Why do we have roadworks?
England’s motorways and trunk roads are the busiest in Europe with 153 billion kilometres travelled each year on a road network 9,400km or almost 6,000 miles in length. With all this traffic there comes wear and tear. We plan both routine and emergency roadworks in order to: • Keep the road network in good working order • Protect the safety of road users • Minimise the need for more expensive maintenance at a later date The types of activities our contractors do includes: • Salting and snow clearance during the winter • Emergency repairs after accidents and incidents • Keeping fences, barriers and road markings in top condition • Resurfacing, repairs of the carriageway and structural defects • Building new carriageways, such a road widening • Cutting grass at junctions and central reservations to improve visibility • Clearing drainage systems – this helps prolong the life of a road • Clearance of litter • We even change the light bulbs in the central reservation! This is a lot of work
