The government has promised an ‘electric vehicle revolution’ by 2040 to tackle the climate emergency, but building an infrastructure to support this may be easier said than done, PJ White reports.
Nearly 100,000 miles of markings on British roads will be mapped by “cutting-edge” artificial intelligence to make them safer, the government has announced.
Councils and motoring organisations have called for long-term and consistent funding for local road maintenance after a survey highlighted an increasing number of pothole-related incidents.
Councils could have an extra £418m to spend on local roads if government handed over the money it has received in increased fuel and motoring tax over the last 10 years, according to the Local...
Local authorities are demanding extra powers to charge utility companies for digging up roads in order to tackle the “traffic chaos” caused by these works across the country.
Scottish transport minister Humza Yousaf is to meet council leaders to push for better co-ordination in road maintenance after Audit Scotland found a third of council-maintained roads and an eighth...
Allocations for 2016/17 from the £50m Pothole Action Fund, intended to repair nearly 1 million potholes across the country over the next 12 months, have been announced.
The total repair backlog on the local road network in England and Wales fell slightly in the last year, but still stands at £11.8bn according to the annual survey of local authorities.
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced plans to expand the current charging regime for overrunning roadworks to fine councils and utility companies if sites are left in place over the...
Milton Keynes’ ambitious plan for growth is leading to the development of new ways to use data so transport and other key networks can cope with increased demand
The Local Government Association has warned today that the condition of local roads could continue to deteriorate unless the government provides additional resources for maintenance.
