“People will have to take notice”: New seat belt penalty points backed as road safety measure
One of the UK’s leading experts in enforcement technology says plans to give penalty points to drivers caught not wearing a seat belt will help drive behaviour change and make roads safer, if they’re backed up with proper enforcement and driver awareness courses Acusensus UK General Manager and Chair of ITS UK’s Enforcement Forum, Geoff […]
Road Safety Strategy: National Fire Chiefs Council among organisations to welcome plans to reduce deaths and serious injuries on the roads
The transport industry is continuing to respond to the UK Government’s Road Safety Strategy published yesterday. National Fire Chiefs Council NFCC) Road Safety Lead, Dan Quin, said: “NFCC strongly welcomes the announcement of a new road safety strategy, which is a crucial step towards reducing deaths and serious injuries on our roads. NFCC and organisations across the […]
“A credit to the whole industry”: Transport leaders celebrate New Year Honours
The Transport Technology Forum has hailed the transport professionals who featured in the New Year Honours list, saying the whole industry should take pride in individuals’ recognition. Kerry Winstanley, Managing Director of LCRIG, which delivers the TTF, was responding to the awards, which included a CBE for former Chief Scientific Adviser to the DfT, Professor […]
Liverpool in ‘pole position’ in the drive towards sustainable highways innovation
Liverpool City Council’s Highways team is celebrating the groundbreaking progress of the Liverpool Live Labs Programme that continues to set the pace for decarbonising roads and shaping the future of sustainable transport across the UK. ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads in the UK is a three-year, UK-wide £30 million programme funded by the […]
TomTom enhances maps and navigation with Microsoft Azure integration
TomTom has announced its continued collaboration with Microsoft to enhance its maps and navigation products. TomTom is enhancing its automotive navigation solutions, including the TomTom Automotive Navigation Application and TomTom AI Agent, through integration of Azure OpenAI in Microsoft Foundry Models, Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Kubernetes Service. As vehicles transform into digital experiences, drivers expect seamless interactions and intelligent navigation. By integrating TomTom’s mapping and […]
Wiltshire Council seeking term highway consultancy and management contract
Wiltshire Council is looking for a term highways design & management consultancy services contract. The consultant will be required to assist in producing and managing the successful delivery of highway schemes and to ensure compliance with statutory and legal requirements as well as additional design and planning projects as required, according to ProContract. The consultant […]
National Highways expresses safety concerns over plans for new £50m M27 services area
National Highways has raised concerns about plans to build a £50m motorway services area on the M27 at Fareham. The agency fears the scheme could interfere with the “safe and efficient operation” of the M27, says the Southampton Daily Echo. Welcome Break says the proposed development beside Junction 11 would create 250 jobs, provide 500 parking […]
Prolectric shines a light on sustainability at A417 missing link
As construction on the National Highways’ £460 million A417 “Missing Link” infrastructure project, connecting Gloucester and Swindon enters its third year, Prolectric, the off-grid, renewable power and lighting specialist, has announced its collaboration with Kier, in a successful partnership to address critical environmental, sustainability and wildlife considerations. The critical three-mile stretch – known as the […]
Birmingham scraps 40mph limit on most routes
The 40mph speed limit has been officially scrapped on almost all routes across Birmingham. Most roads now have a legal speed limit of 30mph or less with the exception of the A38(M) Aston Expressway, A456 Quinton Expressway and A4041 Queslett Road, which forms the boundary with Walsall, says the BBC. There will be no changes […]
Four-month roadworks to begin in Bournemouth as council pushes travel alternatives
Major roadworks are set to begin in Bournemouth as part of plans to improve bus services across the town. Bourenmouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has confirmed that work along Westover Road will start on the 12th of January and is expected to last until late April, says Rayo. The scheme forms a key part […]