Innovation, how designs come about and a guide to must-not-miss speakers from Highways UK
Whether you’re at Highways UK at Birmingham’s NEC over the next couple of days, or wanting to get a feel of the event from afar, Highways Voices is your place to come for the best in chat from the UK’s biggest Highways and Transport Show. As the stand builders finish putting together the exhibition, you’ll […]
Date change for 2025 ITS European Congress
The ITS European Congress 2025 in the Spanish city of Seville will take place two weeks earlier than planned from 19-21 May. The dates have had to change to avoid a clash with a major United Nations event which has now been allocated to the city. The change was announced during an launch event promoting […]
Industry-wide adoption of connected and autonomous construction plant equipment would add billions to UK economy
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has found that the widespread adoption of Connected and Autonomous Plant (CAP) in the construction and infrastructure industry would have enormous economic and productivity benefits for the UK. Costain was commissioned by the Department for Transport to provide market analysis of wider adoption of CAP – construction equipment that uses […]
CIHT calls for budget to support vital role of UK transport infrastructure
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) has called for the UK government to provide commitments in the budget later this month to ensure the UK has an effective transport network. Sue Percy CBE, Chief Executive, CIHT said: “Transport is politically challenging, and yet it plays a crucial part in our futures. People need […]
SRL launches “pioneering” signals solutions at Highways UK
SRL Traffic Systems has become one of the first manufacturers to achieve TOPAS 2540A compliance for its next generation of portable traffic signals. UltraLight is its first compliant signal and will be launched at Highways UK taking place at Birmingham’s NEC on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 October. The product forms the basis of REMOS, […]
Ten miles of new lanes open for traffic on M6
Infrastructure solutons company Costain has reached what it’s calling a significant milestone with new lanes on the M6 between junctions 21a and 26 opening for traffic this week. National Highways is opening an extra lane for drivers on both the northbound and southbound carriageways along all ten miles of the M6 between junction 21a and […]
£1.6m highways project in Tamworth set to progress to next stage
A £1.6 million scheme to resurface a major road in Tamworth is about to progress to the second of five phases. Staffordshire County Council’s highways crews are completely resurfacing C03070 Coton Lane, from the junction of the A513 Comberford Road and the southern junction of Fontenaye Road. This huge road repair project, which commenced on 16 […]
Terminally ill mum demands action to protect vulnerable mobility scooter users
A terminally ill mum is calling on road users to be more considerate of mobility scooters, highlighting the growing daily difficulties she faces while trying to get around. Dawn West, who has stage four breast cancer, describes her mobility scooter as her “lifeline,” relying on it to attend medical appointments, shop and meet friends. However, […]
Yunex Traffic “proud” to partner on Dutch toll collection project
RDW, the Dutch transport authority, has chosen Triangle, owned by the Portuguese company Via Verde, to implement a new electronic toll collection system for heavy goods vehicles that will operate on highways and some national and municipal roads in the Netherlands. Triangle, led by Via Verde, has Yunex Traffic and Ascendi O&M as partners. Toll […]
