SWARCO join calls for standards adherence
The Head of Product & Solutions SWARCO UK & Ireland has backed calls for the industry to insist on rigorous standards now, or risk “haemorrhaging money” later. Derek McLean is responding to an opinion piece written by TOPAS’s Kealie Franklin in Highways News, adding his voice to the the opinion that “standards are not optional, […]
From chaos to coordination: Malta’s roadworks reset on this week’s Highways Voices
Today on Highways Voices we hear how the island of Malta is embracing British technology to transform its transport, as we talk to Kurt Farrugia, the CEO of Transport Malta to find out what happens when uncoordinated road works, political pressure, and emergency recovery collide to lead to the use of a single platform to […]
TfL publishes draft Business Plan aimed at encouraging public transport and active travel
Transport for London has set out its new draft Business Plan, which it calls its :ambitious programme for the future of London’s transport network – building on huge progress made over the last decade, from launching the Night Tube and the Superloop to delivering the Elizabeth line, more than quadrupling Cycleways and building the largest […]
East Midlands Combined County Authority approves new budget, with more money for transport infrastructure
The East Midlands Combined County Authority has approved a £500 million budget for 2026/27, including a £290 million capital programme, with over 70% directed towards transport infrastructure. The combined authority said that more than £200 million will be invested in transport during the financial year, supported by funding secured through the Government’s Transport for City […]
John Wootton remembered: “a mentor, champion, teacher and friend”
More than a hundred highways and transport industry professionals, from their early 20s to their 80s, have met in London to remember the life of industry great, Professor John Wootton CBE, who died last July, aged 88. The memorial lecture – called “Back to the Future” – remembered the founder of Wootton Jeffreys Consultants, first […]
Central government underfunding blamed for road flooding
Falls in funding for local authorities are being blamed for a rise in the number of roads being flooded, because councils cannot afford to clear storm drains before bad weather. The Telegraph reports The River Otter burst its banks in Devon on Tuesday morning as it swelled to a record 2.83 metres deep following heavy […]
RAC partners with CalAmp to expand RAC Connected telematics
The RAC have announced a strategic partnership with telematics software provider CalAmp to expand the RAC Connected service nationally. RAC Connected is the organisation’s telematics solution for fleet management. The partnership offers RAC Connected customers a new and improved telematics platform with the option to add AI-powered video safety features and automated crash detection as […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund sponsors World Congress “Curiosity Box” to inspire the next generation
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund is giving a grant to the hosts of the 2027 Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Birmingham to support their “Curiosity Box” they’ll showcase to Year 6 children in the run-up to, and at the event. A Curiosity Box is an established curriculum-linked STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) education resource, […]
Transport Committee calls for action to secure skills for transport manufacturing
A new Transport Committee report has urged the Government to make the most of once-in-a-generation opportunities to better support the transport manufacturing sector to nurture and grow the skills it needs to thrive. The Committee’s report calls for action to seize the opportunities aligned to the Government’s legislative agenda on bus and rail services and […]
Council reports 14% journey time improvement after MOVA installation
Highways managers in the city of Southend in Essex is reporting measurable improvements at a key junction in the city after the installation of MOVA technology at a set of traffic signals. The technology, which means traffic signals communicate with each other so flows are managed in response to demand as opposed to being based […]