Strategic £29.5 million road improvement scheme officially opens in Arun
The £29.5million Angmering and Littlehampton road scheme on the A259 was officially opened this month. Two new sections of dual carriageway, totalling 2km in length, have been built and will: • reduce journey times• cut traffic congestion – saving around 670 tons of CO2 per year• support existing and future housing and commercial developments in […]
Moto predicts Saturday to be Britain’s heaviest ever EV charging day
The UK’s largest motorway services operator Moto Hospitality is predicting nearly 400,000 electric vehicle drivers will be on the road over the weekend, with “Surge Saturday” being the busiest day for EV charging on UK roads ever. It says significant increases in EV ownership in recent years, combined with one of the busiest holiday getaway […]
Campaign launched in the Shetland’s to explore subsea tunnels to link islands
People living in the Shetland Islands have launched a campaign to explore the possibility of building tunnels to link two isles to the Shetland mainland. The Yell and Unst Tunnel Action Groups have said that building sub-sea links could help boost economic prosperity in the islands and reduce reliance on ferry services. The groups have […]
£50.8m to be invested into local bus network in the North East
The North East Joint Transport Committee (JTC) is to inject £50.8m into the region’s bus network. This will deliver substantially cheaper multi-modal and regional tickets for adults across Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland alongside major improvements to road and traffic management systems to speed up every day journeys in congested areas. The committee […]
Jenoptik upgrades Greater Manchester’s spot speed cameras
Smart mobility solutions manufacturer Jenoptik has signed a contract with Transport for Greater Manchester to upgrade 90 spot speed cameras and a five-year maintenance agreement. By using the latest technology, TfGM aims to create a sophisticated network of modern safety cameras to encourage better driver behaviour. The rollout will start this summer. TfGM is upgrading […]
Road safety improved at notorious junctions thanks to Nota AI’s Safe Crossing solution
An artificial intelligence pedestrian detection and warning solution has been proved to reduce collisions and near misses at a notoriously dangerous junction in South Korea. The Nota AI Safe Crossing technology was introduced into a non-disclosed area of the country to improve safety where visibility for drivers was seen as particularly challenging. This spot was […]
Q-Free expands UK nationwide traffic monitoring
Smart city infrastructure company Q-Free has announced the initial deployment of its Kinetic® Counts software in the United Kingdom, with Worcestershire leading deployments among five local authorities with 62 sites. Counts will provide actionable insights on volume, road use, and safety data to detect traffic trends, influence funding and policies, and identify the need for […]
RECHARGE UK report sets out electrification roadmap
A new report from electric vehicle trade group RECHARGE UK provides a roadmap of how the industry can accelerate chargepoint deployment to keep up with the growth of EV sales in the UK. RECHARGE UK is the EV arm of the REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) and was previously known as the […]
Service station boss complains “red tape” is delaying fuel price cut
The CEO of the UK’s biggest motorway service station operator is complaining National Highways “red tape and bureaucracy over signage” is blocking his plans to cut fuel at his sites by 10-12p per litre. Moto Hospitality runs nearly 70 service stations across the motorway network, but Auto Express magazine reports it has been embroiled in […]
