Kier Highways wins surface dressing contract with Derbyshire County Council
Kier Highways Solutions, a surface dressing and bituminous product manufacturing business and part of Kier Highways, has been awarded a year-long contract with Derbyshire County Council for surface dressing. Kier will deliver circa 550,000sqm of surface dressing across Derbyshire using 900t of surface dressing emulsion, which will be manufactured at the Kier-owned bitumen plant in […]
Government calls for industry leaders and the wider public to help find and train the next generation of transport leaders
A 12-week consultation will help to better understand the future skills needed to boost diversity, plug the skills gap and promote careers across the industry, with participants able to post their views and ideas. A new taskforce, launched during National Apprentice Week 2022, will lead the charge on promoting careers and aims to create thousands of opportunities […]
Cornwall Council confirms future for Saints Trails project following review
A route for cyclists, walkers and horse riders between St Agnes and Truro will be in place in late 2023, Cornwall Council has confirmed, following a review of the Saints Trails project. Linking with the Langarth Garden Village development near Threemilestone, plans for the route include a bridge over the A30 at Chiverton. Most of the […]
ORR drives greater transparency in National Highways’ regional performance
The Office of Rail and Road, independent monitor of National Highways, has ensured steps have been taken by the government-owned company to increase the transparency of its performance at a regional level. As a result of ORR driving the need for greater transparency and data to be published, National Highways has increased the number of […]
Enforcement cameras installed as part of Buckinghamshire Council trial
As part of a trial by Buckinghamshire Council to help improve safety and accessibility, Yunex Traffic has supplied and installed enforcement cameras at three locations in the county. Two of the company’s LaneWatch ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) cameras have been sited at locations in High Wycombe and one in Marlow. The three specific sites […]
Shortlist for Intertraffic Awards features Jenoptik, SWARCO and TRL
The shortlist of nominees has been announced for the Intertraffic Awards 2022, featuring three companies extremely active in the UK – TRL, SWARCO and Jenoptik. The awards are recognising, not two, but four year’s worth of excellence, following the postponement of the previous edition of the biennial competition. The winners will be revealed during the […]
National Highways says vital equipment helps slash time taken to move stranded vehicles to safety
New gadgets have been introduced by National Highways to help slash the time taken to move a stranded vehicle out of a live line to safety on motorways or major A roads. It has invested £200,000 in new equipment and training for all Traffic Officers to help speed up the time it takes to move “non-rolling” […]
LCRIG to deliver series of webinars on subject of net zero
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group has teamed up with Colas and Breedon to deliver an exclusive webinar series entitled ‘Practical steps on the journey to net zero’. Colas and Breedon will act as the primary partners for the series which will explore in detail the work being done to accelerate the transition to clean […]
Porsche launches connected car ideas competition
Porsche Cars North America hosts Porsche Data Cup for new customer experiences 02/02/2022 Porsche invites developers to create new applications from connected car data Porsche Cars North America has announced its first ever Porsche Data Cup competition where contestants have the opportunity to develop business models for smart home, financial and e-mobility applications. To do […]
