LCRIG (Local Council Roads Innovation Group)

This week’s Highways Voices features Asphalt Industry Alliance Chair, David Giles, and takes a closer look at this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey. Listen to the full podcast here: lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/19/hig…

There is now just one week left to submit nominations for the DfT Special Recognition Apprentice Awards 2026. These awards celebrate the exceptional apprentices helping to shape the future of the highways and road infrastructure technology sector. lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/19/fin…

Road users should not expect an improvement in the condition of local roads, despite a reported rise in funding, according to this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA). Read more: lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/19/no-…

Keely Metcalfe is taking on the Great North Run 2026 in support of Alzheimer’s Society, a cause close to her heart. Every donation will help fund vital research and support for those affected by dementia. You can find out more and donate here: lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/19/kee…

💻 Join us for next week's webinar, delivered in collaboration with Heidelberg Materials. Rachel Morse, Net Zero Advisor, will share insights into how hydrogen can help reduce fuel emissions in asphalt production. Find out more and register here: lcrig.glueup.com/event/using-hy…

📣 Calling all LCRIG Corporate members: Join us NEXT WEEK for our next member drop-in session. Hosted by our Relationship Manager, Keely Metcalfe, these interactive sessions are designed to hep you get the most from your membership. Register here: lcrig.glueup.com/event/enhancin…

Member News: Monotch has released a major update to TLEX®, the world-leading real-time data-sharing layer that connects road infrastructure, road users, applications, AI models, and data-exchange networks. Read more: lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/12/maj…

Member News: Site and road safety specialist Solar Gates, has secured an exclusive deal with intelligent traffic system experts Berlex, to become an exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Berlex’s intelligent portable traffic signal system. Read more: lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/12/sol…

Member News: Leading road safety and highway markings specialist, WJ Group, has appointed Chris Southgate as its new Chief Executive Officer. Chris will join the business later this year, succeeding Founder and current CEO Wayne Johnston. Read more: lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/06/wj-…

Looking to raise awareness of your product, service, research or innovation across the highways and road infrastructure technology sector? Hosting a webinar with LCRIG is one of the most effective ways to connect directly with a targeted, engaged audience lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/12/rai…

This week’s Highways Voices comes to you from the RAI at Intertraffic. The episode explores how AI is being used to control traffic signals, the development of smarter road safety systems, and how advanced data analysis could help predict crashes. Listen: lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/12/hig…

There’s still time to join some of UK’s most innovative transport technology companies at Europe’s leading ITS event. If international visibility, industry connections and being part of a strong UK delegation matters to your business, this is worth a look lcrig.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

This year’s Transport Technology Forum Annual Conference will feature 16 organisations demonstrating connected vehicle services that are either already available or very near to market. Find out more: lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/06/con…

In this latest member interview, to mark International Women’s Day, we caught up with Donna Kelly, Service Manager for Highways Operations at Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Co-Founder of the London Women in Engineering Group (LoWEG). Read interview: lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/11/ind…

Are you ready to be recognised? There's only two weeks left to enter the DfT Special Recognition Apprentice Awards 2026. Find out more and enter here: lcrig.glueup.com/event/innovati… Enter by 5pm, Friday 27 March 2026.

📣 Calling all LCRIG Local Authority members: Join us TOMORROW for our next member drop-in session, hosted by our Relationship Manager, Keely Metcalfe. Find out more and register here: lcrig.glueup.com/event/enhancin…

💻 Join us for our upcoming webinar, delivered in collaboration with Heidelberg Materials. Rachel Morse, Net Zero Advisor at Heidelberg, will share insights into how hydrogen can help reduce fuel emissions in asphalt production. lcrig.glueup.com/event/using-hy…

📣 Calling all LCRIG Corporate members: Join us for our next member drop-in session on 27th March. Hosted by our Relationship Manager, Keely Metcalfe, these interactive sessions are designed to hep you get the most from your membership. Register here: lcrig.glueup.com/event/enhancin…

Member News: Lighthouse Charity speaks with Roma Agrawal MBE, Structural Engineer, Author and Broadcaster about challenges of overcoming perceptions and stereotypes and encouraging a diverse workforce in construction. Read more: lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/05/you…

Member News: Winvic Construction Ltd has been appointed by the Greater Cambridge Partnership to deliver the Waterbeach railway station haul road – the company’s first project awarded under the Eastern Highways Alliance Framework (EHF4). Read more: lcrig.org.uk/2026/03/05/win…