Tributes paid to SWARCO Technical Director Carl Dyer
With profound sadness, SWARCO has announced the passing of Carl Dyer, Technical Director of SWARCO UK and Ireland, following a brief battle with an aggressive cancer. Over more than 30 years with Dambach and SWARCO, he was instrumental in establishing and growing SWARCO’s business in the UK and in delivering innovation in ITS technology, in particular […]
Gloucestershire County Council choses winning pothole repair machine
Following the battle of the pothole repair machines, Gloucestershire County Council has selected the best performing vehicles and methods that work in their area. The county council has been trialling a range of pothole repair techniques at the cutting edge of highways maintenance. During July machines went head-to-head in the battle of the pothole repair machines and […]
West Sussex County Council offers free Bikeability training to Year 6 pupils
West Sussex County Council is to offer free Bikeability training in a bid to ensure that every child in the county has the opportunity to develop the confidence and skills to cycle safely. The free training sessions will be available to Year 6 pupils who are eligible for free school meals from January 2025 Bikeability, […]
Norfolk set to receive highest highways maintenance allocation in the region
Norfolk is set to receive more than £56 million for highways maintenance next year thanks to Government funding announced. The Government has announced funding allocations for every local authority across England today which can be used throughout 2025/6 on the roads are in most need of repair, and to deliver immediate fixes for communities and […]
Yunex Traffic awarded framework contract in Newcastle
Yunex Traffic has been awarded a framework contract to supply and maintain an ANPR civil enforcement camera solution for Newcastle City Council. Solutions from the company’s advanced civil enforcement portfolio will be deployed at sites across the city to help keep traffic flowing, improve bus timetable and journey time reliability and encourage more people to […]
Electric buses withdrawn in Glasgow over safety fears
Bus operator First Bus has withdrawn 30 buses in Glasgow after “technical failures”. The BBC reports that the issue was raised in December with affected vehicles now temporarily replaced by ultra-low emission diesel buses from across the UK. The report says the buses were part of an order of 50 in 2023, with batteries designed […]
Up to a quarter of young passenger deaths avoidable if seatbelts worn
New analysis by The AA Charitable Trust shows almost half (43%) of young passengers (17-29) who die in car crashes are not belted. Wearing a seatbelt reduces the risk of death by around 50 per cent, meaning up to around one quarter of all young car passenger deaths could be avoided if all young passengers […]
Giant HS2 box structure under A46 approaches final phase of construction
Construction of a 14,500-tonne box structure designed to take the new HS2 line under the A46 Kenilworth Bypass in Warwickshire has taken a major step forward, following the successful installation of 120 beams. The concrete beams, ranging between 13 metres and 24 metres in length, were carefully lifted into place using three giant cranes to […]
INRIX providing next-generation software to manage traffic
The transport data and analytics company INRIX is supplying the City of Philadelphia announced with a solution to manage kerb and right-of-way management using NEW products. The new cloud-based product, INRIX IQ Road Rules, will hold digital twin information about the City’s streets, pavements, and kerbs, to allow staff to communicate temporary and permanent rule […]
Goodyear develops tyre with in-built sensors
Tyre maker Goodyear has developed a tyre embedded with sensors to detect dangerous road conditions. It’s worked with TNO from the Netherlands to make the technology to integrate with automatic emergency braking system of a vehicle, demonstrating the potential to mitigate crashes, particularly in challenging road conditions. While existing systems are typically tuned for high-friction […]
