42 minutes ago2 minPothole-related breakdowns upThe 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 172 minRoads that eat pollutantsTitanium dioxide has been turning up in a lot of applications recently: road surfaces, sound barriers, construction site hoardings, roof...
Apr 122 minNew aggregates help decarbonise roadsLast month [March] Durham County Council became the first road authority to use a carbon negative aggregate called ACLA in an asphalt...
Apr 32 minEnergy transition: ports lead the wayThere 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...
Mar 273 minRoad surface treatment: a stitch in time saves cash and carbonIt’s no coincidence that the increase in potholes in our roads coincides with a decrease in surface treatments, according to Paul Boss,...
Mar 251 minANNOUNCEMENT: THERMAL ROAD REPAIRS BECOMES A CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE SUPPLIERANNOUNCEMENT: Thermal Road Repairs are delighted to announce that we have been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service's...
Mar 203 minHighway maintenance budgets up – but not in real termsOn Tuesday this week [19 March] the Asphalt Industry Alliance published its Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey....
Mar 132 minAutonomous vehicles and potholes: it just won’t workEarlier this month [March] there was exciting news from Sunderland. The city will be trialling three self-driving shuttle buses which...
Mar 62 minWorld first: highways SME Thermal Road Repairs gains PAS 2080 accreditationThermal Road Repairs, which manufactures and supplies low-carbon pothole repair technology, has become the first SME in the highways...
Feb 282 minGetting to grips with PAS 2080The clock is ticking for National Highways’ supply chain. By the end of 2025, they must all have PAS 2080 accreditation to prove that...
Feb 223 minThe cost of road closures – why speed mattersLocal road networks are vital to both national and local economies. Almost every journey begins and ends on local roads. Hence any...