Highway Maintenance

The NAO publishes its report on the state o...

Jul 24, 2024Comments off

The National Audit Office (NAO) issued its report on the current state of England’s local roads, and it is not good news. Their detailed conclusions

Obscured road sign

Road signs obscured by spring growth

Jun 07, 2024Comments off

Three-quarters (74%) of drivers say speed limit signs are the most likely type of sign to be covered up by overgrown foliage, with 30mph signs

Pothole

When a pothole isn’t a pothole

May 28, 2024Comments off

Local authorities are taking wildly differing approaches to deciding whether or not potholes get fixed, meaning many go unrepaired and continue to pose a risk

Carriage Repairs

ALARM bells still ringing for local roads

Mar 20, 2024Comments off

More than half of the local road network in England and Wales is reported to have less than 15 years’ structural life left as the

Acklea traffic management vehicles

Acklea adds plastic light board and tail li...

Jan 18, 2024Comments off

Acklea has introduced two new lightweight options to its 7.2t traffic management vehicle range: a 500kg tail lift and a plastic LP13 light arrow board

Cracked road surface

Anger at poor state of roads reaches a new ...

Oct 30, 2023Comments off

Frustration over the poor state of the UK’s local roads has reached its highest level in nine years. In the RAC’s annual Report on Motoring*,

The plans for the Wood Lane junction between North Tuddenham - Easton

A47 road schemes in Norfolk given go-ahead

Jul 10, 2023Comments off

Three multi-million-pound road schemes aimed at improving safety and reducing journey times around Norwich are a step closer after a judge upheld the original decisions

£1.1m investment in M6toll keeps the Midla...

Dec 12, 2022Comments off

Users of M6toll are in safe hands this winter, following a £1.1m investment in seasonal weather preparations. The package of measures will further establish the

National Highways step up staff training at...

Sep 27, 2022Comments off

National Highways has brought the challenges posed by construction sites to life in a bespoke ‘classroom’ to help staff safely experience heavy plant operation away

Major road and bridge upgrades to boost eco...

Jun 06, 2022Comments off

Motorists, pedestrians and cyclists will benefit from reduced congestion and improved connectivity through a £160.8 million investment for four major road projects across England. Today