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Why councils are planning to miss net zero dates
New research from countryside charity CPRE shows that councils are creating local plans which mean they won’t meet their net zero carbon...
Apr 12, 20222 min read


How much does it cost to repair a pothole?
It would cost £12.64bn to get through the backlog of carriageway repairs in England and Wales and the average time for maintenance...
Apr 5, 20223 min read


Lower Thames Crossing
On 14 March National Highways announced the shortlist of bidders who can now tender for the two road contracts for the Lower Thames...
Mar 29, 20222 min read


No more noise!
How would you feel if Metallica rocked up outside your house and started playing? Aside from the metal fans among you, the likelihood is...
Mar 23, 20223 min read


Where do road planings go?
Traditional pothole repair involves cutting out a rectangle of asphalt around the hole using saws and jackhammers, to create vertical...
Mar 16, 20223 min read


Lower carbon roads?
There are lots of stories about low carbon and even net zero carbon roads at the moment. This is good news, because it means that road...
Mar 3, 20223 min read


Levelling Up: missing a trick?
Earlier this month, the Government published its Levelling Up the United Kingdom White Paper to a pretty muted response all round. It’s...
Feb 23, 20223 min read


Roadworks and air pollution
At the end of January, Oxford City Council announced that it will open the UK’s first Zero Emission Zone on 28 February 2022. All petrol...
Feb 15, 20223 min read


Thermal Road Repairs welcomes Dave Wright
“The best advice I was ever given is that you should embrace change; don’t try to fight it.” These are the words of Dave Wright, former...
Feb 9, 20223 min read


Utility reinstatements: big bubbles, big troubles
Walk through any town, and it’s not difficult to spot badly reinstated utility trenches (even easier if you’re on a bike). Defects can...
Feb 2, 20222 min read


Getting Fit for Active Travel
Last week saw the announcement that Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman will become national commissioner for Active Travel England (ATE). The...
Jan 26, 20222 min read


National Highways: let’s talk about the environment
On 7 January 2022, National Highways announced the creation of a new division for Environmental Sustainability. It’s a move designed to...
Jan 19, 20222 min read


Broadband roll-out
The world of broadband is always fast moving, and it looks like 2022 is going to be a busy year. Already January has seen a flurry of...
Jan 12, 20223 min read


Seven reasons to change
When we began the development of the Thermal Road Repair (TRR) system back in 2015, we wanted to solve a very specific problem: how to...
Jan 4, 20224 min read


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