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As a growing community of over 375+ members consisting of government, local authorities, national organisations, supply chain, academia and associations, we are actively facilitating positive change and innovation in the highways sector.

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The Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) is a unique platform for members to actively participate in the continuous improvement of local roads.

Our mission, centred around collaboration, innovation, skills, and a dedicated commitment to decarbonisation in the highways sector, facilitates positive change within the highways community and among our members.

We act as a vital link between central and local government, the supply chain, and the wider highways community.

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Latest LCRIG News

Why AI Matters for Highways and Where to Begin

AI is no longer a distant concept – it’s already transforming the highways sector. From [...]

Strictly Highways Attracts Record Number of New Local Authorities

We are proud to announce that among the 70+ local authorities at this year's Strictly [...]

LCRIG-led Webinar: Advancing Decarbonisation in Road Surfaces – Balancing Sustainability with Efficient Delivery and Durability

Join us for our upcoming webinar, hosted in collaboration with our 2025 Sustainability Partner, Tarmac. [...]

LCRIG Welcomes New Corporate Member

This week, we are delighted to welcome Carnell as the latest Corporate Member to join [...]

View from the Top: Reflecting on Five Years of Progress and Impact with the Launch of our Innovation Report

In this week's View from the Top, Paula reflects on five years of progress and [...]

What’s Holding Innovation Back in Highways? And What We Can Do About It?

We've launched our most ambitious research to date: the LCRIG Innovation Report. We asked our [...]

View from the Top: What a Week! Innovation, Insight & Excitement Ahead

In this week’s View from the Top, Paula reflects on what can only be described [...]

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Re-flow Field Management Software: A Flexible Digital Shift

From automated audits to real-time reporting and streamlined workflows, Re-Flow's field management software is helping [...]

Students to experience live project environment as Winvic unveils ‘site office’ at Walsall College

Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of [...]

Rees Jeffreys Road Fund: Ready for the Future Professional Development Grants

The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund is offering 'Ready for the Future' grants to help highways [...]

M Group successfully completes Telent acquisition

M Group has successfully completed the acquisition of Telent, the UK and Ireland’s leading provider [...]

LCRIG CEO on Highways Voices: Turning Innovation Ambition into Action

On the latest Highways Voices podcast, LCRIG CEO Paula Claytonsmith explores the findings of our [...]

DfT hails Rotherham signal upgrades as model scheme for national upgrades

The Department for Transport’s Head of Roads Infrastructure Technology has praised the value of DfT [...]

Trailblazing partnership brings game-changing pothole tech to Lancashire roads

A game-changing pothole repair machine, never before used in the UK has been rolled out [...]

Highways Voices: Breaking Bottlenecks – SWARCO’s CEO on leading innovation in a gridlocked industry

On this week’s episode of Highways Voices, Michael Schuch, CEO of SWARCO, discusses the major [...]

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