Young invited to 'find your path' in highways03/03/2025 Local authority place directors have launched a recruitment campaign aimed at young people to address ‘critical’ workforce challenges in services such as highways, waste and recycling, green space and access. |
Concern over pothole-riddled roads reaches record levels12/08/2024 Nearly six out of 10 drivers said the condition and maintenance of local roads was one of their top motoring concerns, according to a new survey by the RAC. |
Insurer fears 'worst ever road conditions'10/06/2024 A major local government insurer has warned that months of rain may have caused ‘some of the worst ever road conditions’. |
Clive Myrie to host Highways Awards03/06/2024 One of the BBC’s most experienced foreign correspondents and presenters, Clive Myrie, will host the prestigious Highways Awards ceremony in September. |
Potholes cost economy over £14bn a year29/04/2024 The poor state of England’s road network is costing £14.4bn a year in economic damage, new research has revealed. |
Pothole call-outs up but drivers 'dodge bullet'23/04/2024 The RAC attended nearly 8,000 pothole-related breakdowns in the first quarter of 2024, up 53% on the previous quarter, ‘a clear sign that the UK is suffering a pothole epidemic’. |
Update: 15 March deadline for publishing resurfacing plans29/02/2024 UPDATE: The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that councils have until 15 March to publish resurfacing plans on their websites, following the Network North plan, which pledged £8.3bn over the next decade for local roads. |
‘Staggering’ two million vehicles damaged by potholes last year15/01/2024 The AA attended more than 600,000 incidents involving vehicles damaged by potholes last year, new figures released on National Pothole Day today reveal. |
Pothole claims up a record 40%, insurer says09/01/2024 The number of pothole-related claims increased by a record 40% last year when compared to 2022, the latest data from Admiral Car Insurance has revealed. |
Analysis: ADEPT chair sees new dawn for local roads24/11/2023 Mark Stevens, assistant director, direct services at Haringey Council and chair of the ADEPT Engineering Board, considers how local highway authority officers will react to the £8.3bn for local highway maintenance. Gamechanger or spin? |
AA seeks new pothole cash as councils face cut30/10/2023 Councils ‘desperately need’ more highway maintenance funding to address the deteriorating condition of local roads, the AA has said after its worst September fixing ‘pothole-related’ breakdowns for five years. |
Show us the money, LGA says after pothole poll20/10/2023 Half of drivers say the state of local roads is their top motoring concern – a record high since the RAC began asking for motorists' views on road conditions. |
Holden declares war on causes of potholes19/10/2023 Roads minister Richard Holden has promised to chase down every local authority without a lane rental scheme, as part of a ‘war’ on potholes and those who cause them. |
TfL denies swallowing up government roads cash28/09/2023 Transport for London has pushed back against criticism from the influential leader of a London Borough over the allocation of central government highways funding. |
Lincs finds extra road cash after shortfall complaint18/09/2023 Councillors in Lincolnshire have found a further £10m for highway maintenance after putting up Council Tax this year to cover what the county council said was a shortfall in funding. |
Wet July sees rise in pothole-related breakdowns23/08/2023 This year is looking to be one of the worst on record for damage caused by potholes, according to the AA, after a wet July saw pothole-related breakdowns up by a fifth. |
Pothole repairs up, payouts down, RAC says24/07/2023 RAC patrols attended the highest number of what it calls ‘pothole breakdowns’ in five years during the last three months. |
Summer of resurfacing after winter of disrepair18/07/2023 Gloucestershire County Council has launched a ‘summer of resurfacing’ using ‘innovative methods’ as it starts the lengthy process of restoring a historic road bridge. |
Councils warned over £16m fake pothole claims09/06/2023 Insurance experts have warned councils over a rise in fake claims for damage to vehicles caused by potholes. |
TfL expands wildflower verges after trial31/05/2023 Transport for London has selected new sites where mowing frequency will be reduced, following trials. |
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