TfL to become highway authority for Oxford Street
Transport for London (TfL) will become the highway authority for Oxford Street from Saturday 20 September 2025, following discussions between Westminster City Council and the Greater London Authority (GLA). Following an extensive public consultation which closed in May 2025, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is moving forward with the next stage of plans to […]
Mayor of the East Midlands announces £41.5m A614 and A6097 investment
Work can now start on improving the A614 and A6097 roads in North Nottinghamshire after Mayor Claire Ward secured a multi-million-pound investment for the region. The funding, which the Mayor formally agreed with Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander at 10 Downing Street this week, will help tackle congestion and make journeys quicker and […]
Arcadis appointed to lead decarbonisation of Cardiff University’s Tower and Law School buildings
Arcdis has been appointed to deliver a major decarbonisation project for Cardiff University’s Tower and Law School buildings, in the heart of central Cardiff. This project, supported by the Welsh Government’s Digarbon Programme, is a landmark step in advancing Cardiff University’s ambitious journey towards net zero carbon emissions by 2030. As the multi-disciplinary lead, Arcadis […]
Oxa strengthens transatlantic ties with NVIDIA technology expansion
Oxa has expanded use of NVIDIA Cosmos World Foundation Models and newly-available next-generation NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor™ developer kits to accelerate development of its self-driving software. Oxa is building the future of Industrial Mobility Automation (IMA), where self-driving technology tackles the most pressing challenges facing logistics and manufacturing. By integrating NVIDIA Cosmos World Foundation Models […]
PACTS calls for urgent improvements to seat belt enforcement
The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, PACTS, has released a new report into seat belt use by British drivers, in the face of figures showing the proportion of car occupants who die while not wearing a seat belt has been rising. PACTS is calling on the Government to take clear, practical steps: introduce penalty […]
Kier CEO Andrew Davies to retire with record £11bn orders
Kier Group plc Chief Executive Andrew Davies will retire and step down from the Board on 31 October 2025, leaving the company with record orders, rising profits and with revenue of over £4bn for the first time since 2018. Mr Davies will be succeeded by Stuart Togwell, currently Kier’s Executive Director and Group Managing Director […]
Milton Keynes City Council selects TRL Software’s UTC powered by SCOOT® to manage growing city’s traffic network
Milton Keynes City Council has appointed TRL Software to deploy its cutting-edge Urban Traffic Control (UTC) system, powered by the world-renowned SCOOT® signal optimisation technology, across the city’s signal-controlled junctions. This decision marks a major milestone in the Council’s strategy to build a smarter, greener, and more responsive transport system, aligned with the vision laid […]
Transport ‘worth £10 billion to Scotland’s economy’
Senior leaders from across the Scottis transprt sector have come together to discuss the true economic value of transport to Scotland. The event in Glasgow follows the publication of Connecting Scotland – the Value of Transport, which finds that transport is an “absolute necessity” in terms of underpinning various sectors, and a lifeline to many. The […]
Signs of Progress: IHE announces 2026 Traffic Signs Conference in Birmingham
The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) is pleased to announce that its flagship Traffic Signs Conference will take place on Tuesday, 24 March 2026, in Birmingham. Supported by the Department for Transport (DfT) and sponsored by Causeway, the theme for this year is ‘Signs of Progress’. Widely recognised as the UK’s leading event dedicated to […]
Costain completes critical works on complex London road upgrade
Costain has completed critical works for Transport for London (TfL) as part of the A40 Westway Structures Refurbishment project. The work saw Costain install seven expansion joints on the A40 between Wood Lane and the Marylebone Flyover, which is used by 96,000 vehicles each day. The section of the elevated A40 spans approximately 4.5km through […]