The justice system’s response to fatal road crashes is failing bereaved families, says Parliamentary report
A new joint report published today by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Transport Safety (APPGTS) warns that the justice system’s response to fatal road crashes is failing bereaved families and outlines some key recommendations aimed at improving outcomes and road safety. The report comes as […]
Remembering Martin Howell: Transport visionary, Falklands hero and friend to many
Highways News is very sad to report the death of popular intelligent transport systems expert Martin Howell after a long battle with cancer. Martin was best known in the industry for his time at Cubic Transportation Systems where he worked in marketing, communications and external affairs before taking on a corporate role at the parent […]
TRL’s Route to the NEC: a four-way transport challenge
The TRL team don’t just offer transport research, innovation, software, and highway products and services, they live and breathe them! In the run-up to Highways UK, the UK’s premier highways event at The NEC in Birmingham, four TRL team members, Shaun Helman, Jill Weekley, Ianto Guy, and George Beard, put the nation’s transport networks to […]
M5 flooding: £6m motorway roadworks set to begin
The Somerset section of the M5 is facing four months of roadworks in a near-£6m project to improve drainage and combat the motorway’s consistent flooding issues. For the majority of the works, three narrow lanes of the motorway will stay open in each direction near junction 26 for Wellington, says the BBC. Some overnight closures […]
Highways milestone for Essex approved by County Council Cabinet
A key milestone in the process of continuing to improve the county’s road network has been given the green light by Essex County Council’s Cabinet. The decision, which is subject to call-in, means a tender will be published later this autumn enabling interested suppliers to submit their bids to be responsible for the maintenance and repair […]
Op Snap: Cornwall sets up U-turn reporting scheme
Signs encouraging road users to report U-turns have been installed at a collision hotspot in Cornwall. Vision Zero South West and National Highways have erected signs along the Hayle Bypass section of the A30, where collisions caused by U-turns have resulted in several fatal and serious collisions. The signs, which encourage road users with cameras […]
Marlborough Highways fined £1m following death of employee
Road resurfacing specialists Marlborough Highways has been fined £1m after one of its employees was killed by a reversing road-sweeper. Robert Morris, 48, was working on the resurfacing of Pemberton Road in Haringey on 30 May 2022. A colleague was at the wheel of the vehicle and Robert was struck while it was reversing. A […]
Longer waits at bus stops if business taxes go up in the Budget
Bus and coach operators have warned the Treasury that after being hit by substantial cost pressure over the last year, they cannot absorb any further tax hits without cutting day-to-day bus services. Buses carry 11 million passengers a day. Passengers arriving by bus spend almost £40 billion a year in shops, cafes, restaurants and leisure […]
Herefordshire issues Active Travel RFI
An RFI relating to Detailed Design Services for Active Travel Measures has been issued by Herefordshire County Council, with specific reference to Consultancy and Principal Designer services. The estimted value of the project has not been revealed by ProContract, but the Expression of Interest window is set to close on 29 October at noon. (Pic: […]
Food for Thought at Food and Thought
Women in Bus and Coach Northern Group’s next session in its popular Food and Thought series takes place on Thursday. Date: Thursday 23rd October Time: 12pm-1pm Venue: Online The session will explore projects and initiatives designed to improve the safety of women and girls when travelling on our networks. At Thursday’s event Women in Bus and Coach will be joined […]