Council secures High Court injunction to prevent unauthorised flags on the public highway
Oxfordshire County Council has been awarded a High Court injunction to prevent the continued unauthorised placement of flags on or near the public highway. Each named defendant has given an undertaking in the court not to put up flags in Oxfordshire, not to encourage others to do it or abuse people taking them down. The […]
UNECE adopts first-ever global AV rules
The UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) has adopted the world’s first regulatory framework for fully driverless Automated Driving Systems (ADS). The announcement comes a decade after early predictions of widespread automated driving failed to materialise, the global regulatory landscape has reached a decisive milestone. The new framework […]
Breakdowns 20% up in this week’s heatwave
According to the RAC, breakdowns have increased by 20% during this week’s heatwave in the UK. RAC breakdown spokesperson Simon Williams said: “Tuesday was a very busy day for breakdowns with our patrols finishing the day 20% busier than normal for late June.” Wednesday proved even more challenging as more cars succumbed to the extreme […]
TTF panel tells how connected vehicle services move from pilots to practical deployment
The highways sector must stop treating connected vehicle services as a future aspiration and instead focus on scaling technologies that are already delivering operational benefits today, a Transport Technology Forum Live panel has concluded. Experts from local government, consultancy and technology providers told delegates at the LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival’s TTF Theatre that the […]
2026 DfT Special Recognition Apprentice Awards celebrates the future of highways
The winners of the 2026 DfT Special Recognition Apprentice Awards were announced at the LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival on Wednesday 25 June, celebrating the outstanding apprentices and organisations helping to shape the future of the highways and transport technology sector. Now in their second year, the awards, which were hosted by Highways News’ Paul […]
Yunex Traffic launches radar detection to support active travel and bus priority
Yunex Traffic has announced the UK availability of smartmicro MLR SR2, a radar-based traffic detection solution designed to help local authorities improve how traffic signals respond to different road users while reducing disruption on the road network. As towns and cities continue to prioritise active travel, public transport reliability and safer streets, there is a […]
UPDATE: Drivers first chance to drive two-mile stretch of new A417 Missing Link delayed by heatwave
The A417 Missing Link scheme in Gloucestershire will shortly reach a significant milestone with a traffic switch enabling drivers to travel on a new section of the dual carriageway, but the start date has been pushed back to 6 July due to the record-breaking heatwave. “The high temperatures have impacted progress on site while we […]
Everton stadium environs lit up by £30 million smart lighting scheme
Roads leading to Everton FC’s Hill Dickenson Stadium have been fitted with smart lighting that changes according to the levels of traffic. Traffic Adaptive Lighting (TAL) has been installed with the aim of increasing pedestrian safety when roads are busy and reducing carbon emissions when they are not. says Insite. The £30 million project, funded […]
Aberdeenshire aiming to improve road safety with major speed management overhaul
Aberdeenshire Council is conducting a major review of how speed limits are set and managed across the region’s roads, marking a significant step forward in its continuing commitment to improving road safety. The review will introduce a revised speed management methodology designed to align fully with national policy and recognised professional practice. It aims to […]
Hull A63 road project wins national engineering award
The A63 Castle Street scheme in Hull has beaten a road improvement scheme in Cornwall and a Scottish windfarm to win its category in the Ground Engineering Awards at a ceremony in London. Judges described it as a “truly innovative design-enabled construction of a key piece of national infrastructure considered extremely challenging to build”, reports […]