Intertraffic Amsterdam 2024: bigger can mean better after all…
Intertraffic Amsterdam, the world’s leading trade event for infrastructure, traffic management, smart mobility, safety, and parking concluded an inspiring 2024 edition with a focus on smart, safe, and sustainable mobility for all. With a vastly extended summit programme and the largest show floor in history, it was the global meeting point for senior professionals and […]
Thousands of Glasgow roads to have speed limit cut
Thousands of roads in Glasgow are set to have the speed limit cut from 30mph to 20mph under a plan to “create safer streets”. A consultant employed by Glasgow City Council has proposed reducing the limit on 3,868 streets across the city. After assessing over 5,700 streets, it has also been recommended that all 1,400 […]
Newmarket: Fifty million litres of water pumped off A14
Workers have pumped more than 50 million litres of rainwater off a section of the A14 that has been continually flooded during the last couple of months. There has been disruption since 22 February on the eastbound carriageway, between junctions 37 and 38 at Newmarket on the Cambridgeshire-Suffolk border. One of three lanes remains closed […]
£850m of highways contract “up for grabs” in Liverpool
Liverpool City Council has put contractors on alert for £850m in planned highways work. The authority has launched a pre-market engagement exercise to glean feedback on its proposed framework. The framework is expected to be in place from late January 2025 and run for up to four years. A maximum of four suppliers are likely […]
Teletrac Navman introduces advanced AI-powered safety features to IQ Camera
Teletrac Navman, the connected mobility solutions provider, has announced the release of driver distraction, cell phone usage, and drowsy driver detection to its AI-powered dashcam and video telematics solution, the IQ Camera. “AI-powered video telematics solutions leverage advanced algorithms to monitor different aspects of driver behavior,” said Mayank Sharma, Global Head of Product Management, Teletrac Navman. […]
National Highways Traffic Officers celebrate 20 years of service
England’s roads saw the introduction of a new frontline service 20 years ago today with the deployment of traffic officers onto motorways, their role to specifically help road users. Traffic volume has increased over the years as have our traffic officer numbers, from around ninety traffic officers two decades ago to over a thousand traffic […]
Storyblok’s CMS helps TomTom reach its content destinations 50% faster
Content management system (CMS) provider Storyblok has announced that TomTom is using its CMS to streamline content operations by giving teams more control to create and manage content. Companies like Uber, Volkswagen Group, and Microsoft use TomTom’s map and location technology across different products worldwide. TomTom’s previous CMSs had a difficult learning curve and made users depend […]
BPA and IPC take the lead on Private Parking Sector Single Code of Practice
The BPA (British Parking Association) and the IPC (International Parking Community) have today announced a private parking sector single Code of Practice to be used across the entire private parking sector. The new single Code will raise standards and deliver greater transparency and consistency for the benefit of motorists. The new single Code introduces an […]
Councillors call for summit with transport providers in bid to improve bus and train services in Tendring
Councillors in Tendring are calling for a summit with local transport bosses in a bid to improve the frequency and reliability of services in Tendring. Tendring District Council’s (TDC) Community Leadership Overview and Scrutiny Committee, wants the authority to meet with local transport providers, including bus operator Hedingham and Chambers and train operator Greater Anglia, […]
Re-flow to take part in Traffex 2024
Re-flow is inviting readers of Highways News to join them on Stand C24 during Traffex 2024 at the CBS Arena, Coventry, to witness how Re-flow’s project management software and accompanying phone app help companies upgrade their workflow and systems, and the many benefits that come as a result: And much more besides. Put another way, we provide a world-class digital […]
