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Category: Local Government

Major road resurfacing work starts across Bath & North East Somerset region

A £5 million programme of road improvements across Bath & North East Somerset is rolling out as the council kicks off its 2026 resurfacing schemes. The council is investing in highway maintenance and will also spend £950,000 resurfacing footways, alongside maintaining and making improvements to other assets like street lights, drains, public rights of way […]

Councils face new rules for spending pothole funding

Councils will face new rules on how they spend funding to fix potholes and maintain local roads, under new requirements set out by the government. Under the new measures, local highway authorities that fail to demonstrate they are maintaining roads effectively could lose around a third of their £1.6 billion funding for the next year. […]

Modified Kier highways contract extended for another year

Shropshire Council has extended Kier’s highways contract for an additional year, taking it to April 2027. Under the modified contract, Kier will be supporting Shropshire Council to achieve its mixed economy ambitions. The decision reflects Kier’s ongoing support for the council’s plans to improve highways services and develop a more local, flexible approach to delivery. […]

Work to fix Blackpool potholes has opposite effect

A Blackpool resident has claimed that work carried out to fix potholes on his street has left it in a poorer condition. Kristian Perry, of Halton Gardens in Marton, said the road now floods during rain showers, when it didn’t previously, because of debris left behind in the drain gullies and that there are no […]

New plan to promote active travel revealed in Kent

Swale Borough Council in Kent has developed a feedback-powered plan to promote cycling and walking across the borough over the next decade. The environmental services and climate change committee adopted the new Swale local cycling and walking infrastructure plan (LCWIP), which outlines the council’s ambitions for active travel. The LCWIP provides the foundation for the […]

New South Gloucestershire cycle path torn up and re-laid after ‘construction error’

A construction error has meant that a new cycle path needed to be dug up and re-laid before it opened to the public. A spokesperson for South Gloucestershire Council confirmed the error and said the newly laid path ‘had not met the authority’s expected standards’, says Bristol Live. “We are removing a small section of the cycleway’s lower […]

WSP reappointed to Tees Valley Development Partner contract

WSP has been reappointed to its Development Partner contract with the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA). The extension ensures continued support for the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), the Levelling Up Fund, the Active Travel Fund and other flagship projects that will enhance mobility, connectivity and low‑carbon travel across Tees Valley. Building on more […]

Lincolnshire: North Hykeham Relief Road traffic management plan announced

A comprehensive traffic management plan has been developed for the North Hykeham Relief Road project in Lincolnshire, with the goal of delivering construction safely while minimising disruption to road users and local communities. Cllr David East, executive member for highways, said: “The traffic management approach for the North Hykeham Relief Road project has been designed […]

London’s Bus Safety Standard 2 to be launched in June

The Bus KSI Network, with support from Transport for London and Women in Bus and Coach, has announced an event at which London’s Bus Safety Standard 2 will be launched in June. ‍The TfL Bus Safety Standard (BSS) is driving change in the bus industry by making buses safer through physical and technology innovation. The […]