Road Building & Repairs
Government accelerating pothole mapping pro...
A first-of-its-kind audit into the pothole mapping in England has been launched today (Friday 28 August) by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, aided by data from
Transport Secretary launches Acceleration U...
Vital rail and road upgrades that will create jobs, increase connectivity, and boost the economy will be delivered more quickly, thanks to the launch of
Highways England to raise motorway roadwork...
Highways England have decided that the speed limit through most of England’s motorway roadworks will be raised from the current 50mph to 60mph. Having conducted
A500 work finishes ahead of schedule
Six lanes of traffic are today (July 3) open for traffic along the A500 in Staffordshire after work to widen the heavily-congested road was finished three months ahead of schedule. Journey
Roads funding puts nation on ‘path to rec...
The Government has set its sights on filling around 11 million potholes as part of a new multi-billion-pound infrastructure package. The funding, announced by transport
‘Stop-start’ approach to highwa...
A decrease in highway maintenance budgets has caused the ‘one-time cost’ to get roads in England and Wales back into reasonable condition to rise to
Measures to ‘raise the bar’ on ...
The Government has confirmed dynamic smart motorways are being abolished, in an effort to ‘rebuild public confidence’ in the motorway network. The move comes as
Budget 2020: Industry reaction and comment
Edmund King, AA president, described the Budget as a ‘Budget to keep Britain moving and gets us out of a hole’ and added: “Putting more
Budget 2020: The chancellor announces 2.5bn...
The chancellor of the Exchequer has announced in the Budget 2020, that as part of a £600bn package on infrastructure spending, that 2.5bn will be
New developments are leading to reduced dis...
Britain’s damaged roads have been a point of contention in public and political debate in recent years. Harsh winters, the growth of road users, as
