“Remarkable” Roman road discovery under Old Kent Road

A new energy supply for Southwark’s low carbon heat network has led to an important section of its Roman past being discovered during excavation works.  Watling Street was built shortly after the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43. Roman roads are characteristically straight, so archaeologists had a good idea of where it should be. […]

PTV shows off new Visum features

The transport modelling company PTV Group is publicising new features for its macroscopic simulation tool PTV Visum. The company, which is part of Umovity, says it’s “ready to revolutionise your transport modelling.” PTV Visum allows users to shape an entire mobility system, simulate numerous projects and scenarios. Its new release brings numerous new features, including: […]

NY Highways calls on suppliers to join new purchasing system

NY Highways has announced it’s looking to engage with highways-related businesses that operate in the North Yorkshire area to join its brand-new Dynamic Purchasing System. It says the DPS will open the door to suppliers of all sizes to contribute to NY Highways’ work in maintaining 5,800 miles of roads in North Yorkshire. In particular, […]

Waymo compiles pedestrian and cyclist injuries dataset

Google’s driverless car division Waymo has published a new study examining hundreds of types of crashes involving vulnerable road users, which it is calling “the largest dataset of its kind in the US.” Roughly 40,000 people in the US are killed each year in vehicle crashes. But according to a story on the website The Verge, while automakers […]