Blueprint for the future of public transport network in the spotlight
A blueprint for the future of the public transport network supported by Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram will be considered this week. Set to go before the Combined Authority today, the new plan is designed to help drive future improvements to the city region transport network until 2040 and includes the city region’s six […]
Council funds road safety signs after near misses outside Telford and Wrekin primary school
Road safety signs, designed by children to slow down speeding drivers, have gone up outside their school, thanks to funding from Telford & Wrekin Council. After several near misses involving pupils at Meadows Primary School and Nursery, in Ketley, pupils came up with the idea of a competition to design a road safety poster. The […]
Staffordshire County Council road crews help communities in heavy weather
Highway and recovery crews were out in force with emergency sandbags in the community after a weekend of torrential rain. On Saturday night Staffordshire County Council’s Highways team moved 300 sandbags to help 10 homes in the Upper Tean area of the Staffordshire Moorlands and returned on Sunday with more for other houses threatened by […]
British Ambassador praises innovative SMEs at the ITS World Congress
The British Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Edward Hobart CMG has commended the innovation on show from right across the UK at the ITS World Congress in Dubai this week. Visiting the UK Pavilion on the fourth day of the Congress (Thursday) sponsored by Clearview Intelligence, Mr Hobart met them and the other ten companies […]
National Highways trials new low carbon asphalt
National Highways is trialling a graphene-enhanced asphalt which could extend the lifespan of pavement on the strategic road network while reducing their carbon footprint. The surface incorporates a proprietary graphene-enhanced polymeric additive, called Gipave. Graphene is the strongest compound discovered (100-300 times stronger than steel) and acts as a reinforcement to the bitumen film surrounding […]
More details emerge of Rest and Be Thankful debris shelter plans
It’s reported engineers working on a debris shelter on the A83 through the Rest And Be Thankful are admitting it could take years to build. The Helensburgh Advertiser reports traffic is set to be diverted on to the Old Military Road during construction. The newspaper says a report to go before Argyll and Bute Council […]
Siemens carving out electric vehicle charging business
Siemens has announced the intention to carve out its eMobility business. The company bundled its eMobility charging activities in 2018 and subsequently organised it into a separate business unit in 2022. The carve out of Siemens eMobility, which the company says has a strong technological core and portfolio, will give the business “entrepreneurial freedom” to […]
Flow Labs launches new signal timing optimisation solution
AI transport software technology company Flow Labs has launched a new AI-powered signal optimisation platform, Optimus LT. Based on Flow Labs’ Optimus technology, the company says Optimus LT is a lighter, streamlined version providing corridor signal timing recommendations for agencies and engineering firms with limited budgets and limited access to high end data. The company […]
