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A newly formed partnership led by the AA has released a five-point plan to help deal with the growing issue of potholes on UK roads.
AA forms Pothole Partnership as road damage incidents hit five-year high
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Construction commences on £22.7M Glasgow road and active travel upgrade scheme
The £22.7M Aurs Road upgrade and active travel improvements scheme in East Renfrewshire has commenced after a groundbreaking ceremony was held on Friday 12 January.
Kier subcontracting £84M works on A417 scheme including earthworks, drainage, pavements
Kier Transportation is searching for sub-contractors to fill £84M worth of works on the £500M A417 “missing link” scheme, including earthworks, drainage and pavements.
Consultation launched on increasing fines for companies’ disruptive road works
Utility companies are under fresh pressure to keep road works on time, otherwise they will face increased fines, from which the government said it could raise £100M to improve local roads.
12 weeks of targetted repairs to Bodringallt Bridge in Wales begin
A 12 week programme of works from to repair and improve Bodringallt Bridge, which carries the A4058 in the village of Ystrad, Wales begins today, 15 January.
Blackwall Tunnel to part close for five weekends for Silvertown Tunnel works
The southbound tube of Blackwall Tunnel will close for five weekends starting tomorrow, 13 January, so Riverlinx CJV can conduct drainage and gantry installation works for Silvertown Tunnel.
Council approves planning application for new £25M A19 bypass in Hartlepool
Hartlepool Borough Council has approved proposals to build a new £25M A19 bypass around the village of Elwick.
Autonomous pothole fixing robot to be tested on Hertfordshire roads
An autonomous robot that detects and fixes potholes will be tested on Hertfordshire’s roads.
Delayed works on Grade II listed A1 Wentbridge Viaduct on track to finish this summer
National Highways has completed repairs to unforeseen issues on the Grade II listed Wentbridge Viaduct and is expecting to fully reopen it to traffic in the summer.
Work to ramp up on £500M dualling of A417 in Gloucestershire with ‘offline’ construction
This year National Highways is ramping up work on its £500M project to dual a 5.5km stretch of the A417 in Gloucestershire with “offline” construction of the new road.