Council to get tough on 'disruptive roadworks'22/05/2023 A highway authority has vowed to make use of recent reforms to the inspection regime to hold utility companies to account for ‘disruptive roadworks’. |
Shoddy reinstatement 'put lives at risk'26/04/2019 BT has received what is thought to be one of the highest fines ever for ‘bad road repairs’, which ‘could have had fatal consequences’ according to the courts. |
DfT proposes five-year guarantee on street works06/03/2019 A longer guarantee on street works and new asphalt standards are among the proposals from the Department for Transport as part of an update to the street works code. |
It’s good to talk: Highways speaks to Openreach about street works, fines and collaboration24/05/2018 Highways spoke to BT Openreach about how utilities and local authorities could work together better and perhaps find some common ground, compromise and even solutions. |
The sector reacts: Is Chris Grayling right about pavements and utilities?02/05/2018 Transport Network gives a round-up of the key reactions to Chris Grayling's plans for pavements to become the default location for new utility infrastructure. |
HAUC (UK) Convention to take place26/01/2017 An event that is specifically focused on the street works and utilities sector will take place at Celtic Manor, in Newport, Wales on 21st March 2017. |
TfL prosecutes utility firm for mismanaging streetworks21/09/2016 Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted energy company London Power Networks, a subsidiary of UK Power Networks, for failing to serve required notices before works. |
Wrekin secures manhole cover deal with Thames Water12/02/2016 Wrekin Products has reached an agreement to supply water and sewerage utility provider Thames Water with manhole covers and bedding mortar for use throughout its network. |
NMC wins £4m contract for public realm work in Sheffield08/02/2016 North Midland Construction (NM Group) will undertake public realm work in Sheffield after being awarded a contract worth £4 million by the city council. |
Councils facing fines of £5,000 a day for unmanned roadworks27/01/2016 Councils and utility companies could face paying fines of up to £5,000 a day if roadworks are left unmanned at weekends. |
Thousands evacuated as utility tunnel fire rages02/04/2015 Emergency services have been battling an electrical fire in a utility tunnel which continues to burn under the pavement in Kingsway, Holborn in London. |
Video: Manhole explosion narrowly misses child23/01/2015 Dramatic video footage shows the moment a manhole cover explodes and narrowly misses a child and two adults who were walking past. |
Utilities worker crushed by telehandler15/12/2014 Civils contractor Complete Utilities Ltd has been prosecuted after an employee was crushed to death at work. |
Utility company fined for worker death09/12/2014 Thames Water has been fined £300,000 after employee Raymond Holmes was killed by a reversing excavator at a treatment works in Walthamstow. |
No dig drainage technology keeps traffic flowing in Berkshire11/09/2014 Trenchless drain rehabilitation technology is helping to keep traffic flowing along vital commuter routes in a busy Berkshire town while the road system is being improved. |
Thames Water fined for poor road repairs10/09/2014 Thames Water has been ordered to pay out more than £82,000 in costs and fines after the company admitted it had botched repairs to roads it had dug up to maintain its pipes. |
BT handed record fine for poor road repairs23/07/2014 BT has been handed a record breaking fine for carrying out sub-standard road repairs after relaying cables in Enfield. |
New specification for utility detection02/07/2014 The UK’s first specification for the detection of underground utilities will allow practitioners to detail the services they provide to a recognised level for the first time. |
Virgin Media fined for unsafe working practices in London08/05/2014 Transport for London (TfL) has successfully prosecuted Virgin Media for unsafe working practices that caused danger to the capital’s road users. |
Councils and utility companies sign street works pledge13/02/2014 A taskforce that has been set up to help improve the quality and reduce the impact of essential utility works has created a street works pledge. |
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