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New Procurement Act: all change
On 24 February, the Procurement Act 2023 finally came into force, three months later than originally intended and over four years since...
Feb 192 min read
The quest for self-healing asphalt continues
Credit: Swansea University This month, mainstream media has been inspired by stories of self-healing asphalt from researchers at Kings...
Feb 123 min read
Pothole prevention - as well as repairs
There are a variety of tools that can help prolong the life of roads – and cut their whole-life carbon footprints. This was the message...
Feb 52 min read
Avoiding HAVS in pothole repair
Rotherham Council was fined £60,000 at the end of last year after a road maintenance worker was diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration...
Jan 293 min read
Greater Manchester tackles air pollution with investment in clean transport
On 23 January, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced that it would accept Greater Manchester’s proposals to...
Jan 223 min read
Local roads maintenance: the DfT needs to get a grip, says Public Accounts Committee
On 17 January – two days after National Pothole Day – the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published the findings into its inquiry into...
Jan 163 min read
The trouble with ice
It’s been a busy few weeks for Thermal Road Repairs as our crews have been out gritting the streets of Manchester. This is our first...
Jan 92 min read
How do we plan for fewer cars?
On Monday, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) published an interesting briefing called ‘Planning for net zero’....
Dec 18, 20243 min read
Project Pothole homes in on carbon and longevity
Project Pothole is part of the Live Labs 2 research programme, focussed on decarbonising local highway infrastructure and funded by the...
Dec 11, 20242 min read
Port of Liverpool: UK’s largest roof-mounted solar system under construction
Work to install 63,000 solar panels across 26 buildings is well underway at the Port of Liverpool, with panels already in place on the...
Dec 5, 20243 min read
Let’s talk resilience
Last week, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the regulator for Britain’s railways and England’s strategic road network, published a...
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Skills shortages: can we avert a crisis?
There was good news this week from construction data company Glenigan, which predicts growth in most sectors, adding up to 8% growth in...
Nov 21, 20242 min read
“It’s a heartache” – Rod Stewart on potholes
Image credit: Rod Stewart instagram Last week veteran crooner Sir Rod Stewart put potholes in the news again, with concerns over the...
Nov 14, 20243 min read
CBAM! Stopping carbon leakage
As part of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ headline-making budget last month, the Government published its response to a consultation on the...
Nov 7, 20243 min read
Better managed roadworks
A recently published survey of road users showed that, while 71% are satisfied overall with the strategic road network, only 49% were...
Oct 23, 20243 min read
Why investing in local road maintenance makes economic sense
One pound spent on local road maintenance leads to a return of up to £5, or maybe even more, when all socioeconomic benefits are taken...
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