Mull fixed link part of Scotland’s National Islands Plan
The Scottish Government’s new National Islands Plan, unveiled by first minister John Swinney, states that a formal consultation process is to take place on establishing a fixed link between the Isle of Mull and the Scottish mainland. Opposition to a fixed link has centred on islanders’ concerns over the preservation of island identity, the adequacy of local […]
ITS European Congress 2026: Get a first look at the Programme
The Preliminary Programme for the forthcoming ITS European Congress is now live. From 27–29 April 2026 the sharpest minds in safer, smarter mobility will converge in Istanbul, Türkiye and the newly published programme offers you the first chance to view: The 8 Dynamic Co-created Sessions where industry leaders and public authorities define the global momentum. […]
Clearview expands SolarLite road stud team to cope with rising demand
Highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence is hiring new staff members to work on delivering its SolarLite solar road stud product. The company says this is in response to rising demand thanks to the success of its Live Labs 2 project in the East Riding of Yorkshire, which has successfully shown how solar road […]
Breedon Group completes £870,000 upgrade of Derbyshire materials site
Essential construction materials provider, Breedon Group plc, has completed a major upgrade to its Cloud Hill quarry, following an £870,000 investment in the asphalt plant to enhance efficiency, resilience and energy performance. Based in Derbyshire, Cloud Hill is home to one of the largest asphalt plants in the Breedon network, producing more than 350,000 tonnes of […]
Bromley residents catch 1,000 ‘speeding’ drivers with speed gun
Residents in Bromley have said the authorities have done nothing to stop speeding cars despite sending police more than a thousand reports of vehicles breaking the limit. People living on Siward Road and Godwin Road near the town centre in South East London say that drivers use their roads as short cuts, says the BBC. […]
Hertfordshire weighing up impact of pavement parking ban
In January the Government signalled that it was set to legislate to enable transport authorities to restrict and enforce pavement parking. Hertfordshire Cllr Alistair Willoughby (pictued) put the spotlight on pavement parking at a meeting of the full council.He submitted a motion, which was not debated at the meeting, that acknowledged the obstructions caused by […]
“The madness of cars” – Peter Hitchens on the country’s “irrational” transport history
Today on Highways Voices, we talk “the madness of cars” with journalist and author Peter Hitchens, who is writing a book with that name arguing that Britain’s transport infrastructure has wrongly been built around the motor vehicle, and that we are suffering today from the effects of flawed transport policy of the 1960s onwards. He […]