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Investment in advanced paving capability delivers 25% faster project completion
Highways Plus has invested in advanced paving capability that solves three critical client challenges: compressed timelines, comprehensive quality documentation for adoption, and complex site geometry. The VÖGELE SUPER 1803-3(i) delivers measurable benefits – GPS-tagged temperature monitoring, and 3.5-metre turning circles for constrained sites, contributing to a 25% faster project completions and quicker Section 278 handovers. […]
Understanding Commuted Sums: The Hidden Costs of Highway Adoption
The developer’s guide to avoiding nasty surprises in your adoption budget. Here’s a conversation that happens in development offices across the UK every week: “Great news, the council’s approved our Section 38 application!” “Brilliant. What’s the damage?” “Well, the technical approval fee was as expected. Legal costs are about right. Bond’s what we budgeted for. […]
The Adoption Crisis Explained: Navigating 5-Year Delays and 1,000% Cost Increases
Discover the impacts of The Adoption Crisis on UK projects and what it means for you. Learn more about the challenges ahead.
Industrial yard resurfacing Avonmouth: the whole‑life cost guide for port estates managers
A higher‑spec, correctly engineered HGV yard in Avonmouth almost always outperforms a budget resurfacing on total cost of ownership. When you factor axle loads, turning shear, drainage, fuel resistance, and downtime risk, premium mixes and heavier pavement build‑ups can extend service life by 40–60%, reduce annual repair spend by 25–35%, and cut unplanned shutdowns. Pay […]
The groundwork contractor’s guide to NRSWA street works & Chapter 8 compliance
If you break ground on the public highway, you must secure the right NRSWA street works permit or licence, run a compliant traffic management layout to Chapter 8, and keep qualified operatives and supervisors on site. Do those three things consistently, submit clean permit applications, and you avoid Fixed Penalty Notices, refusals, and costly shutdowns. […]
What is a Section 38 agreement? Section 38 vs Section 278 explained for developers
Section 38 agreements cover new estate roads that a council will adopt. Section 278 agreements cover changes to existing public highways to enable your scheme. If you are building roads the council will eventually maintain, you need S38. If you are altering a live highway for access, signals, roundabouts, or safety improvements, you need S278. […]
