ERTICO – ITS Europe publishes full post-ITS European Congress 2026 Report
The official post-ITS European Congress report from Istanbul has been published by ERTICO – ITS Europe. From 27-29 April 2026, the Turkish city hosted the global mobility community under the theme “Bridging Innovation: Integrated, safe & seamless mobility”. Over three inspiring days, industry leaders, policymakers, researchers and mobility experts came together to exchange knowledge, challenge […]
Oxfordshire introduces first dual fuel hydrogen highways maintenance vehicle
Oxfordshire has become the first local authority in England to harness hydrogen power for highway maintenance by introducing a dual-fuel hydrogen and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) truck. Oxfordshire County Council‘s principal highways contractor M Group has welcomed the arrival of a 3.5-tonne highways maintenance truck, the first hydrogen-powered vehicle across the company’s 10,000 vehicle UK-wide […]
Road closures to start near Welsh border after 2024 Herefordshire landslip
Road closures are set to begin as part of plans to remove traffic management, almost two and a half years after a major landslip on the A40 between Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, says the Hereford Times. Delays and diversions have been in place since February 2024 following a rockfall at Ganarew, Monmouthshire, which closed the northbound […]
Shropshire: Telford & Wrekin’s roads to undergo annual “MoT test”
Telford & Wrekin Council’s highways teams will begin a major programme of annual maintenance work on the Borough’s dual carriageway network from Sunday 5 July, with work continuing until 24 July. The three-week programme runs across the A442, A464, A5, A5223, A4169, B4373 and B5072 and covers a wide range of essential maintenance tasks led by the Council’s highways […]
Devon County Council confirms plans to improve back lanes around Dartmouth village
Senior councillors in Devon have confirmed plans to plans to improve the back roads around the village of Slapton, near Dartmouth. The improvements are part of wider programme of work by the council in response to the devasting storm Ingrid earlier this year, that caused extensive damage to homes in Torcross, and undermined parts of […]