WJ Group select THI Investments as Strategic Partner
WJ Group, the UK’s leading road marking specialist, has selected THI Investments as a strategic partner to provide financial and operational resources for the accelerated development of its business. THI Investments, a family owned investor of long term capital with offices in Stuttgart and London have a background in the automotive space. It is providing […]
Highway works to help flooding challenges in Stafford
Highways improvements to help tackle flooding on part of Tixall Road in Stafford will start next week. Highways crews from Staffordshire County Council will be carrying out the investigative work on drains and gullies on the road between Stafford and Great Haywood. Crews will also be jet washing and clearing gullies as necessary with the […]
New road in landmark regeneration project officially opens
A major new link road leading to a £100m regeneration scheme at Broadway Green in Oldham has officially opened. Lydia Becker Way provides access to the development, which once complete, will provide more than 600,000 sq ft of employment space and up to 500 new homes. The road has been named after the Oldham suffragist […]
Isle of Wight Council launches draft climate and environment strategy
Isle of Wight Council has launched a draft climate and environment strategy following a climate motion made in 2019 when the council declared a climate emergency. The draft strategy sets out key activities the council can take to fulfil its duties and reduce the Island’s carbon footprint. Actions undertaken by the council to minimise its […]
JCB to unveil new pothole machine at virtual event next week
JCB will unveil a new machine that is set to change the way local authorities deal with potholes at a launch event next week (11 January). The machine, which has been described as a ‘game changer” for councils/contractors, will enable them to repair potholes permanently within eight minutes, accordimg to a report by LCRIG. […]
Coventry and Oxford to be the first cities to have all-electric buses
Coventry and Oxford are developing proposals to become the first parts of the UK to run all-electric bus services, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced yesterday. The cities are developing business cases in an England-wide competition to switch an entire town or city’s bus fleet to electric vehicles. Subject to successful business cases, each area could […]
Covid data study “just as important as ever” – TTF
The Transport Technology Forum is committing to continue its weekly monitoring of local authority traffic and transport data in 2021, and is calling for more transport departments to share their information. The award-winning Covid-19 reports have been used since last spring to show the changes in traffic and cycling patters across more than a hundred […]
YouTuber publishes video of Tesla driving autonomously through California
A Telsa enthusiast has published a timelapse video of him between Silicon Valley and Los Angeles in a Tesla set to autopilot mode. The YouTuber who goes by the name Whole Mars Catalog says the only human interaction required was when he stopped to charge the vehicle. His description reads, “Tesla Autopilot FSD Beta drives […]
