Tributes paid to ITS legend Richard Harris
The long-serving Intelligent Transport Systems expert Richard Harris has died of cancer, as his friends and former colleagues describe him as “larger than life”, “the perfect conference delegate” and “a very nice man.” A post on LinkedIn by his family states: “With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Richard Harris on Friday, May 31, […]
Coventry University celebrates 50 years of world-famous transport course where chiefs of Tesla, Maserati and JLR fuelled their dreams
Coventry University is celebrating 50 years of its internationally renowned Automotive and Transport Design course which helped big names in the industry on the road to success. The course is one of the longest-running Bachelor’s programmes in the university, having started in 1974, and has now seen nearly 3,000 students pass through the undergraduate programme […]
Conversation on Mental Wellbeing in the Construction Industry: Insights from Andrew Pain and Andy Bishop
Mental health expert Andrew Pain and Lighthouse representative Andy Bishop recently joined Re-flow for an on-camera discussion about the mental wellbeing challenges faced by workers in the construction industry and the support available to them. The discussion highlights the critical need to address mental health issues in construction. Andrew Pain delves into the various factors […]
Wayve set to take on US AV tech giants
British autonomous vehicle firm Wayve has announced that it is hiring staff who would be responsible for “supervising and directing a team of drivers and safety operators, and overseasing on-road experimentation and development” based out of Mountain View in the San Francisco Bay Area. The London-based driverless vehicle oioneers are planning to put cars on […]
Vip Gandhi to become chair of Stamp it Out
T\he industry-led campaign to erradicate road-worker abuse, Stamp It Out, has announced Vip Gandhi Director as the new Chair of the programme. Prior to joining Sir Robert McAlpine as Managing Director of Transport, Vip was the Managing Director (Highways) at Keltbray and is a Member of the Board of Trustees at Safer Highways. He previously […]
Powys: Roadworks to cause delays on A483 for over a month
Traffic Wales have announced that there will be roadworks on the A483 between Dolfor and Llanbadarn Fynydd with the road is set to be resurfaced. The organisation, which maintains trunk roads in the county, also confirmed that this will likely lead to disruption with potential short road closures also expected, says the Powys County Times. The […]
A75: Another request for speed cameras is issued
Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson has written to Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop asking to discuss the benefits of installing overhead average speed cameras on the A75. He insists the current deterrent of safety camera vans are not entirely effective with drivers only adjusting their speeds in the limited locations where the cameras are […]
First schemes completed in boost to frequency of Thanet Loop bus service
Passengers in part of Kent are to benefit from increased bus frequency as Kent County Council (KCC) moves forward with its measures aimed at improving journey times. As part of the Thanet Loop Improvement Project, new parking restrictions have been installed along main parts of the existing bus route in the borough to ensure journeys […]
Staffordshire: £1.1m highways improvement works starts in Lichfield
Works to completely resurface a major carriageway in Lichfield are set to start next week, thanks to a £1,150,000 county council investment in the area. The scheme, commencing today (Monday 3 June), will take place on the A5127 Birmingham Road between the junctions of St John Street and Green Hill. In addition to resurfacing the full […]
A14: Overnight closures planned for June but end in sight for concrete resurfacing work
Several overnight closures will take place on the A14 in Suffolk in June as National Highways’ work to remove, reconstruct and resurface a stretch of the road approaches completion. A series of overnight closures will allow the team to complete final tasks and resurfacing work on the A14 junction 47a Haughley to 49 Tothill reconstruction scheme. […]
