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RSTA and PwC predict £50bn Council funding black hole for road maintenance

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: May 23, 2019

RSTA and PwC predict £50bn Council funding black hole for road maintenance

RSTA and PwC predict £50bn Council funding black hole for road maintenance Predictions that councils in E ...

RSTA and PwC predict £50bn Council funding black hole for road maintenance Predictions that councils in England could face a funding black hole of over £50bn over the next six years would see even les ...

May 23, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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UK Road Industry responds to the lack of local road investment in Spring Statement

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: March 15, 2019

UK Road Industry responds to the lack of local road investment in Spring Statement

UK Road Industry responds to the lack of local road investment in Spring Statement The Road Surface Treat ...

UK Road Industry responds to the lack of local road investment in Spring Statement The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) believes that the lack of any mention of investment in the local road ...

March 15, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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British Council budgets are on a road to nowhere

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 16, 2018

British Council budgets are on a road to nowhere

British Council budgets are on a road to nowhere The financial pressure on local authorities is soaring a ...

British Council budgets are on a road to nowhere The financial pressure on local authorities is soaring and across the UK, local government reform is hitting the headlines as councils react to growing ...

November 16, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Record levels of traffic forced to use deteriorating UK road network

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: August 07, 2018

Record levels of traffic forced to use deteriorating UK road network

Record levels of traffic forced to use deteriorating UK road network New Department for Transport (DfT) s ...

Record levels of traffic forced to use deteriorating UK road network New Department for Transport (DfT) statistics underline the unprecedented demands being placed on our deteriorating local road netw ...

August 07, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Additional pothole repair funding too little too late according to the RSTA

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: June 12, 2018

Additional pothole repair funding too little too late according to the RSTA

Additional pothole repair funding too little too late according to the RSTA Whilst welcoming the addition ...

Additional pothole repair funding too little too late according to the RSTA Whilst welcoming the additional £100million pothole funding to help repair roads suffering from this year’s severe winter, t ...

June 12, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Australia’s Infrastructure budget for 2018 to 2019 connects regions and creates jobs

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: June 04, 2018

Australia’s Infrastructure budget for 2018 to 2019 connects regions and creates jobs

Australia's Infrastructure budget for 2018 to 2019 connects regions and creates jobs The Australian Gover ...

Australia's Infrastructure budget for 2018 to 2019 connects regions and creates jobs The Australian Government will invest more than $75 billion in nationally significant transport infrastructure budg ...

June 04, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Britain’s great motorist rip-off

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: June 04, 2018

Britain’s great motorist rip-off

Britain's great motorist rip-off Motorists provide the Treasury with over £50 billion every year in taxat ...

Britain's great motorist rip-off Motorists provide the Treasury with over £50 billion every year in taxation yet only £2 billion of that is invested in maintaining the local road network. The impact o ...

June 04, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Scotland hit by 20 percent drop in Road Maintenance Funding

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: February 20, 2018

Scotland hit by 20 percent drop in Road Maintenance Funding

Scotland hit by 20 percent drop in Road Maintenance Funding A new report on Scottish local authority fina ...

Scotland hit by 20 percent drop in Road Maintenance Funding A new report on Scottish local authority finances has found that continued budget restriction has resulted in 20% reduction in spending on r ...

February 20, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Technology is key to driving down contracting costs

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: February 14, 2018

Technology is key to driving down contracting costs

Technology is key to driving down contracting costs Managing equipment data and machine control systems l ...

Technology is key to driving down contracting costs Managing equipment data and machine control systems lies at the heart of providing safe, productive equipment at the lowest possible cost, says Hubb ...

February 14, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Roads sector expresses amusement at Chancellor’s future car vision for Britain

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 21, 2017

Roads sector expresses amusement at Chancellor’s future car vision for Britain

Roads sector expresses amusement at Chancellor's future car vision for Britain The Road Surface Treatment ...

Roads sector expresses amusement at Chancellor's future car vision for Britain The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has greeted the Chancellor’s, Philip Hammond, announcement that driverless ...

November 21, 2017
| by Anthony Davis

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Councils in UK forced to ransack their Highway budget to fund social care

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 16, 2017

Councils in UK forced to ransack their Highway budget to fund social care

Councils in UK forced to ransack their Highway budget to fund social care The Road Surface Treatments Ass ...

Councils in UK forced to ransack their Highway budget to fund social care The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has reacted with concern at the findings of new analysis by the Local Governmen ...

November 16, 2017
| by Anthony Davis

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UK Builders Merchants Federation calls on Chancellor to back commercial vehicles modernisation

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 09, 2017

UK Builders Merchants Federation calls on Chancellor to back commercial vehicles modernisation

UK Builders Merchants Federation calls on Chancellor to back commercial vehicles modernisation The Builde ...

UK Builders Merchants Federation calls on Chancellor to back commercial vehicles modernisation The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has written to the Chancellor to urge him to put measures in the ...

November 09, 2017
| by Anthony Davis

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United Kingdom announces details of more than £1.3 billion of road improvements

Posted by Neil Davis
|Date: February 17, 2017

United Kingdom announces details of more than £1.3 billion of road improvements

United Kingdom announces details of more than £1.3 billion of road improvements Transport Secretary Chris ...

United Kingdom announces details of more than £1.3 billion of road improvements Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that the government is investing record amounts into improving roads ac ...

February 17, 2017
| by Neil Davis

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Britain’s pothole repair backlog in crisis

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: February 09, 2017

Britain’s pothole repair backlog in crisis

As the pothole repair backlog reaches nearly £12bn, the government stands accused of neglecting local roa ...

As the pothole repair backlog reaches nearly £12bn, the government stands accused of neglecting local roads leaving councils in crisis. The latest analysis shows that the problem of crumbling roads no ...

February 09, 2017
| by Anthony Davis

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British Government announced over £1.3b in road improvements for the United Kingdom

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: December 14, 2016

British Government announced over £1.3b in road improvements for the United Kingdom

The British Government has announced details of over £1.3 billion in road improvements for the United Kin ...

The British Government has announced details of over £1.3 billion in road improvements for the United Kingdom As part of the £1.3 billion fund, the government is providing £925 million, which highways ...

December 14, 2016
| by Anthony Davis

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22 US States approve US$ 201 billion for Transportation projects

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: December 14, 2016

22 US States approve US$ 201 billion for Transportation projects

Voters in 22 States have approved ballot measures that will see US$ 201 billion in funding going to State ...

Voters in 22 States have approved ballot measures that will see US$ 201 billion in funding going to State and local Transportation projects. According to an analysis by the American Road & Transpo ...

December 14, 2016
| by Anthony Davis

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