West Sussex County Council becomes fourth local authority to be granted lane rental powers
West Sussex County Council has received approval from the Secretary of State for Transport to launch a new scheme aimed at reducing the disruption and congestion from road works in the county. The West Sussex Lane Rental Scheme (WSLRS), which came into force on 1 December 2022, allows the council to require payment of charges […]
Swansea Council announce funding for roads and flooding
Swansea Council has announced that it’s to spend an additional £1m in repairing the city’s roads and target flooding hotspots which have suffered most during severe weather. A report set to go before the council looks for approval for the plans, which sets out a £5m investment in the city’s roads over the next five […]
AI technology secures top risk management award for VisionTrack
Video telematics specialist VisionTrack has won a prestigious What Van? Award for the Risk Management category, sponsored by Driving for Better Business. Among its many industry-leading innovations, VisionTrack has launched Notification, Analysis and Risk Assessment (NARA), an AI-powered post-analysis solution that is changing how vehicle camera footage is assessed and collisions detected. It automatically removes […]
Investing in transport for the future as Transport Scotland confirms key priorities
The Scottish Government has confirmed its key priorities for future transport investment with the publication of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2). STPR2 will help deliver the vision, priorities and outcomes set out in the second National Transport Strategy and inform transport investment in Scotland for the next 20 years. The final report makes 45 […]
Clyde Metro confirmed as a key priority for future transport investment
Clyde Metro has been confirmed by the Scottish Government as a key priority for future transport investment. The mass transit plan is one of 45 recommendations included in the final report of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) which was published this week. Clyde Metro, which represents a multi-billion investment over a 30-year period, could better […]
Council back to high rankings in highways survey
Peterborough City Council has been ranked top out of all the highway and transport authorities in the eastern region. The authority once again scored highly in this year’s National Highways and Transport (NHT) survey, which asked residents across the country for their views on highway and transport services. The NHT conducts the survey each year […]
Celebrating M Group Services people who have gone beyond expectations
M Group Services, the leading provider of services to essential infrastructure markets in theUK, has celebrated the delivery and dedication of people who have gone the extra mile in its first Beyond Expectations Awards ceremony.Designed to recognise great performance across M Group Services and its operatingbusinesses, the event was hosted by Andrew Findley, M Group […]
Milton Keynes trialling Nota AI-based camera monitoring
The South Korean traffic solutions start-up Nota AI is among four companies from the country who are trialling their products in Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes City Council and the Connected Places Catapult have launched a UK Testbed Initiative with the Korean International Trade Association that will oversee the work. The city says it’s part of its […]
ITS (UK) hold final Academy session of the year with social media masterclass
Intelligent Transport Systems UK has held its final Academy session of the year with a lunchtime webinar on how best to use social media. The session featured Early Careers Director James Hornsby of Atkins, and Mott MacDonald’s Professor of Future Mobility at the University of the West of England, Glenn Lyons, two experts in the […]
