Work to continue on junction 25 of the M25
Work on junction 25 of the M25 will continue this week. The project will be reconfigured to improve traffic flow. The A10 southbound approach into the junction is also a congestion hotspot in Broxbourne, according to Highways England. Junction 25 already sees up to 6,300 vehicles per hour using the junction’s roundabout at peak times, causing congestion and regular […]
Aberdeenshire to trial new on-demand bus service
Aberdeenshire Council has lauched a trial of a new on-demand bus service. Rural residents, including pensioners and the elderly, may soon have to book their bus travel through a smartphone app if a trial into a new transport model is approved. The council’s existing dial-a-bus service is being replaced with a Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) […]
Active road studs can have ‘significant’ postive effect on driver confidence, says new report
Active road studs can have a significant positive effect on driver confidence where installed, according to the results of a new study by the Transport Research Institute at Edinburgh Napier University. The study, Active Road Studs as an Alternative to Lighting on Rural Roads: Driver Safety Perception, the first of its kind to investigate the […]
Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan could put forward for approval this summer
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority will receive an update on the final Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan this week, which could be put forward for approval this summer. The update, expected on Friday, according to a new report by Transport for Greater Manchester, will say that work is already under way to assess and understand […]
Congestion on the roads could be reduced as more drones are used for mobility and freight, says AoF
An increased use of drones and other electric aircraft for mobility and freight could help reduce road congestion as well as cut the environmental impact of aviation, according to the Airspace of the Future (AoF) group. Nine organisations from UK industry and academia have come together to form the AoF consortium. The group, which will […]