ITS UK to host Tech Showcases at Labour and Conservative party conferences
ITS UK has announced that it will be hosting events at this year’s Labour and Conservative Party Conference for the first time. ITS UK will be running the Transport Tech Showcase, on the Monday evenings at the Labour and Conservative conferences, with the aim of bringing the intelligent transport sector to life for decision makers. Each Transport Tech Showcase will […]
SwRI completes CAV energy efficiency project
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has successfully completed its eight-year-long connected and automated vehicle technology project. As part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) NEXTCAR (NEXT-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Automated On-Road Vehicles) program, SwRI developed an automated vehicle that combines CAV technology and SAE Level 4 automation to demonstrate up to 30% energy […]
TRL and World Bank announce HDM-5 to ‘revolutionise global road infrastructure planning’
TRL, in partnership with the World Bank, has announced the release of the next-generation Highway Development and Management Model (HDM-5), a vital upgrade to the world’s most widely adopted tool for road transport planning and investment evaluation. Since its inception in 1968, HDM has been a cornerstone analytical framework, supporting over 1,500 organisations across 100 […]
Glasgow gets tough: New speed camera installed near Silverburn shopping centre
A new fixed speed camera will begin operation in Glasgow this week at Barrhead Road in the Southside near Silverburn. Police Scotland said the camera has been introduced on the westbound carriageway of the road to help reduce injury collisions in the area. According to the force, there have been 10 injury collisions on the road’s westbound carriageway over a four-year […]
WJ Group unveils world’s first fully electric thermoplastic road marking truck
Road marking and highway safety services provider WJ Group has revealed what it believes to be the world’s first fully electric thermoplastic road marking truck, designed to boost sustainability in the highways industry while delivering a full shift on a single charge. The £500,000 investment, announced at the LGRIG Innovation Festival earlier this month, is […]
National Highways’ Dean Sporn to join Skanska as Operations Director of its infrastructure business
Skanska have appointed Dean Sporn as Operations Director of its infrastructure business. For the past eight years, Dean has worked in the Major Projects directorate at National Highways as Director of Enhancements. During his tenure, he has been responsible for multiple schemes including A417 Missing Link, M25 J10 and A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross. Prior […]
A1: Joint replacement programme set to begin
BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is planning to carry out bridge joint replacement and resurfacing works on Tower New Bridge on the A1, 2.4km south of Cockburnspath roundabout. The works have been provisionally programmed to start on Saturday 26 July 2025, with temporary traffic lights in place 24/7 for a duration of […]
Silvertown Tunnel has cut weekday congestion in east and south-east London, but weekend trips increase
New data released by TfL shows that the Silvertown Tunnel is easing congestion for Londoners, boosting public transport use and improving journeys. However, the figuers relate to weekday traffic, and the data suggests that weekend trips through Blackwall and Silvertown are up 3.7 per cent, suggesting that the new tunnel has induced some extra traffic […]
Rest and Be Thankful: BEAR and Transport Scotland keep A83 running smoothly
BEAR Scotland teams have been supporting ongoing resilience efforts at the Rest and Be Thankful throughout the spring and early summer period, working closely with Transport Scotland and other partners to help keep the A83 running safely. A key achievement this period was the installation of a new debris catch fence above a high roadside […]