4 December 2006

New CSS engineering chairman

Matthew Lugg, Director of Highways, Transportation and Waste Management at Leicestershire County Council and Chair of the UK Roads Board, has taken on the Chair of the CSS Engineering Committee.  

Matthew takes over from Chris Tunstall, Deputy Chief Executive at Durham County Council.   Chris has relinquished the role as a result of pressure from other commitments.  Chris is currently the local authority representative on HAUC.

As a result of Matthew taking over the new role, he will be handing over Chair of the Joint CSS/TAG Highway Management Group to Devon County Council Head of Highway Management, Lester Willmington.   Lester already has a national role in chairing the Scanner Implementation group of the UK Roads Board.

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Media contact: Barrie Hedges Daybreak Communications 0845 644 3845; mob 07899 923756; barrie.hedges@daybreakcomm.co.uk

Notes to editors:

1  The CSS represents local authority chief officers who manage some of the most pressing issues facing the UK today. The expertise of CSS members and their vision is paramount in dealing with fundamental issues that affect all our lives including transport and travel, managing waste, and designing future living environments.

2 The CSS membership is drawn from all four corners of the United Kingdom. Its members are responsible for:

• providing professional services for three quarters of the road network
• two thirds of the land area
• just under half the population of England and Wales.