New CCS agreement supports UK transport technology modernisation and digitalisation
Crown Commercial Service have launched a new transport technology agreement called RM6347 Transport Technology. This agreement replaces RM6099 Transport Technology & Associated Services. This new agreement offers a simple and flexible way for you to buy the technology you need for road, rail, aviation, and urban transport systems across the UK. The Transport Technology agreement goes live […]
Two years to go: The buzz is building for Birmingham’s ITS World Congress 2027
The Chair of the UK National Advisory Board working on the 2027 Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress at Birmingham’s NEC says he’s confident that the event will be “every bit as special as we dreamed of.” Paul Campion, the CEO of TRL, was speaking two years ahead of the opening of the event, which will […]
Government set to revoke £2bn Stonehenge Tunnel project
The government has moved towards revoking the development consent that granted permission for a controversial tunnel under Stonehenge. Plans to build eight miles of dual carriageway, including the two-mile tunnel, were approved under the Conservative government in July 2023, but Chancellor Rachel Reeves withdrew funding for the £2bn project last summer as part of a series of cutbacks, […]
National Highways provides M27 update and confirms speed limit increase date
National Highways has issued a major update on the M27 resurfacing project and has set a date for when the 50mph speed limit is set to be increased to 60mph. Drivers using the M27 are being urged to remain patient as progress continues on the major resurfacing project between junctions 5 and 7, says the […]
Bus operators challenge politicians to tackle traffic jams and drive Scotland forward
Bus and coach operators are urging politicians to tackle Scotland’s chronic traffic congestion in order to speed up journeys, boost public transport and benefit the economy. In a manifesto to be launched on Monday at the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s Scotland conference in Edinburgh, the industry calls for steps to enable faster, greener and safer […]
A83 Rest and Be Thankful closed for boulder removal
BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, are set to carry out boulder removal works on the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful. Works will commence on Monday 27 October, with the aim being to remove the boulder at first light on Tuesday 28 October. A geotechnical investigation has identified a boulder on […]
Cheshire East Council cancels major Crewe road closure after traffic chaos and permit breach
Cheshire East Council has ordered the immediate shutdown of roadworks on a major road in Crewe, following severe traffic disruption and a breach of permit conditions by the utility company carrying out the works. Crewe Nub News reports that the westbound section of Weston Road, between Weston Road Service Road and the Savoy Road/Weston Road […]
Epping’s new leisure centre delayed due to ‘soft’ entrance road
The opening of a new leisure centre in Essex has been delayed by about two months because the entrance road is “too soft”, the local council has said. Epping Forest District Council said the town’s leisure centre project would be completed within the next two weeks. However, a spokesperson told the BBC the unveiling would be pushed […]
West Mercia Police warn farmers over mud on the roads
Farmers have been issued a warning by West Mercia Police over mud on the roads. Officers have warned that the recent rain and arrival of autumn mean more mud and debris may be being brought onto rural roads by tractors and other farm or contractor vehicles. West Mercia Police’s Road Safety Team told the Hereford […]
Over 400,000 trees planted to prevent Rest and Be Thankful landslips
Forestry and Land Scotland’s (FLS) tree planting programme at the Rest and Be Thankful is taking shape. The first phase of planting, funded by Transport Scotland, saw 160,000 native species of trees planted on land purchased by Transport Scotland specifically for that purpose, says The Herald Scotland. FLS has now augmented that by planting a further 241,500 native […]