New programme of council road and footway improvements in Wolverhampton to help tackle potholes across city
A raft of new road and footway improvements to help prevent potholes will be put into action by City of Wolverhampton Council. A budget of £9.2 million for the highways capital programme 2025/26 was bolstered by an additional £500,000 council investment to help fix and prevent surface defects at last month’s council cabinet meeting. It […]
New legislation to transform local bus travel in Wales
Proposals to transform the way local bus services are planned and delivered across Wales have been published today. (Monday 31 March). They will benefit passengers, communities and encourage more bus travel. A new Bill has been laid in the Senedd which, if passed, will provide the powers to create a bus network that meets passenger […]
Sunderland wraps up a month’s driverless shuttle service pilot
A driverless shuttle service between Sunderland’s transport interchange and its hospital has concluded after taking passengers and asking for their feedback. The shuttle, operated by Stagecoach using technology from Oxa was created by retrofitting a Ford electric van. It ran on a route nicknamed “the walking wounded” between Park Lane Metro and bus station up […]
Options considered – and ruled out – for Hammersmith Bridge future
More details have emerged about the first meeting in three years of the Hammersmith Bridge Task Force, which is considering what to do about the London river crossing which has been closed for six years because of structural safety issues. The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has obtained minutes of the meeting on 30 January […]
Durham PCC commits to safer roads with raft of initiatives
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Durham is committing to safer roads by promising more mobile speed cameras and new awareness and education campaigns to promote safe driving. Joy Allen told the Northern Echo newspaper: “People continuously contact me with concerns about speeding vehicles and safety for all road users. It is a fact that […]
Transport Technology Forum 2025: Draft agenda unveiled for a busy two-day conference
The agenda has been released for a busy two days of discussion at the Department for Transport’s Transport Technology Forum Annual Conference near Nuneaton in May. Local authorities and transport technology suppliers will benefit from a range of presentations and panel sessions looking at key issues in the sector during the event at Hinckley Island […]
Construction work on major scheme to transform A23 Streatham Hill to begin in summer
Transport for London has announced construction work will start this summer on a major new scheme to make A23 Streatham Hill safer and better for residents and those visiting the area. The scheme, developed in close partnership with Lambeth Council, will create new pedestrian crossings, a protected cycling route and improvements to bus lanes in […]
Live Labs summary webinar to be held next month
A Live Labs 2 mini Expo has been announced aimed at those who were unable to attend the Live Labs 2 Expo 2025 that took place in Liverpool last week. Organiser ADEPT says this online Mini Expo session is a must attend for all involved in accelerating the UK transformation to low carbon local highways, […]
HAAS Alert Showcases Connected Safety Solutions
Connected vehicle and vehicle-to-everything safety technology provider HAAS Alert has showcased its Safety Cloud platform capabilities at the Road Safety Experience hosted by the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management held in Amersfoort, Netherlands. Connected vehicles from Mercedes-Benz, Škoda, and Stellantis communicated in real-time with Safety Cloud to deliver emergency vehicle warning messages to […]
