Re-flow: Officially Endorsed by RSMA to Deliver Safer Roads
In 2024, Re-flow’s mission has been to simplify field operations for business architects and managers across the infrastructure network, particularly in highways. By reducing complexity and eliminating manual processes, Re-flow’s intuitive platform has transformed the management of remote teams. Collaboration is key to innovation. To further refine its platform, Re-flow partnered with the Road Safety […]
More Jenoptik average speed cameras for major A roads in Cumbria and Lancashire
The A590 and A66 in Cumbria and the A585 in Lancashire are to get improvements designed to cut road traffic collisions as National Highways works to reduce killed and seriously injured casualty figures. Work on the first of the three projects – which all feature the installation of new Jenoptik average safety cameras and associated […]
Motorcycle safety scheme goes global
A prize-winning motorcycle safety project in Scotland will be shared with road safety partners around the globe. Project PRIME saw Transport Scotland work with the Road Safety Trust, BEAR Scotland and globally recognised expert Professor Alex Stedmon to create 22 trial sites across Scotland where new road markings were installed to improve the riding behaviour […]
Somerset Council teams continue clear-up after Storm Darragh batters county
Somerset Council’s highways crews have worked round the clock to clear roads after hundreds of trees and more than 20 power cables were downed during the county’s second storm event in two weeks. Teams from the Council’s contractor Kier were out in winds of nearly 90 mph during a rare Met Office Red Warning, combined […]
Ambulance Trust introduces in-car alerts
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has become the first ambulance service in Europe to fit digital alerting to its emergency vehicles, so that road users can be alerted to their presence. SECAmb is testing the system Safety Cloud by HAAS Alert, which enables real-time alerting between emergency and other vehicles, with […]
Welsh Transport Secretary commits to “fundamentally changing” the way bus services are delivered
The Welsh Government has announced that plans to radically change the way local bus services are delivered across Wales “are progressing well”. The new franchising model will replace the current de-regulated system by enabling public, private or third sector operators to bid for packages of local bus services. It will also lift the restrictions on […]
Journalist calls for immediate rickshaw regulation in London
Former Sun newspaper editor and broadcaster Kelvin McKenzie has tweeted to his hundred thousand followers his anger at the lack of regulation around rickshaws in London. He tells the story of two challenged 22-year-olds, one of whom is a relative, were “ripped off” for £387.36 by a Rickshaw driver who picked them outside Winter Wonderland […]
GRAHAM installs footbridge on South Reading scheme
Construction and development company GRAHAM has achieved a significant milestone in the delivery of the South Reading Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Scheme for Reading Borough Council. The successful installation of a 47.5-metre footbridge marks a major step forward in the project. The footbridge was manoeuvred into place on Sunday 1 December, using two cranes (300 […]
New Non-Executive Director appointed to National Highways Board
Rob Whiteman CBE will be joining National Highways as a Non-Executive Director and chair of its Audit and Risk Committee, starting 1 January 2025, after what the organisation calls “a fair and open competition”. He replaces Kathryn Cearns OBE who will leave the Board in December, having been Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee […]
West Midlands offering free evening bus travel this week
Transport for West Midlands is offering free bus travel for all passengers after 7pm every night this week throughout the region. “Whether you’re ticking off your Christmas shopping list, catching up with friends, or heading home from work, this is your chance to travel for free,” it says in a statement. “No tickets, no hassle […]
