As the demand for electric vehicle charging, fibre rollout and utility infrastructure improvements rise, the UK comes to a standstill due to the sheer volume of roadworks required. Indeed, just last year, over 200,000 miles of roadworks took place, with two million micro-trenching projects happening in 2023 alone. Sadly, this won’t be the end, argues Nick Smee, business unit director of infrastructure at software solutions company Causeway.
