Volvo abandons plans to only offer electric cars by 2030
Volvo Cars has adjusted its core business ambitions for the coming years, reflecting the company’s relentless focus on value creation while remaining pragmatic amidst fluid market conditions. The adjusted business ambitions are revealed ahead of Volvo Cars’ Capital Markets Day which takes place in Gothenburg, Sweden today. During the day, Volvo Cars will reveal details […]
First of M25 J28 weekend closures start tomorrow
National Highways is moving towards the next phase of its M25 improvement work, building the new gantry base at Junction 28. To do this safely, the agency will close Junction 28’s clockwise exit slip road for seven weekends to cause the least amount of disruptive for road users. Other options, such as putting continuous traffic […]
Forth Road Bridge celebrates 60th anniversary
The 60th anniversary of the Forth Road Bridge is being marked with a series of events involving the local communities on both sides of the River Forth. The iconic crossing opened to traffic for the first time on 4th September 1964. Nearly 40,000 tonnes of steel and 125,000 cubic metres of concrete went into the […]
Installation of Jenoptik average speed cameras continues in Salford and Solihull
New average speed cameras are being installed in Salford and Solihull as part of an ongoing effort to make the roads safer. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is working in partnership with Salford to replace the existing speed cameras on A6 Broad Street and on the A580 East Lancashire Road between Moorside Road and Worsley Road […]
ERTICO CEO recaps first half of 2024
With just a few days to go before the 2024 ITS World Congress in Dubai, ERTICO CEO, Joost Vantomme, has reflected on the achievements to date and some of the forthcoming initiatives planned for the months ahead. “As we journey through the strategic year of 2024, it is my great pleasure to share some of […]
York: A quarter of a million young people’s tickets sold as bus improvement project brings far-reaching benefits
York’s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) has reached an important milestone with over 250,000 reduced price bus tickets sold to families and young people. The fare reductions, first introduced in September 2023 and extended to older teenagers in February 2024, are part of an on-going series of investments being made across the city’s network. Funded […]
National Highways announces Lower Thames Crossing community events
National Highways are holding a series of events at community halls and shopping centres in September and October to give local residents the chance to chat with their Lower Thames Crossing team. These events will provid the first opportunity to meet the agency’s Delivery Partners, the team who will build the Lower Thames Crossing if […]
Middlesbrough’s growth ambitions to be matched by resilient transport plan
Middlesbrough’s ambitious plans for growth will be matched by a fit for purpose and resilient transport network, a new report sets out. The Middlesbrough Integrated Transport Plan will be considered by members of the Council’s Executive today. The high-level document outlines how the borough’s road network and transport system will develop up to 2038, alongside […]
New transport hub is set to be a ‘game-changer’ for public transport in Northern Ireland
Belfast Grand Central Station at Weavers Cross will host its first service, a 5am bus to Dublin, on Sunday and it will eventually become the largest integrated transport hub on the island. The plan is for it to open in phases over the next year, with train services to come and public realm works aimed […]
West Midlands confirmed as host of 2027 ITS World Congress
The West Midlands has been confirmed as host for the ITS World Congress 2027, to be held at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham. It follows a successful bid led by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and was signed during an Intelligent Transport Systems reception at the Houses of Parliament today (Wednesday) Thousands of delegates […]
