Buckinghamshire highways is an alliance partnership formed by Balfour Beatty Living Places, Buckinghamshire Council and AtkinsRéalis.
Operating from four depots across the county, our highways partnership’s scope of work includes the construction and maintenance of:
- Carriageways
- Gullies
- Illuminated signs and bollards
- Traffic installations
- Structures
- Pedestrian crossings
- Footways
- Streetlights
- Grass verges
- Emergency and reactive response
In addition, Balfour Beatty Living Places also provide winter maintenance services, gritting 870 miles of the county’s most used roads and prioritised routes.
Our contract has introduced a state-of-the-art Operational Control Hub (OCH) to support a data-driven approach. The OCH uses the latest in innovative technologies and systems designed in-house, to provide a single source of visibility to monitor all activities in real-time, track progress of works and enable data-driven decision making to drive further efficiencies across the network. Since the launch, we have seen an increase in productivity in our reactive works by 120%.
Since mobilisation, and in line with Buckinghamshire Highways’ objectives to maintain a safe and resilient network, we have successfully delivered:
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Pothole Pro Machine
A trial of the Pothole Pro Machine which provides a more sustainable and efficient approach to pothole repairs.
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Jet patcher – patching repairs
Patching repairs using the jet patcher, a machine that clears and coats potholes for permanent repairs – increasing efficiency and decreasing our carbon footprint.
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Battery-powered tools
Introduced new battery–powered tools to reduce carbon emissions and improve safety.
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Customer engagement app platform
Developed a customer engagement app platform to gather insights and feedback to improve the service.
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Recycling and resurfacing
In 2024, across our five resurfacing schemes, Buckinghamshire Highways has re-engineered approximately 16,000 tons of existing road material on site to produce a reconstructed foundation layer for surfacing; with 35,000m2 of road resurfaced using this technique.
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Our projects
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Bourg Walk Bridge, Aylesbury
225 existing 80-Watt fluorescent lamps situated within the handrails were replaced and upgraded with LED lights which are 50% more energy efficient than the previous lamps. This scheme was also shortlisted for the CIHT Creating Better Places Award.
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Market Hill, Buckingham
Footway repair scheme in Buckingham’s historic conservation area. Works included lifting and removing the existing broken york stone slabs along Ouse Valley Way, which have been replaced with the slabs from the footway along the Gaol to maintain the aesthetics of the shopping parade.
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Swan Lane, Monks Risborough
Upgrade of the existing drainage system, installation of additional and larger capacity pipework along Swan Lane, Castle Steet and Main Street in Marsh Gibbon.
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Tingewick Bypass
Safety improvement scheme to repair the existing road barrier. This scheme was combined with other works to maximise efficiency and included replacement of road studs, resurfacing, gully cleansing, signage repairs and vegetation cutbacks.
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School Hill, Charndon
In Charndon, Buckinghamshire Highways delivered a road safety scheme for the widening of School Hill and Werner Terrace crossroad junction.
Due to the crossroad presenting safety risks to road users, the width of the carriageway lanes needed to be widened, allowing vehicles to perform turning manoeuvres safely. The works also included the replacement and maintenance of existing speed and directional signposts; and the installation of a new layby for refuge, including 50 linear metres of kerbing, and a relocating a gully pot.
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Camborne Avenue, Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire Highways recently delivered carriageway resurfacing and road improvement works to the entire length of Camborne Avenue. The works also included the conversion of the existing zebra crossing into a formal puffin pedestrian crossing, cutting expansion joints into the grouted macadam surface, resurfacing and repainting of the road surface.
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Marlow Bridge
In May, commenced a three-phased scheme on Marlow Bridge. ‘Phase Zero’ of the scheme saw teams identify potential structural issues to inform a new repair program, while numerous bridge inspectors conducted a variety of structural, asbestos and lighting inspections.
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Hyde Heath Infant School Puffin Crossing
Buckinghamshire Highways recently delivered a variety of works including the installation of a new puffin crossing, Neapolitan bollards, road signs, and footway for Hyde Heath Infant School. Repairs to streetlighting, resurfacing of the carriageway and the repainting of all road markings were also implemented to improve the road safety around the school. In total, 691m2 of road was resurfaced on Weedon Hill.