LCRIG’s mission is to facilitate fresh thinking in innovation and collaboration and to act as a conduit between the ‘highways community’ consisting of politicians, councils, council groups, the supply chain (including utilities), associations, academia, key organisations and the media.
LCRIG also supports the Department for Transport, working in partnership with the ‘highways community’, to enable change through using innovative techniques not only to help achieve savings and efficiencies but to ensure that we all work together to ensure that road users see improved highway services maintained to a standard that people expect and deserve.
Will’s initial vision was to elevate the status of highways to empower Elected Members with the information needed to decide the future of the road network for the next generation. To do this, Will needed to secure the correct level of funding for the future of Blackpool’s roads. Being dissatisfied with the nationally accepted standard approach of highway condition surveys and systems, it was necessary to establish a new method to understand how the town’s infrastructure was performing now and long into the future. Will, in collaboration with the private sector and York University, developed an innovative ‘treatment survey’ and new deterioration modelling techniques to obtain accurate information to enable him to build a robust business case, in austere times, to confidently identify the true state of the highway network and convince and give confidence to the Elected Members to make the bold decision to invest £30M in the ‘Project 30’ highway regeneration flagship project.
Will ensured that this new method was scalable, transferable, repeatable and sustainable and created the RAMS Framework contract, available to all councils in the UK. It has now been utilised by over 30 councils, with the complete ‘buy in’ from Elected Members and it has successfully accounted for over £500 million invested in the UK’s highway network. This subsequently led each council to successfully restore their network, gaining national recognition and restoring public confidence. Blackpool Council received recognition from the industry for ‘Project 30’ by being awarded the CIHT Asset Management Award 2013 and the NHT Best Performance Award for Public Satisfaction in 2014.
Will established LCRIG in 2013 to encourage councils to work together and with the ‘highways community’ to support the Department for Transport to deliver innovation on a national level. This collaborative approach enables the councils to maximise their opportunity to use new innovative technology, available from the supply chain (our Associate Members and Utility Members), that saves money, increase efficiency, improves safety and ensures that councils have access to innovative highway products and services for the benefit of all road users .
LCRIG supports the ‘highways community’ by setting up, organising or facilitating CPD presentations, technical training days, member meetings, round table discussions and introductions. Members can also benefit from virtual support through our members’ area, by email and over the phone.
Members of LCRIG are also provided with a Member Profile. This service provides each member with the opportunity to share their organisation’s details, job opportunities, news, videos and links to key information. Members are also able to request for LCRIG to facilitate communication between members and the wider highways community.
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There is no charge, all we ask is for each Council to support LCRIG’s commitment to facilitating communication, collaboration and innovation throughout the ‘highways community’.
We simply require a signed declaration from the Portfolio Holder / Leader and a Director of Service to demonstrate the commitment from the Council in support of LCRIG’s requests:
We require all Members to comply with LCRIG’s Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct.
Join NowThere is no charge, all we ask is for each Partner Member to support LCRIG’s commitment to facilitating communication, collaboration and innovation throughout the ‘highways community’.
We require all Members to comply with LCRIG’s Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct.
Join NowAssociate Member – Organisations providing products or services to highways sector
By joining LCRIG you will connect with a community of like-minded councils, organisations and individuals, all of whom are driving change through innovation and technological advances across the local roads network.
LCRIG’s mission is to facilitate fresh thinking in innovation and collaboration, whilst also helping the highways community achieve Net Zero.
A community interest company, accredited to ISO 44001, the international standard for collaboration, LCRIG’s purpose is to ‘give back’, promoting collaboration that will ultimately see improved highway services, maintained to a standard that road users expect and deserve.
By becoming a member of LCRIG, you will gain access to a diverse range of membership benefits that will directly support your business.
We require all Associate Members to comply with LCRIG’s Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct. This is to ensure that our Council Members are not overburdened with too many direct requests.
Join Now
By joining LCRIG you will connect with a community of like-minded councils, organisations and individuals, all of whom are driving change through innovation and technological advances across the local roads network.
LCRIG’s mission is to facilitate fresh thinking in innovation and collaboration, whilst also helping the highways community achieve Net Zero.
A community interest company, accredited to ISO 44001, the international standard for collaboration, LCRIG’s purpose is to ‘give back’, promoting collaboration that will ultimately see improved highway services, maintained to a standard that road users expect and deserve.
Consultant Member – Consultant organisations providing products or services to highways sector.
By becoming a member of LCRIG, you will gain access to a diverse range of membership benefits that will directly support your business.
We require all Consultant Members to comply with LCRIG’s Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct. This is to ensure that our Council Members are not overburdened with too many direct requests.
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There is no charge, all we ask is for each Key Organisation Member to support LCRIG’s commitment to facilitating communication, collaboration and innovation throughout the ‘highways community’.
We require all Members to comply with LCRIG’s Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct.
Join NowThere is no charge, all we ask is for each Academia Member to support LCRIG’s commitment to facilitating communication, collaboration and innovation throughout the ‘highways community’.
We require all Members to comply with LCRIG’s Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct.
Join NowBy joining LCRIG you will connect with a community of like-minded councils, organisations and individuals, all of whom are driving change through innovation and technological advances across the local roads network.
LCRIG’s mission is to facilitate fresh thinking in innovation and collaboration, whilst also helping the highways community achieve Net Zero.
A community interest company, accredited to ISO 44001, the international standard for collaboration, LCRIG’s purpose is to ‘give back’, promoting collaboration that will ultimately see improved highway services, maintained to a standard that road users expect and deserve.
Utilities Member – Utilities organisations providing products or services to highways sector.
By becoming a member of LCRIG, you will gain access to a diverse range of membership benefits that will directly support your business.
We require all Utilities Members to comply with LCRIG’s Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct. This is to ensure that our Council Members are not overburdened with too many direct requests.
Join NowThere is no charge for Affiliate Members to join LCRIG, all we ask is for each Affiliate Member to support LCRIG’s commitment to facilitate communication, collaboration and innovation throughout the ‘highways community’. Affiliate Members must be:-
We require all Members to comply with LCRIG’s Terms and Conditions and Code of Conduct.
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