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Innovation and Learning with LCRIG
(image source: LCRIG, 2023 festival) The LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival was held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, on the 2nd and...
Jul 10, 20242 min read


Infrastructure projects will drive the economy
With the general election looming, the Civil Engineering Contractors’ Association (CECA) has called on the next Government to put...
Jul 3, 20242 min read


Investing in our ports
It is perhaps stating the obvious to say that when you live on an island, ports are vital to everything: our daily lives, our businesses...
Jun 27, 20243 min read


Decarbonising local transport
Transport accounted for 26% of the UK’s carbon emissions at the last count, in 2021, with 57% of that due to cars and taxis. It is...
Jun 19, 20243 min read


Fixing potholes is just the start
This morning, Labour made the headlines with a promise to fix a million potholes a year, with an additional £320m over five years, funded...
Jun 12, 20242 min read


Saving roadside biodiversity
National Highways used the United Nations’ Biodiversity Day on 22 May to announce that it was on track to hit its biodiversity targets....
Jun 5, 20242 min read


Poor mental health, more accidents
It was Mental Health Awareness Week from 13 to 19 May, and among the stories that caught our attention was a survey by insurer QBE. The...
May 29, 20243 min read


Five Client Carbon Commitments launched
At the end of last month [April 2024], the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) launched the Five Client Carbon Commitments, five...
May 22, 20242 min read


ANNOUNCEMENT: Manchester maintenance framework win
Thermal Road Repairs has become the first specialist low carbon SME to win a place on one of Manchester City Council’s five highways...
May 15, 20242 min read


Highways and transportation: we need a joined-up approach
Last week [30 April] the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation published its manifesto, A transport network fit for all of...
May 8, 20242 min read


New ways to monitor road conditions
Last week [26 April] research body TRL published a study of different road condition monitoring technologies. It was commissioned to feed...
May 1, 20242 min read


Pothole-related breakdowns up
The RAC has just published its quarterly update on pothole-related breakdowns. In the 12 months to the end of March this year there were...
Apr 24, 20242 min read


Roads that eat pollutants
Titanium dioxide has been turning up in a lot of applications recently: road surfaces, sound barriers, construction site hoardings, roof...
Apr 17, 20242 min read


New aggregates help decarbonise roads
Last month [March] Durham County Council became the first road authority to use a carbon negative aggregate called ACLA in an asphalt...
Apr 12, 20242 min read


Energy transition: ports lead the way
There has been a raft of stories this year that demonstrate how our ports are playing a vital role in energy transition and the UK’s...
Apr 3, 20242 min read


Road surface treatment: a stitch in time saves cash and carbon
It’s no coincidence that the increase in potholes in our roads coincides with a decrease in surface treatments, according to Paul Boss,...
Mar 27, 20243 min read
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