Peter Hitchens and Rory Sutherland debate whether the car has been Britain’s greatest transport success – or its biggest mistake
Veteran journalist Peter Hitchens and leading behavioural scientist Rory Sutherland debate cars, railways, HS2, road building and the future of transport in a “omnibus edition” of Highways Voices today which brings their complete conversation together from this week’s series of special podcasts. Mr Hitchens, Mail on Sunday columnist and author of the forthcoming book “The […]
Jo Field OBE appointed to strengthen delivery of ITS World Congress 2027
The highly respected transport industry leader Jo Field OBE and her consultancy, JFG Communications, have been appointed to a key leadership and coordination role as preparations for the ITS World Congress 2027 in Birmingham move into full delivery. JFG Communications will undertake a new “Silver Command” function on behalf of the Host Organising Committee, providing […]
Lower Thames Crossing: Highways Bill introduced to Parliament
Secretary of State for Transport Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP yesterday introduced the Highways (Financing) Bill to Parliament. The Bill makes provision for licences authorising the charging of tolls in return for securing works on trunk roads in England; about the functions of holders of licences; about enforcement; for a special administration regime for holders […]
Derbyshire seeking surface dressing contractor
Derbyshire County Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to deliver a programme of highways surface dressing and ancillary works across the county’s rural and urban road network, according to ProContract. The contract covers the provision of all labour, plant, materials, equipment, supervision and associated services necessary to undertake surface dressing […]
JustPark first UK parking app to let drivers find spaces using AI
JustPark has become the first UK parking app enabling drivers to search for parking spaces directly within ChatGPT, with other AI integrations to follow. The new integration allows drivers to use the AI platform to search JustPark’s network of more than 150,000 reservable parking spaces across the UK. Drivers can simply tell ChatGPT where and […]
Speed camera explainer video reaches more than 300,000 viewers
A video taking motorists behind the scenes to explain how enforcement cameras work has attracted more than 300,000 views in just two weeks. The 20-minute film, How UK Speed Cameras REALLY Work (And What They Can See), was published by automotive channel George’s Car Media (GCM) on 26 August. It sees the GCM team visit […]
Hamburg learns how to unlock more value from C-ITS data
A Proof of Concept (PoC) in Hamburg has demonstrated how TLEX – the Traffic Live Exchange platform – can help make more use of existing real-time traffic signal data. The City of Hamburg wanted to better understand what it could do with the C-ITS data already available in the city. Using real-time SPaT data from […]
IAM RoadSmart launches accreditation scheme to de-risk business driving
IAM RoadSmart, the UK’s largest road safety charity, has launched a professional accreditation programme designed to help organisations better understand and improve the way that they manage business driving risks. Built around recognised industry best practice and aligned with the latest Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) work-related road safety framework, the IAM RoadSmart […]
RSK Group acquires highways infrastructure contractor Mason Street Furniture
RSK Group has announced the acquisition of Mason Street Furniture (MSF), a nationwide highways infrastructure contractor specialising in street lighting, traffic signs and signals, highway technology systems, fibre networks, electric vehicle infrastructure and independent connections. The acquisition adds specialist highways electrical and technology capability across RSK’s transportation, infrastructure and energy transition markets, while creating opportunities […]
Report highlights continued investment in West Sussex’s highways network
West Sussex County Council (WSCC)has published a report that highlights the authority’s continued commitment and investment in the county’s highways, alongside the proactive and preventative approach being taken to look after and improve one of the county’s most important public assets. The report, which has been published on the council’s website, has been produced in response […]