The Roads of the Future: Imagined by AI
The UK is consistently looking to the future of road travel, making progress on the government’s 2021 decarbonisation plan, titled A Better, Greener Britain. So far, 95% of the National Highways network is within 20 miles of an electric car charging point and National Highways has completed 150 cycleway schemes. In 2022/23, £4.5 billion was spent on UK roads – […]
Motorways in the North West revealed as UK’s cleanest
England’s motorways have recently come under scrutiny due to “unacceptable” amounts of litter. However, things aren’t all bad. Instarmac, who manufacture and distribute road surfacing materials and other cement/bitumen-based products, have discovered that North West England’s motorways are the best-maintained in the country. Only 53.6% of motorways and major roads across the UK were graded A (no […]
Initiative to decarbonise UK roads receives £30m funding
Future roads could be built using asphalt made from grass cuttings and ‘carbon capturing’ cement, supported by £30 million government funding awarded to 7 innovative, net zero projects. Seven projects spread across the UK, from Lanarkshire to Devon, have been awarded funding today through the Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads competition. The programme supports […]
The great 2021 pothole backfill begins
Councils across England have been allocated their share of £500 million for highways maintenance, with the funding expected to fix the equivalent of 10 million potholes across the country. It is the second of 5 equal instalments from the £2.5 billion Potholes Fund, providing £500 million a year between 2020/21 and 2024/25, announced by the Chancellor […]
