Calls for tighter seatbelt enforcement made in BBC feature
A report on BBC breakfast has highlighted the issue of people driving without wearing seatbelts, after Acusensus technology helped a police force identify 6,000 offences in just one year. The feature shows how Devon and Cornwall Police is using the AI cameras to help catch driving offences, and how the force says it’s part of […]
Hertfordshire’s A414 viaducts repairs completed in only six weeks saving £1m
Hertfordshire County Council has announced the completion of the refurbishment of two major viaducts on the A414 between Stanstead Abbotts and Harlow. The works, which started on 15 September 2025, were completed ahead of schedule on 19 October 2025. The repairs were made in a third of the time that was originally planned which reduced […]
“Nightmare” in the Cotswolds as road works cause hour-long delays
Roadworks reportedly causing daily hour-long delays in Stow-on-the-Wold have been branded a “nightmare” by affected business owners and residents. The gas works by Wales & West Utilities (WWU) on the A429 are due to finish before Christmas, says the BBC. However, business owners have said the works are deterring customers from visiting the Gloucestershire village […]
Is this the end of traffic reporting as we know it?
INRIX and Bauer Media, Europe’s biggest digital commercial radio broadcaster and audio operator are working together on the move from human voiced traffic reports to letting AI do the work, and recently introduced bulletins across the two national radio networks. Radio Today says that staff shifts have been reduced as a result of the move at INRIX, […]
East Midlands Mayor launches Big Transport Conversation
The East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) has launched the Mayor’s Big Transport Conversation, inviting everyone across the region to share their ideas for a better, fairer, and more connected transport. Led by Mayor Claire Ward, the Mayor’s Transport Plan sets out a bold 15-year vision to transform the way people travel across the region. […]
SWARCO Ireland extends long-term relationship with Dublin Airport
SWARCO Ireland, a leading provider of traffic technology and intelligent transport solutions, has been awarded a new long-term contract with Dublin Airport for the supply and maintenance of SCATS-controlled traffic lights across the airport campus. The new contract, which will run for an initial three years with the option of an extension, builds on a […]
Minister for Infrastructure welcomes awarding of EV charge point contract in council areas
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Infrastructure, Liz Kimmins and The Deputy Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Alderman Niree McMorris have welcomed the appointment of a contractor to deliver over 250 EV charge points across nine local councils including Derry City and Strabane District Council, as part of the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles’ (OZEV) On Street Residential Charge […]
Herefordshire Transport Plan promises improvements
Herefordshire’s new Local Transport Plan that sets out the county’s transport priorities until 2041, is set to be approved. The Hereford Times reports that the 93-page plan, which Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet is expected to formally back this week, follows extensive consultation with local organisations and residents earlier this year. It is now confirmed that: This […]
VolkerHighways awarded £17m public realm schemes in Slough
VolkerHighways has been awarded two public realm schemes along the A4 on behalf of Slough Borough Council, totalling over £17 million over two years. As part of Slough Borough Council’s initiative to improve sustainable transport across the region, VolkerHighways has been awarded a contract to construct a dedicated cycleway along the A4 corridor from the […]
Winvic sites’ Doing It Right checklist supported by Turtle Medical response trauma kits
Turtle Medical is supporting Winvic Construction Ltd to raise the bar in construction safety by placing bespoke Emergency Response Trauma Kits on its sites. The kits contain items like fast-to-apply tourniquets, chest seals and military grade haemostatic gauze, which clots blood when packed into a wound. Winvic’s HSEQ team approached Turtle Medical, which has produced The Daniel Baird Foundation bleed […]