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It’s National Pothole Day in Britain – The Vital Statistics

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: January 15, 2020

It’s National Pothole Day in Britain – The Vital Statistics

It's National Pothole Day in Britain - The Vital Statistics As part of National Pothole Day (15th January ...

It's National Pothole Day in Britain - The Vital Statistics As part of National Pothole Day (15th January) the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has published an updated compendium of facts a ...

January 15, 2020
| by Anthony Davis

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Autonomous vehicles could be the silver lining for better road maintenance

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 21, 2019

Autonomous vehicles could be the silver lining for better road maintenance

Autonomous vehicles could be the silver lining for better road maintenance The introduction of autonomous ...

Autonomous vehicles could be the silver lining for better road maintenance The introduction of autonomous vehicles (AVs) could result in a better maintained local road network believes the Road Surfac ...

November 21, 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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UK Government utility proposals fail to address the real pothole issue

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: March 11, 2019

UK Government utility proposals fail to address the real pothole issue

UK Government utility proposals fail to address the real pothole issue New government proposals to force ...

UK Government utility proposals fail to address the real pothole issue New government proposals to force utility companies to maintain roads for five years after digging them up have been welcomed by ...

March 11, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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Drop in British pothole numbers welcomed but not celebrated

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: January 29, 2019

Drop in British pothole numbers welcomed but not celebrated

Drop in British pothole numbers welcomed but not celebrated News that the number of potholes on local roa ...

Drop in British pothole numbers welcomed but not celebrated News that the number of potholes on local roads in the UK has significantly fallen is welcomed but should not be celebrated said the RSTA (R ...

January 29, 2019
| by Anthony Davis

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Predictions of cold winter are bad news for Britain’s local roads

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: December 05, 2018

Predictions of cold winter are bad news for Britain’s local roads

Predictions of cold winter are bad news for Britain's local roads Despite the current above average tempe ...

Predictions of cold winter are bad news for Britain's local roads Despite the current above average temperatures, weather forecasters are predicting the coldest winter for eight years. This could prov ...

December 05, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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RSTA technical course outlines how to Surface Dress a Road

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: October 29, 2018

RSTA technical course outlines how to Surface Dress a Road

RSTA technical course outlines how to Surface Dress a Road A two-day courses providing detailed technical ...

RSTA technical course outlines how to Surface Dress a Road A two-day courses providing detailed technical introduction to the theory and practice of surface dressing will be held by the Road Surface T ...

October 29, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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RSTA offers technical introduction course on Slurry Surfacing

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: October 29, 2018

RSTA offers technical introduction course on Slurry Surfacing

RSTA offers technical introduction course on Slurry Surfacing A one day course providing a detailed techn ...

RSTA offers technical introduction course on Slurry Surfacing A one day course providing a detailed technical introduction to the theory and practice of slurry surfacing is to be held by the Road Surf ...

October 29, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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The deteriorating skid resistance of UK roads calls for greater use of High Friction Surfacing

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: June 26, 2018

The deteriorating skid resistance of UK roads calls for greater use of High Friction Surfacing

The deteriorating skid resistance of UK roads calls for greater use of High Friction Surfacing With the s ...

The deteriorating skid resistance of UK roads calls for greater use of High Friction Surfacing With the skid resistance levels of over a quarter of the local road network reported to be questionable a ...

June 26, 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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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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Road survey confirms impact of decades of under investment in UK road maintenance

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: March 21, 2018

Road survey confirms impact of decades of under investment in UK road maintenance

Road survey confirms impact of decades of under investment in UK road maintenance The negative impact of ...

Road survey confirms impact of decades of under investment in UK road maintenance The negative impact of decades of under-investment in road maintenance has been confirmed by the latest Annual Local A ...

March 21, 2018
| by Anthony Davis

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Potholes in the UK are a national disgrace

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: March 12, 2018

Potholes in the UK are a national disgrace

Potholes in the UK are a national disgrace On the fourth annual National Pothole Day, the Road Surface Tr ...

Potholes in the UK are a national disgrace On the fourth annual National Pothole Day, the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has declared that decades of under-investment in maintaining the lo ...

March 12, 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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RSTA seminar explains how asset management is an opportunity, rather than a threat

Posted by Anthony Davis
|Date: November 08, 2017

RSTA seminar explains how asset management is an opportunity, rather than a threat

RSTA seminar explains how asset management is an opportunity, rather than a threat The UK Department for ...

RSTA seminar explains how asset management is an opportunity, rather than a threat The UK Department for Transport's funding allocation requirements now call for local highway authorities to have a fu ...

November 08, 2017
| by Anthony Davis

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