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Better roads save fuel
A study on a 35km section of the M50 motorway around Madrid, showed that fuel consumption after road resurfacing was 10% lower than...
Apr 92 min read

Cutting carbon will boost GDP
Strong climate policies will improve prosperity for both wealthy and poor countries, according to the findings of a report from the...
Apr 32 min read


Counting potholes
Many of us will have woken up yesterday to the ‘news’ that local authorities will have to report on the number of potholes they fix in...
Mar 263 min read

ALARM 2025 survey: repair deficit mounts
On 18 March, the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) launched its 30th report into the state of roads in England and Wales. The 2025 Annual...
Mar 193 min read


The UK’s largest floating solar project
Last week Associated British Ports announced that it had submitted a planning application for what would be the UK’s largest floating...
Mar 132 min read


Adaptation and resilience in the face of climate change
The UK Road Leadership Group (UKRLG) has published a report which looks at how ready highways authorities are for severe weather events...
Mar 53 min read


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 283 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 192 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 123 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...
Feb 52 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 293 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 223 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 163 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’....
Jan 92 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 18, 20243 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 11, 20242 min read
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