Experts tell MPs that it should be ‘physically impossible’ for vehicles to break the speed limit
Road safety experts have told MPs that it should be made “physically impossible” for vehicles to break the speed limit and that every new driver should be forced to fit a dashcam and monitoring technology for their first five years on the road, reports Motorcycle News. The suggestions came during a Transport Committee evidence session examining the Government’s road […]
Windsor & Maidenhead approves transport plan for 2026-30
A new plan, setting out investment in transport services such as highway maintenance, bus service improvements and walking and cycling infrastructure over the next four years has been approved by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead’s Cabinet. The Local Transport Delivery Plan outlines proposals for transport and highway investment across the Royal Borough through […]
Uber without the humans: Driverless technology has to serve the public interest, says London Assembly member
Labour’s spokesperson for Transport on the London Assembly has insisted that autonomous vehicles should only be deployed where they solve a public policy problem. Writing in her column on the Labourlist website, and coming on the day when the UK welcomes new Labour leader Andy Burnham as its fifth Prime Minister in less than four […]
7.1mph: London’s average bus speed ‘no faster than jogging pace’
London buses travel at an average of just 7.1mph – no faster than an average person jogging, new data has suggested. However, a 10% increase in bus speeds across London could save bus operators around £214 million a year. Figures published by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), and shared exclusively with The Standard, suggest […]
Footage reveals M3 Junction 9 transformation
Timelapse footage has captured the progress being made on the project to upgrade Junction 9 of the M3, including the installation of steel beams earlier this year, which marked a key milestone in the construction of the new bridge decks that carry traffic and will form the alignment of the new roundabout. Tom Beasley, National […]
£27.5 million highways investment set to deliver improvements across Cumberland
Cumberland Council is continuing to invest in Cumberland’s roads, pavements and infrastructure through a £27.5 million highways works programme aimed at improving transport links, maintaining assets and keeping communities connected. The Highways and Transport Strategic Board has received an update on the delivery of the 2026/27 programme, which is funding a wide range of improvements […]
Harlow’s Sustainable Transport Corridor shortlisted for national awards
The first phase of Harlow & Gilston Garden Town’s new travel infrastructure has been shortlisted for a pair of prestigious industry awards, recognising the partnership’s commitment to improving active travel and public transport connections in Harlow. The Sustainable Transport Corridor (STC) is the first phase of completed infrastructure connects Harlow Town Station and Burnt Mill roundabout […]
Children’s charity to benefit from second Queensferry Crossing ‘Doors Open’ day
For the second year in succession, members of the public are to be offered guided tours inside the Queensferry Crossing in Scotland, as part of the Doors Open Days festival in September. This rare opportunity will be hosted by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland and will be used to raise funds for their national […]
Drivers demand change at ‘dangerous’ Manchester junction
Changes could be made at a ‘dangerous’ Manchester junction after drivers raised major safety concerns. Nearly 90 people have signed a petition calling on Manchester City Council to fix the junction at Princess Parkway and Wythenshawe Road. There have been a number of incidents recorded on the road in 2024 and 2025 according to Greater Manchester Police accident data, […]
Could Hammersmith Bridge’s future be driverless?
A community group in west London has proposed using autonomous pods to move people over the Hammersmith Bridge, which has been closed to vehicular traffic since 2017. Barnes and Hammersmith Electric Light Transit (BHELT) was established “to help explore, develop and promote the idea of lightweight autonomous electric pods operating across Hammersmith Bridge”, says the […]