA wants fuel duty spent on improving roads07/07/2014 Investing fuel duty back into road maintenance would allow councils to bring crumbling roads back up to scratch within a decade, the Local Government Association (LGA) has claimed. |
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