highways


Local roads to see boost from £315m highways contract 03/02/2026 Three councils have awarded a £315m highways maintenance contract to an international infrastructure group.
Scarab launches T7 sweeper 02/02/2026 Scarab, part of the FAYAT Group, has launched the SCARAB T7, a heavy duty sweeper aimed at local authority and municipal operations.
Pothole Pressures: Refining road maintenance ratings 22/01/2026 Andrew Cook, vice president of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT) and executive director of Growth, Highways and Infrastructure at Suffolk County Council, responds on behalf of ADEPT to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) publication of its new Red, Amber, Green (RAG) ratings on local authority road maintenance performance.
War on Wolverhampton’s weeds tackled from quad bikes 27/06/2025 The fight against weeds is revving up a gear as City of Wolverhampton Council uses quad bikes to speed up spraying.
The Bumpy Road Ahead: Labour’s great pothole challenge 17/12/2024 David Giles, Chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), discusses the state of the local road system and what the new Labour Government should do to help drive improvements.
Liverpool set to bring waste services in-house 07/11/2024 Officers have recommended that Liverpool City Council takes full control of its environmental services.
Creating a decarbonised legacy for UK highways 06/09/2024 Hannah Bartram, Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT), discusses ADEPT’s Live Labs 2 programme.
Local roads at 'great risk' of becoming dangerous 08/11/2022 The AA has warned that England’s local road network ‘cannot take another round of cuts’ after official figures showed that a third of English councils' B and C roads were rated in amber or red condition in the last year.
Multevo launches the multi-purpose Hydrohog 05/10/2021 Multevo has launched a new multi-purpose and ultra-low emissions highway maintenance machine which displaces diesel by up to 40%
New highways operation takes to North Yorkshire’s roads with advanced safety gear 01/06/2021 State-of-the-art safety measures to protect the public and workforce are at the forefront as a new fleet of highways maintenance vehicles takes to North Yorkshire’s network of almost 5,800 miles of roads.
New project to prepare motorways for self-driving vehicles 08/07/2020 A new £1m project to prepare motorways for self-driving vehicles has been launched by Loughborough University and Highways England.
Government announces £250m emergency active travel fund 11/05/2020 The Government has announced the largest ever funding boost to create a ‘new era’ for cycling and walking.
KierWSP keeps Northamptonshire contract in £120m deal 28/04/2020 KierWSP has won an extension to its Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) contract in a deal worth between £92m and £120m for an initial 16-months with the option of a further nine.
Astra gets attached to Isuzu for the first time 28/11/2019 Astra Attachment Solutions, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of hydraulic excavator attachments, have recently taken delivery of 16 new Isuzu rigid trucks as part of a significant fleet replacement programme at the national company.
Spreader manufacturer invest £1.3 million in Scottish venture 23/10/2019 Econ Engineering has launched a new Scottish company called Econ Scotland. The new company will be servicing spreaders and other vehicles for customers across many of Scotland’s 32 local authorities and private sector highways contractors.
Ringway Jacobs gears up for winter with eight new spreaders 18/10/2019 Ringway Jacobs has taken on a new fleet of new spreaders to keep the roads of Cheshire East clear of ice and snow this winter. The highways service provider turned to Roanza Truck & Van for the eight new vehicles, all of which are based on heavy-duty Arocs chassis with ClassicSpace S-cabs and have Econ Engineering bodywork.