Complete Drainage Services for Highways

Helping to make the UK’s highways safer with expert highway drainage solutions.

Highway Drain and Sewer Services

Our teams deliver a comprehensive range of drainage services for the most significant highway development programmes across the UK.


Our highway drainage services are delivered through a stand-alone division, with its own contracts team and a dedicated national highways drainage survey processing centre.


This service focus enables us to support highway clients on projects of any size, from small tasks to large infrastructure programs, delivered over many years by multiple joint venture teams.

Why choose us?

Our drainage engineers hold Highways Passports and observe the health and safety standards needed to work 24/7, 365 days on Britain’s highways.


The highways division team can deliver a range of highway services, including compliant DDMS Surveys in-house,

Comprehensive drainage services

Comprehensive drainage services including CCTV and DDMS surveys, HPWJ cleaning, and asset maintenance.

Licensed waste removal

Specialised in licensed waste removal and no-dig drainage rehabilitation & lining.

UK-wide coverage

In-house team offering UK-wide coverage, across the National Highways Strategic Road Network.

Fully certified

Skilled personnel certified with CSCS, NH Passports, Safety Critical Medicals, SSSTS, and SMSTS, ensuring compliance with National Highways requirements for DDMS and HADDMS processing.

Leading Drainage Technology for Highways

We use advanced drainage technologies to maximise productivity and safety. This includes remote access laser scanners that double the productivity of chamber inspections and eliminate the need for confined space entries.


The recycler Jet Vac tankers we operate on highway schemes reuse their water, raising productivity by 68% and minimising our operations’ carbon footprint.


Our technology allows us to provide support even on the most remote drains. Learn more in our article ‘Nowhere off limits for the 8x8 off-road jet vac tanker’.

Our services for Highways

We offer fully bespoke specialist drainage services designed to help highways contractors overcome any and all drainage challenges. Browse some of our most sought-after traditional services below.

Drain Cleaning Services | Lanes Drainage Services

Using cutting-edge techniques & technology, Lanes inspect, clean and maintain drains for commercial, industrial and domestic clients.

Sewer Repair | Lanes Drainage Services UK

If you have suffered a total sewer, drain or pipe collapse, Lanes provides efficient sewer repairs 24/7 across the UK. Call us today to find out how we can help.

Drain Jet Vacuumation Services (Jet Vac) | Lanes Drainage Services

Lanes jet vacuumation technology can be used to suck debris from drains, grease traps, interceptors, and septic tanks - maintaining a healthy drainage system.

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FAQs

Our in-house highway data capture and processing capability allows us to deliver a faster, more agile, and safer surveying service for clients.

Yes. We collaborate with contractors to inspect the drains that run alongside the road during new road construction. Once we assess the condition of the road drains and provide evidence to the authorities that they have been installed to a high standard, the road can then be opened to the public.


Learn more about how we have helped to support new road builds in our article, ‘Drain cleaning and CCTV drain surveys for new road builds'.

We handle essential highway interceptor cleaning projects and have built strong relationships with clients over the years.


Operating 24/7, we are always ready to assist contractors with their maintenance work, ensuring drainage engineers are available year-round.

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