Ministers announce the award of £3.4m contract for Omagh improvement scheme
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister, Liz Kimmins, and Education Minister, Paul Givan, have announced the award of an estimated £3.4million contract for a road improvement scheme on Mountjoy Road/Gortin Road, Omagh. The contract was awarded to John McQuillan (Contracts) Ltd on 8 May 2025 with works expected to commence in summer 2025 and to be complete in […]
Waymo recalls more than 1200 driverless vehicles
Robotaxi and self-driving car company Waymo has recalled 1200 of its driverless electric vehicles after reporting crashes with certain types of road barriers. Waymo filed a report with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, saying it is aware of 16 different car collisions between 2022 and 2024, primarily involving chains, gates and similar barriers. The company says it provides more […]
ITS World Congress 2025 announces conference theme and Board of Directors Chair
ITS World Congress 2025, the largest gathering of intelligent transportation system professionals in the world will be heading to Atlanta, Georgia from 24-28 August 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center. The event, hosted in partnership with ITS America and produced by RX, is pleased to announce this year’s theme will be “Deploying Today, Empowering […]
Transport Scotland allocates over £26 million for active travel infrastructure projects
Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, has announced the allocation of over £26 million to make it easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle for everyday journeys in Scotland. Regional Transport Partnerships and Local Authorities have applied through ‘Tier 2’, which is the construction element of the Scottish Government’s Active Travel Infrastructure Fund, through […]
Mobility Aftermarket division helps Bosch UK and Ireland posts sales of £3.3 billion
Bosch concluded its 2024 fiscal year with £3.3 billion in consolidated sales in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with the Mobility Aftermarket division making a ‘significant contribution’, demonstrating steady growth in the UK and Ireland in recent years, a trend that has continued throughout 2024. The revised sales targets within the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) […]
Drivers support court-ordered ‘alcolocks’ to tackle drink-drive reoffending
More than half of motorists (53%) want to see the Government allow courts to order anyone convicted of drink-driving to have ‘alcolocks’ fitted to their vehicles to prevent them reoffending, a new RAC study has found. While almost a quarter (23%) of the 1,763 drivers surveyed by the RAC didn’t think the introduction of the […]
BakerHicks secures place on £30 million North Yorkshire highways and transport design services framework
The City of York Council has appointed BakerHicks, the multi-disciplinary design, engineering and project delivery company, to a new four-year framework to help York and the surrounding North Yorkshire Council deliver up to £30m of new Highways and Transport Design Services programmes. The four-year framework will see BakerHicks, alongside five other multi-disciplinary organisations, support the […]
Two weekend closures avoided as M54 repairs completed
National Highways has successfully completed essential concrete repairs on a stretch of the M54 north east of Wolverhampton – and avoided the need for two full weekend closures. Eight full weekend closures were initially planned, including over the Easter bank holiday weekend, to carry out the vital works between junctions 2 (Coven Heath) and 4 […]
The State of Washington set to rein in speeding drivers with speed limiters
By 2029 prolific speeders in Washington State will no longer have the ability to drive as fast as they want. Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday signed House Bill 1596 into law, requiring a new speed-limiting device as a condition to getting a restricted driver’s license after getting it suspended for reckless driving or excessive speeding. Judges can […]
Cormac wins key projects and expands business across the South West
Cormac has announced the commencement of a significant programme of works aimed at supporting business growth throughout the South West. This initiative includes vital design, environmental maintenance, and construction delivery works, highlighted by the recent Freeport Langage Phase 1a Access Road project award. Cormac has recently commenced construction of this vital spine road designed to […]