Ellie Ames 15 August 2024

Landslip repairs to cost council £3.5m

Landslip repairs to cost council £3.5m image
Image: Northumberland County Council

Northumberland County Council has estimated it will spend £3.5m repairing a road that suffered a landslip last year.

An embankment on the B6343 Mitford Road in Morpeth failed following heavy rains during Storm Babet, which struck the UK in October 2023.

A ‘major engineering project’ to fix the road will begin at the end of the year and continue into 2025, with an update, including on road closures, due once planning is complete and a contractor is appointed.

The council said it was working to reduce the cost of the repairs.

Council leader Glen Sanderson said: ‘Recent bad weather has cost the county council millions in landslips and this is another example of us having to find extra money again, but we have to do it for everyone's safety.’

SIGN UP
For your free daily news bulletin
Highways jobs

Service Director – Transformation, Customer and ICT

West Berkshire Council
From £100,011 - £106,691
Are you a transformational leader with a passion for driving strategic change and organisational efficiency? Berkshire
Recuriter: West Berkshire Council

Chief Executive

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
£198k
Are you a visionary leader ready to shape the future of Tameside? Tameside, Greater Manchester
Recuriter: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Governance (Monitoring Officer)

South Ribble Borough Council & Chorley Council
£88,185 plus competitive benefits
We’re looking for a unique and innovative leader Lancashire
Recuriter: South Ribble Borough Council & Chorley Council

Corporate Director of Adult Social Care

London Borough of Waltham Forest
up to £130k
We seek a strategic leader to drive excellence in Adult Social Care. Waltham Forest, London (Greater)
Recuriter: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Senior Administrator

Amey
Competitive Salary
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Permanent Depot Administrator to join our Severn Bridges Inspection and Maintenance (SBIM) contract in Bristol. Bristol
Recuriter: Amey
Linkedin Banner

Partner Content

Circular highways is a necessity not an aspiration – and it’s within our grasp

Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.

Support from Effective Energy Group for Local Authorities to Deliver £430m Sustainable Warmth Funded Energy Efficiency Projects

Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.

Pay.UK – the next step in Bacs’ evolution

Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.