Green Flag first nationwide network to deploy HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud®
Green Flag has announced the fleet-wide adoption of HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud®, becoming the first nationwide breakdown provider in the UK to deploy advanced digital alerting technology. This landmark initiative reinforces Green Flag’s commitment to safety innovation for its network of technicians. The integration is being delivered through HAAS Alert’s strategic partner, Apex Networks, ensuring […]
From Policing to Python: One man’s experience of why apprenticeships matter for the future of highways on Highways Voices
It’s National Apprenticeship Week, and the next generation of our industry’s leaders provides the backdrop for this episode of Highways Voices, which focuses on the growing role apprenticeships can play in solving the highways and transport sector’s ongoing skills shortages. Today, host Paul Hutton speaks with Ben Harrison, an apprentice data scientist at National Highways, whose […]
ITS Nationals to seek new leader
The international network of national Intelligent Transport Systems associations, ITS Nationals, will be electing a new Chair this summer following the announcement that Donal Hodgins will step down at the end of his current term. “Regrettably, I will not be putting my name forward again,” Mr Hodgins said, explaining that the demands of the voluntary […]
Free unlimited public transport trial launches in Glasgow
Unliomite free travel is now being provided to 1000 people in Glasgow, as a pilot project gets under way. According to The National, the city’s free public transport scheme launched on Monday, giving seven weeks of free journeys on buses, trains and the subway to participants. Those taking part in the pilot include people who […]
Wayve in talks over $1bn investment
Wayve, the self-driving car start-up launching autonomous taxis on UK roads, are in talks to raise over $1bn in one of largest funding rounds ever for a British AI start-up Founded in Cambridge in 2017, the company is one of a group of tech businesses racing to launch self-driving taxi pilots on UK roads in the coming months. […]
Westminster approves £1.49m accessibility scheme for safer crossings
Westminster City Council has approved a major three-year programme to upgrade tactile paving across the city, making pedestrian crossings safer and more prominent for visually impaired pedestrians and other users. Westminster is investing £1.49million to improve the colour contrast, consistency, and guidance at pedestrian crossings, finally bringing these crossings in line with national accessibility guidance. […]
Arcadis announces two senior appointments to UK Transit and Workplace divisions
Arcadis has made two senior appointments to strengthen its Transit and Workplace divisions. George Wade has been appointed as Principal, Transit Architecture & Placemaking Lead to head up Arcadis’ UK & Ireland Transit and Placemaking division. He has over 20 years of experience and most recently held the role of Team Lead, Cities at Jacobs. […]
West Sussex County Council urges drivers not to drive through flooded roads
West Sussex County Council has issued a warning to drivers after a number of flood-related incidents were reported. A council spokesperson said: “Whilst the council understands the frustration road closures caused by flooding present to drivers, driving through them can cause further issues including delaying opening the road, pushing water into residential homes as well […]
Road closures remain in Herefordshire after weekend’s heavy rain
Several roads in Herefordshire remain closed due to flooding and drivers are being warned water levels could rise again with more wet weather forecast. There are nine flood alerts in the county, meaning flooding is possible, says the BBC. According to the county council, there were nine road closures, external on smaller roads which were not major travel routes. […]
Groundbreaking research aims to spearhead efforts to improve young rider safety
The most comprehensive research project into young motorcyclists to date, commissioned to understand the attitudes, behaviours, needs and preferred methods of communication of young riders, has been launched by the National Young Rider Forum (NYRF). Carried out with funding from The Road Safety Trust and support from Agilysis, the Young Riders Matter project comprised a casualty analysis […]