Business challenges and how to deal with them, innovation, a new important collaboration, and Matt Baker – Thursday at Highways UK
You’ll get advice from a business leader on how to deal with fluctuating demand today on Highways Voices, as our third podcast from Highways UK talks digital construction techniques from Austria, and a new partnership involving TRL that could have major benefits on local and strategic roads. These programmes are brought to you thanks to […]
Consultation begins on A141 and St Ives improvements scheme
Residents are being invited to have their say about proposals to improve the A141 and introduce new active travel and public transport routes in the St Ives and Huntingdon areas, according to Cambridgeshire County Council. The proposals are part of the A141 and St Ives Improvements Scheme. Working closely with other partners, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough […]
Highways UK Excellence Award winning announced
Awards winners have been announced at the Highways UK Excellence Awards, held on the first night of the event at the VOX conference centre at the NEC and sponsored by Heidelberg Materials. The awards, which continue to grow, year-on-year were hosted by television presenter Matt Baker and attended by over 400 guests. The winners were: […]
90% scared of cycling in UK cities — new research suggests fear of collisions, road rage and theft putting people off
A new survey has put the percentage of Brits who are scared of urban cycling at 90 per cent, with fears over being hit by a driver, experiencing road rage and the threat of theft topping the list of factors contributing to the concern. The figures come from research by bike subscription service Swapfiets, published by City […]
Streets flourish in Wandsworth
Following the most recent installation of new School Streets in Tooting and Earlsfield, the Council has now surpassed its target, with over 50% of primary schools in the borough now participating in the scheme. The School Streets programme reflects our commitment to making the borough a safer, healthier, and more sustainable place for all residents, […]
Warwickshire County Council prepares to keep roads safe this winter
As temperatures begin to dip, Warwickshire County Council’s Highways Team is ramping up efforts to ensure roads remain safe and accessible this winter, with a well-prepared strategy that includes ensuring over 14,000 tonnes of salt are stocked in depots across the county. From five strategically located sites, Warwickshire’s gritting teams are ready to treat more […]
PTV Group to deliver the real-time traffic prediction module forAbu Dhabi’s new multimodal platform
PTV Group, part of Umovity, has been selected by ST Engineering Urban Solutions as a subcontractor for Abu Dhabi’s state-of-the-art Multimodal Intelligent Transportation Central Platform. PTV will support the development of this cutting-edge traffic management platform by providing the central real-time traffic prediction engine that powers the platform’s core operations. This advanced traffic management system represents […]
WJ Group employees restore Stoke-on-Trent spitfire memorial
Employees of the highway safety and road marking specialist, WJ Group, have volunteered their time and expertise to help clean and refurbish the Reginald Mitchell Way Spitfire and Walrus Seaplane displays in Stoke-on-Trent. The two planes were designed by artist Magnus Irvin for Reginald Mitchell, the British aircraft designer, to celebrate his contribution in designing […]
