Road Building & Repairs

£1 Billion Boost to Repair Britain’s Run Down Transport Infrastructure

£1billion investment to repair UK roads, b...

Jun 18, 2025No Comments

The Chancellor has unveiled a £1 billion “Structures Fund” to restore distressed transport infrastructure across England, backed by a further £590 million to advance the long‑promised Lower Thames

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Motorway Misery: Potholes, Lane Hogging �...

Jun 13, 2025No Comments

From rampant dangerous driving behaviours to misleading signage and deteriorating road conditions, a new AA survey* of over 14,000 drivers paints a stark picture of

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RAC pothole breakdowns double in first quar...

Apr 24, 2025Comments off

RAC patrols attended 9,439 pothole breakdowns in the first three months of 2025 – more than double the number they were called out to between

Weight restrictions introduced on M48 Severn Bridge

Weight restrictions introduced on M48 Sever...

Apr 14, 2025Comments off

National Highways is set to introduce a weight limit for heavy goods vehicles using the M48 Severn Bridge crossing to future-proof the bridge. Following safety

Misery continues from ‘pot hole-plagued’ local roads

Just 3% of local roads received any road ma...

Apr 09, 2025Comments off

Just 3% of England’s 183,054-mile council-run road network received any form of road maintenance in the last 2023/24 financial year, new government data analysed by

Hard Shoulders - Motorway - M25

M25 voted UK’s worst motorway

Apr 08, 2025Comments off

Motorways are the arteries of Britain’s road transport network. Yet for many motorists, some routes offer more headaches than help. We have analysed user feedback,

Lower Thames Crossing Northern Tunnel Entrance

Government grants approval for Lower Thames...

Mar 26, 2025Comments off

On Tuesday 25th March 2025, the government has officially approved the A122 Lower Thames Crossing project, a significant infrastructure initiative designed to alleviate congestion at

Misery continues from ‘pot hole-plagued’ local roads

Show progress on pot holes or lose cash

Mar 24, 2025Comments off

The public will now see exactly what’s being done to tackle pot holes, as the Government demands councils prove their progress or face losing cash.

Misery continues from ‘pot hole-plagued’ local roads

Misery continues from ‘pothole-plague...

Mar 20, 2025Comments off

A pothole has been filled every 18 seconds, every day, for 10 years* in England and Wales, but still the backlog of carriageway repairs has

Hard Shoulders - Motorway - M25

Increasing calls for reinstating hard shoul...

Mar 17, 2025Comments off

The introduction of smart motorways was intended to ease congestion and improve traffic flow. However, growing safety concerns, technological failures, and public opposition have fuelled