AA Urges Stronger Council Powers to Tackle Disruptive Street Works

AA urges stronger council powers to tackle disruptive street works

The AA urges stronger council powers and better coordination to tackle disruptive street works, and hold utilities firms accountable in the UK.

Tougher rules needed for utility firms digging up roads, MPs say

The Commons Transport Committee set out plans to stop roads being dug up multiple times.

A group of MPs, including Richmond Park’s Sarah Olney, want utility companies to guarantee road repairs for up to 5 years.

The Transport Committee is also calling for the introduction of a new watchdog to manage disruption caused by works to pipes and cables. Under current rules, firms are responsible for road surface quality for 2 years, or 3 in the case of deeper excavations.

Highways Magazine - Give councils new powers over street works, MPs say

Local authorities should be given new powers to limit the disruption and congestion caused by street works, overseen by a national 'street works commissioner', influential MPs have said.

Give councils powers to limit disruption from street works, MPs say

New powers should be given to local authorities to limit disruption and congestion caused by street works, according to the Transport Committee.

Call for reform as MPs criticise ineffective street works inspections

MPs have called for higher fines after it found current rules give utilities companies little incentive to fix repeated defects on road repair schemes. The transport select committee said that under the current regime local authorities are left with limited enforcement options once they have… The post Call for reform as MPs criticise ineffective street works inspections appeared first on Construction News.