“No war on motorists” insists Alexander
There is “no such thing as a war on motorists”, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander insists. The Cabinet minister said “no serious person” is suggesting tradespeople should “swap their van for a bus”. Under Rishi Sunak’s leadership, the Conservative government accused the Labour Party of engaging in a “war on motorists”. “No serious person is proposing […]
Waymo driverless vehicles heading to Tokyo
Waymo has announced that it will begin driving its vehicles on Tokyo’s streets, making this the company’s first international location. Waymo announced the expansion in December, which is happening in partnership with Japanese taxi service Nihon Kotsu and taxi app Go. Now, the US-based company is finally ready to hit the road abroad. Waymo says trained […]
Glasgow City recognised by Scottish Transport Awards
Glasgow has been recognised by the Scottish Transport Awards 2025, with three of the city’s sustainable transport projects shortlisted for accolades across several categories. The first phase of the Connecting Battlefield project has been shortlisted in the ‘Excellence in Walking, Public Realm and Cycling’ category. The popular active travel route has significantly improved public spaces and created […]
Yunex Traffic and Grid Smarter Cities among CIHT Awards shortlist nominees
The Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation has announced the shortlists for the 2025 CIHT Awards. The CIHT awards celebrate excellence and innovation within the highways, transport and infrastructure sector. The awards showcase the successful organisations, projects, innovations and brands to a global audience of leaders, decision makers and the budget holders of the sector. […]
Two more members for expanding LCRIG
LCRIG have welcomed two new Corporate Members to its growing LCRIG Community: Bethell Construction and Newline Highways. Their addition brings the total number of members to 384. Bethell Construction is a leading privately-owned UK group operating in the construction and utility sectors. Headquartered in Manchester, the company operates nationwide, with regional offices across the Northwest, Northeast, […]
Birmingham City University research aims to improve safety for National Highways workers
Birmingham City University (BCU) and National Highways have teamed up to launch two research projects to enhance road worker and traffic officer safety. The partnership and funding stem from the work of Professor David Edwards and the Infrastructure Futures Research Group at BCU, which aims to enhance the built environment’s impact on society, the economy, […]
£110m boost for local authorities across Wales to improve local transport
The Welsh Government has a £110 million funding boost for local authorities to improve local transport across the countyry. This major investment from the Welsh Government will help people get around more easily and help make better transport accessible for everyone. The grants will fund projects that: improve the condition of local roads and address disruptions caused […]
‘Licence for Greater Manchester’ launched for Bee Network bus drivers
Greater Manchester has launched a new scheme to make becoming a Bee Network bus driver a more attractive long-term and flexible career. The Licence for Greater Manchester (LfGM) will ensure drivers do not have to go on the starter rate of pay when changing between operators – as has traditionally been the case – in […]
Winners announced at RSTA Awards 2025
Two former Chairs of the Road Surface Treatment Association have been honoured with lifetime achievement awards at this year’s annual awards ceremony at Celtic Manor in South Wales. The event, which followed the RSTA Conference, recognised the contribution of Managing Director of Essex-based Foster Contracting, Tom Foster, and Dave Stannard, who is a retired Associate […]
“Exciting” technical visits confirmed for ITS European Congress in Seville
Delegates at the 16th ITS European Congress next month will get the opportunity to a wide range of transport technology solutions around traffic management, autonomous shuttles and logistics during a number of technical visits to cutting-edge sites around Seville. Technical visits are a key part of the event, which also includes three days of Plenary, […]
