Octupus Energy and Enfuce team up to speed EV fleet transition
Issuer processers Enfuce have revealed details of a strategic partnership with Octopus Energy’s Electroverse, Europe’s largest EV charging network, to launch the Electroverse Business Payments Card, a next-generation fleet payment solution designed to simplify expense management for fleets and accelerate the shift to electric mobility for businesses across the UK. As Europe’s largest EV charging […]
Verizon Business launches Vehicle-to-Everything connected-driving platform with multiple customers
Verizon Business has commercially launched Edge Transportation Exchange, a mobile-network vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication platform for connected vehicles, with multiple customers already signed on. Following a successful 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) joint demonstration, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), Rutgers University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT), and Volkswagen Group of America (VW) have begun using the platform. The Edge Transportation Exchange solution […]
Silvertown Tunnel is easing congestion, says TfL
TfL has shared the first insights about the impact on traffic of the new Silvertown Tunnel, as part of commissioner Andy Lord’s latest report to the TfL Board. Analysis of data between 21 April and 11 May shows the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels are being used by an average of about 88,000 vehicles on a […]
South Wales: Ken Skates to officially open final stretch of the A465 from Dowlais to Hirwaun
On Thursday 12 June the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Mark Drakeford, will visit the A465 Head of Valleys Road to officially open the final section of the A465 Heads of the Valleys project from Dowlais to Hirwaun. The £1.4bn Welsh Government funded […]
Highways improvements completed in Uttoxeter
A highways improvement scheme to resurface a road in Uttoxeter has been completed. This Staffordshire County Council highways project saw crews reconstruct the B5027 Stone Road at its junction with Springfield Road to The Dove Church last week. Crews also carried out repairs to kerbs, drainage, manhole covers, gullies and other ironworks. The scheme, costing £110,000, was […]
ITS UK responds to Chancellor’s Transport for City Regions announcement
Following the announcement of the £15.6 billion of funding for transport across the UK’s City Regions by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ITS UK Chief Executive Max Sugarman, has issued a response. “It’s great to see City Regions – including a number of ITS UK members – receive funding today for transport projects ahead of […]
Eurovia Surfacing introduces AI human detection and emergency autobraking rollers
Eurovia Surfacing is introducing a new standard on site safety for the construction and highways industry by becoming the first contractor in the UK and Europe to deploy BOMAG 174 rollers equipped with both Safety Shield AI human detection and BOMAG’s Emergency Brake Assist System. Launched during Eurovia’s International Safety Week on a high-profile surfacing […]
North Somerset: A greener commute on the Pier to Pier Way
An initiative to promote the Pier to Pier Way as a valuable commuting option is underway thanks to a partnership between North Somerset Council and Sustrans, the charity dedicated to making it easier for everyone to walk, wheel, and cycle. This increasingly popular active travel route links Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare, offering a healthier, quicker, and more […]
Greater Manchester set for £2.5 billion funding boost for fully integrated, zero-emission public transport network
Greater Manchester is set to deliver the UK’s first fully integrated, zero-emission public transport system by 2030 thanks to a £2.5 billion government funding boost. Government ministers announced details of the Transport for the City Regions funding, with Greater Manchester awarded £2.5 billion. Mayor Andy Burnham said that further progress on the next phase of […]
Cumberland Council seeking civils and construction contractors on £210m framework
Cumberland Council has issued a tender notice for its Capital Works (Construction) Framework, covering the period from September 2025 to September 2029. With an anticipated maximum total value of £175M excluding VAT (£210M with VAT), the framework is designed to streamline and effectively manage a diverse range of construction and civil engineering projects across the […]