New budget proposes £35m more for Telford and Wrekin’s roads
Telford & Wrekin Council is proposing to spend more than £35 million improving and maintaining the borough’s roads over the next two years. In 2020, the council made a commitment to investing more than £50 million between then and2024 to improve and maintain roads and footpaths. This commitment to the borough’s roads was recognised when […]
Glasgow’s new transport strategy aims to to cut car miles used by 30% before 2030
Glasgow’s new transport strategy has reached the next phase of development as a final framework is set out covering more than 100 travel policies. Following a year of consultation, the Glasgow Transport Strategy maps a route towards a network that aims to tackle poverty, fight climate change and create thriving neighbourhoods. With vehicle emissions creating […]
Derbyshire County Council awards Yotta Highways Asset Management Contract
Derbyshire County Council has awarded Yotta, the leading global connected asset management and services provider, a two-year contract, worth more than £1.3 million, to provide it with an externally-hosted (SaaS) Highways Asset Management System with associated services. As part of the contract, Yotta will deliver its Alloy asset management system to the council. There are two […]
Dartford Crossing has seen its revenues reduce significantly during the pandemic as journeys were reduced
National Highways has revealed its coffers have taken a hit as traffic volumes between Kent and Essex fell by a quarter (25.5%). Latest accounts for the year ended March 31 2021, show income generated from the river Crossing, which uses a free-flow charging system known as the Dart Charge, decreased by £47.6m to £161.4m, reports Kent Online. […]
Northern leaders call on DfT to release funding for TfN
Political and business leaders across the North are calling on ministers to provide clarity on future funding for Transport for the North (TfN) to allow it to continue working on vital plans to improve connectivity across the region and help unlock economic potential. TfN is the only statutory Sub-national Transport Body (STB) in England and […]
Scottish Government sets out EV charging expansion plans
The Scottish Government has published a vision for electric charging, aiming to deliver accessible, affordable and reliable public network required for the future. It says a just transition is at the heart of the new approach, “where no one is left behind from the benefits afforded by the transition to a net zero transport system”. […]
Tesla posts record profits
The electric car company Tesla has announced a record annual profit of More than $5.5 billion (£4.1 billion). The Daily Telegraph reports that a surge in demand for EVs has seen full-year profits over seven times higher with sales up 71% to $54 billion (£40 billion), both “shattering” Tesla’s previous records and making 2021 a […]
DfT launches Highway Code awareness campaign
The Government’s THINK! campaign is about to launch a £500,000 communications drive, to raise awareness of changes to the Highway Code, so road-users across the country understand their responsibilities. The campaign will run across radio and social media channels, with further campaign activity to follow later in the summer. The changes are set to come […]
Ford aims to be connected commercial vehicles’ “Tesla”
Ford Motor Company Chief Executive Jim Farley says he wants investors and commercial vehicle customers to pay more attention to the software and services the company wants to sell with those trucks, as well as to the company’s electric Transit vans and its portfolio of combustion engine commercial vehicles. Reuters reports that, at an event […]
one.network and North Carolina DOT launch America’s first Statewide work zone data exchange initiative
The British traffic data innovation company one.network is partnering with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to launch the first statewide deployment of a Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) feed in the US. one.network will aggregate and deliver comprehensive work zone data, including lane closure and road disruption information, using the feed. The programme […]
