Public Works

4+ hour, 53+ min ago   (366+ words) Dear Editor, There is hardly a day that passes without Jamaican motorists being reminded of the deplorable condition of our roads. From Kingston and St Andrew to St Catherine and the rural parishes, potholes have become an unwelcome feature of…...

1+ day, 44+ min ago   (325+ words) More than £7million has been spent repairing potholes across Norfolk in the past three years, new figures show. Norfolk County Council spent £1.9m on pothole repairs in 2023/24, rising to £2.4m the following year. The bill increased again in 2025/26, reaching a record £2.65m. The figures…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (437+ words) Newport City Council spent more than £1.8 million repairing potholes over three years, figures show. Freedom of Information data obtained by Legal Expert shows the council spent £1,804,461.11 on pothole repairs between 2023/24 and 2025/26. The council recorded 6,933 potholes across Newport and paid £48,466.16 in…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (435+ words) A car park in a quaint Essex village has been called an "absolute nightmare" by those who use it due to its massive potholes. Doddinghurst, a quiet village in Brentwood, has one small parade of shops next to a car…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (446+ words) Warning that roads must be properly maintained after 'exceptional' summer heat Cash-strapped councils across the West Midlands have spent at least £20 million on pothole repairs in just three years amid a string of compensation demands from drivers. A total of…...

4+ day, 6+ min ago   (612+ words) MORE than £1.6 million has been spent on repairing potholes on East Lothian’s roads over the last three years. Newly revealed figures show that despite the number of potholes being reported going down, the cost of repairs is heading in the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (445+ words) West Sussex County Council spent more than £4.8 million fixing 20,000 potholes last year. The information was revealed thanks to a freedom of information (FOI) request from Legal Expert. The FOI revealed that the council spends more than 70% of its budget on…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (688+ words) Published 4:30 pm Thursday, October 1, 2026 Langford is pushing forward with plans for a municipally contracted curbside garbage collection service. At the Sept. 29 meeting, the ‘solid waste collection bylaw’ was given its first three readings. Once adopted, the bylaw allows the city…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (696+ words) Design and certification. The product in the field. The factory behind it. One governed agentic platform beneath all three. Published on 30 Sep 2026 Rail networks worldwide are being asked to move more passengers and more freight – at higher speeds and higher…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (487+ words) As rental boiler programs expand across the industry, suppliers describe a shift from emergency-only stopgaps to planned capacity and redundancy strategy. That’s consistent with what boiler suppliers are describing across the industry: temporary and rental boilers have moved well past…...