Road Maintenance

Councils call for Central Government action as potholes reach crisis point

Transport Business — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:22:21 +0000

Councils call for Central Government action as potholes reach crisis point

Swathes of Britain’s road network risks becoming permanently strewn with potholes unless Government invests now in proper resurfacing, according to the Local Government Association.

Delivering high quality road maintenance

Transport Business — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:46:21 +0000

Delivering high quality road maintenance

Road Maintenance

The three main themes of the recently published Pothole Review include prevention is better than cure, get it right first time and clarity of communication. These can all be addressed by the availability of the suite of best practice guides being developed by the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) together with ADEPT reports Howard Robinson, RSTA chief executive

Mind the Gap

Transport Business — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:42:05 +0000

Mind the Gap

Road Maintenance

The progress report of the pothole review being undertaken by the DfT's Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) has identified the growing problem of potholes.

Getting to the bottom of pot holes

Transport Business — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:54:06 +0000

Getting to the bottom of pot holes

Road Maintenance

Recurrent winter road damage has prompted the DfT to examine best practice when dealing with pot holes. The Roads Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) digs deeper into the issue

Investing in the future

Transport Business — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:22:37 +0000

Investing in the future

Road Maintenance

David Weeks, director of the Asphalt Industry Alliance, looks at the state of the UK's roads and urges the government to commit to increased funding for critically important maintenance

Intelligent and sustainable solutions

Transport Business — Thu, 12 May 2011 09:14:12 +0000

Intelligent and sustainable solutions

Road Maintenance

Whether below ground, on the surface or above ground, the benefits of using precast during construction and maintenance are many, says Martin Clarke, chief executive, British Precast

Engineering best practices for low-volume roads

Transport Business — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:50:56 +0000

Engineering best practices for low-volume roads

Road Maintenance

Gordon R. Keller, geotechnical engineer, US Forest Service, introduces a unique field guide and training programme to promote road engineering with a holistic perspective

New concept traffic lights for safety

Transport Business — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:29:48 +0000

New concept traffic lights for safety

Road Maintenance

Yuri Kozin, consultant, Russian Federation, introduces a simple new idea that could make a significant contribution to reducing traffic violations and promoting road safety

Towards managed motorways

Transport Business — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:25:20 +0000

Towards managed motorways

Road Maintenance

Paul Blakeman, consultant, Managed Motorways Optimisation, TRL, and Jill Weekley, Transport consultant, TRL, discusses the problem of congestion and how to best deal with it

Come rain or snow

Transport Business — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:46:13 +0000

Come rain or snow

Road Maintenance

Peter Wake, associate at Weightmans LLP, takes a look at a report into how the UK transport system dealt with the extreme weather during the last two winters