21 May 2009

CSS MEMBERS PLAY MAJOR ROLE IN UK ROADS LIAISON GROUP SUCCESS

CSS has reaffirmed its support for the UK Roads Liaison Group where it has membership of all four boards and chairs three.

With its influence steadily increasing, administrative responsibility for the UKRLG has this year moved from Central Government to the Institution of Highways & Transportation (IHT).

Matthew Lugg, chairman of the CSS Engineering Committee and chairman of the UK Roads Board said: “UKRLG has conducted research, published codes of practice and issued advice to the UK National Governments on a wide range of issues, some of which have been addressed at the request of central government.

“The Group also works to promote transport engineering as a career and helps to ensure a steady supply of recruits to the profession. From its inception, CSS has played a major part in helping to set up UKRLG, and the Society continues to provide support and influence through its membership of all four boards and chairmanship of three.”

Founded in 2001, UKRLG provides a forum for national and local government representatives from across the UK to meet and share ideas on highways and infrastructure engineering, operation, and best practice. The Group is divided into four boards:  the "UK Network Management Board", the "UK Roads Board", the "UK Lighting Board" and the "UK Bridges Board".

For more information, please visit the UKRLG website at: http://www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org

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Notes to editors

• CSS represents local authority chief officers who manage some of the most pressing issues facing the UK today. Membership is drawn from all four corners of the United Kingdom with members responsible for three-quarters of the road network, two thirds of the land area and just under half of the population of England and Wales. Operating at the strategic tier of local government, they are closely involved in crucial transport, waste management, environment, planning, energy and economic development issues.
• For more information on The Institution of Highways & Transportation, visit www.iht.org