Towcester relief road reaches key milestone
The construction of the spine road that will provide relief to traffic in and around the town of Towcester, has marked a key milestone. The road, which will eventually link the A5 with the A43 and therefore negating the need for traffic to pass through the centre of the town, has today seen the official […]
Lack of transport choices leaving young people behind, report finds
A new groundbreaking study warns that young people cannot access work, education, and social opportunities, due to transport barriers. 16-24-year-olds made 21% fewer trips compared to 25-64-year-olds in 2019 and this gap has widened over the past 20 years. At the stage in life when young people should be developing themselves, poor transport provision is preventing them […]
Councillors criticise ‘silent’ government after delay of £600 million funding for Birmingham roads PFI
The government has been accused of going “silent” over the future of a £600 million grant aimed at fixing roads in Birmingham, with concerns the delay could lead to “transport chaos”. Birmingham City Council had expected to receive £600 million over the next 12 years to upgrade and maintain the city’s roads, pavements and streetlights, […]
GVA donates its table at Highways Heroes Awards to allow others deserving of a place to attend
In what has been described as one of the greatest single acts of kindness, Green Valley Arborists, (GVA) has donated its table at this year’s Highways Heroes event to the organisers to invite 10 nominees to attend free of charge. Citing a number of last minute drop outs as a reason that the organisation was […]
Gloucestershire County Council switches to FixMyStreet Pro
Not-for-profit organisation SocietyWorks has launched a new, dedicated installation of its FixMyStreet Pro software for Gloucestershire County Council, through which residents can report local street, highway and environmental problems. Gloucestershire County Council joins more than 30 other local authorities, highways agencies and other public bodies in using FixMyStreet Pro for managing inbound reports of local […]
£2m legacy fund as part of Black Cat project
A £2 million initiative aimed at leaving a “lasting positive legacy” in the East of England has launched, with National Highways asking for applications from not-for-profit groups and community organisations. National Highways A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire are set to begin construction before the end of the year. Recognising […]
WMCA launches air quality plan
The West Midlands Combined Authority has begun implementing a plan aimed at significantly improving air quality and the health of local people The plan, initially announced in February, will be delivered with £1 million of government air quality funding. It will include research into the potential to positively impact air quality by reducing speed limits […]
GRAHAM appointed to deliver £86.9m A164 and Jock’s Lodge Improvement Scheme
Construction and civil engineering contractor GRAHAM has been appointed to carry out a major transformation of one of the East Riding of Yorkshire’s most congested road junctions. Work on East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s £86.9m A164 and Jock’s Lodge Improvement Scheme is set to begin in spring 2024, with GRAHAM commissioned to undertake the project. […]
INRIX offers analysis of 50 petabytes worth of transport data to customers
Traffic data and analytics company INRIX has launched a new AI-powered transportation monitoring solution for traffic control centres that its says offers extensive visibility into on-road conditions. Leveraging INRIX’s data network of hundreds of millions of connected vehicles and devices, and its real-time roadway alerts, the company says INRIX IQ Mission Control is a “significant […]
Tesla delivering driverless software update to employees
Tesla has started releasing an update to vehicles driven by its employees which is understood to be a step towards achieving its self-driving goal. The website Electrek says the FSD v12 (Full Self Driving) software update is thought to mean vehicle controls are taken over by neural nets rather than being hardcoded by engineers. It […]
