West Midlands Mayor launches consultation on taking control of region’s bus services
Consultation over the biggest shake up of regional bus services in decades has been launched this week by Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands with a rallying cry for people to take part. Over the next three months the public are being asked to give their views on the Mayor’s plan for a franchised […]
Buses are go, in Telford and Wrekin
Telford & Wrekin Council has approved plans to ensure its bus services will continue to improve travel and connectivity. As part of its ongoing commitment to improving public transport, the Council is moving forward with plans to invite bids for new services, due to start in summer 2025. The improvements are supported by a £3.5 […]
Next stage of major Burton road repairs will start next week
The second phase of a major highways scheme in Burton will start next week, bringing essential upgrades to one of the town’s key routes. Staffordshire County Council’s highways crews will begin reconstructing the A511 Horninglow Road North, from the junction of Farm Road to Tutbury Road, on Monday 13 January. This £645,000 project will include […]
UltraCrete enables underground utility specialist to expand their business operations
Supported by UltraCrete’s customer care team and its market-leading highway maintenance materials, a leading underground utility specialist has been able to expand their business operations by competing with larger-scale enterprises. On using UltraCrete Instant Road Repair cold lay asphalt, Post Fix rapid hardening concrete and QC6 surface reinstatement concrete, a director at the company shared […]
PTV Group and Dynamic Map Platform Announce Strategic Partnership
Transport modelling company PTV Group and Dynamic Map Platform (DMP) have officially announced a strategic collaboration at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. The agreement was formalised with the signing of a memorandum of understanding by DMP CEO Shuichi Yoshimura and Steve Perone, Managing Director of PTV America, marking a significant […]
Cancelled road project costs near £70m
New figures show the cost of a long-awaited project to dual a 13-mile section of the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham in Northumberland had risen to £68.4 million before its cancellation was announced by the Labour government last year. Despite repeated postponements under the previous government, the project’s expenses continued to grow, increasing from £67 […]
New shuttle service agreed to avoid isolation of village near Peterborough
A village near Peterborough has been saved from isolation for a second time after a deal was struck to run a shuttle-bus around a collapsed access road for the next two weeks. Residents of Farcet had previously faced isolation before Christmas, until a shuttle-bus service was put in place. Now the situation has come back […]
TomTom reports 97% of UK cities saw traffic congestion increase in 2024
The UK experienced a significant increase in traffic congestion in 2024, with average congestion levels rising to 20.4%, a 9% year-on-year increase compared to 18.7% in 2023. That’s according to the location technology specialist TomTom, which has released the 14th edition of its TomTom Traffic Index, comparing trends seen in 500 cities, across 62 countries […]
From quirky prototypes to everyday transport technology with TV legend Michael Rodd on this week’s Highways Voices
Today on Highways Voices the legendary TV technology journalist Michael Rodd shares memories of his time on flagship BBC TV show Tomorrow’s World, as he remembers the early technology innovations that paved the way for what we take for granted in the 2020s. This episode dives into the fascinating evolution of technology in transport technology […]
ERTICO offers last call for Seville papers, with deadline not being extended
The organisers of next year’s ITS European Congress in Seville are reminding companies and individuals that the call for contributions under the theme ‘Clean, resilient and connected mobility’ closes on 10 January. The deadline will not be extended. ERTICO – ITS Europe says the event unites visionary leaders from mobility, technology, and policy to drive groundbreaking innovations […]
