M Group acquires Telent
Infrastructure organisation M Group aquired operational technology and digital solutions company Telent. On completion of the transaction, M Group says it will be “even better placed to tackle the evolving challenges of the ageing infrastructure across the UK and Ireland, combining M Group’s market leading infrastructure service offering with Telent’s leading technology and digital solution […]
How Cornwall’s Cormac is Redefining Highway Maintenance – The Power of the Teckal Model on Highways Voices
This week on Highways Voices, we examine the way councils can deliver their highway maintenance by using an arms-length wholly owned company. Our guest is Dominic Bostock, the Managing Director of Cornwall-based Cormac, a company operated under the Teckal approach, which is a procurement exemption that allows public authorities to contract directly with a legally […]
“32 years on and it still feels like Day One” – smartmicro’s Peter Eccleson reflects another year in ITS
The Managing Director of smartmicro UK, Peter Eccleson, has talked about his long career in the transport industry, describing it as his “passion, hobby and home.” The industry veteran talks about being on the ground floor of countless exciting projects and helping to build businesses from the ground up. “Every milestone has been a stepping […]
Monmouthshire councillors complain of lack of warning about M48 lorry ban
Monmouthshire Council’s Chief Executive is complaining that the authority was not given any prior notice about a new weight limit which has been introduced on the M48 original Severn Bridge. National Highways is introducing restrictions for heavy-goods vehicles will apply on the crossing from next month, in a bid to future-proof the 60-year-old suspension bridge. […]
National Highways lifts more than a thousand miles of roadworks for Easter
As normal for major holiday getaways, National Highways is lifting 1,127 miles of roadworks over the bank holiday. The government says around 97.5% of major roads across England will be completely free from roadworks, “speeding up millions of journeys and boosting connectivity across the country to drive growth – the key priority in the government’s […]
Nottingham City Council welcomes £16.4million transport funding boost
More than £16m of external funding will be invested into Nottingham city’s transport network in 2025/26 thanks to the new East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). Nottingham City Council is expected to officially accept the funding at its Executive Board meeting on Tuesday 22 April. EMCCA, which has now taken over the role of directing […]
Vix Technology upgrades London’s real time bus information system
Vix Technology has been selected by Transport for London to deliver the largest real-time passenger information (RTPI) display upgrade in London in over a decade. This initiative aims to modernise the city’s digital display network, improving passenger satisfaction by giving millions of daily bus users even more accurate and timely updates. The project will see […]
Southampton secondary school students secure funding for their active travel and road safety campaigns
Southampton City Council welcomed students from six secondary schools in the Southampton area to the first Modeshift Active Travel Ambassador event. The event was opened by the Southampton-born, Team GB paralympic gold medallist, Aaron Phipps MBE who praised the students for being role models. Aaron won Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in Wheelchair Rugby […]
Ceredigion County Council showcases new active travel link
A new 3D flyover video has been produced by Ceredigion County Council to show how proposals for the Waunfawr to IBERS Active Travel Link scheme will connect the communities of Penrhyn-coch and Bow Street via Comins Coch. The scheme will provide a ‘Campus to Campus’ link for Aberystwyth University staff and students between Penglais Campus […]
Improved A55 resilience as £30m scheme marks second anniversary
Resilience on the A55 and opportunities for active travel have improved since the £30m Aber Tai’r Meibion scheme was officially opened, almost two years ago, according to the Welsh Government. The scheme, which included £20m of European funding, targeted a section of the A55 which was almost 50 years old and was not up to […]
