Essex: M Group wins contract to deliver the Dovercourt Public Realm Scheme

M Group has been awarded the contract to deliver the Dovercourt Public Realm Scheme in Essex, as part of a wider multi-million-pound regeneration programme. Valued at £2.39m and led by Essex County Council in partnership with Tendring District Council, the project aims to revitalise the Kingsway corridor between Dovercourt Railway Station and the seafront. As […]

Telent renews traffic signal maintenance contract with Kent

Kent County Council (KCC) has reappointed Telent to maintain its traffic signal network following a competitivetender process, extending a partnership that has supported the county’s roads for more than two decades. As one of Telent’s largest traffic signal maintenance contracts, and one of the most significant of its kind in the UK, the renewal reflects […]

DfT technology official pushes open standards vision for connected vehicle services

The Department for Transport’s Head of Road Infrastructure Technology has reiterated his belief that the highways sector needs a “WhatsApp moment” for connected vehicle services, as he urged authorities and industry to work together on common standards and interoperable services. Speaking at the Traffex event in Coventry, Darren Capes said road users increasingly expect journeys […]