Capes: Roads, vehicles and technology can no longer be considered separately
The Department for Transport’s Head of Road Infrastructure Technology has stated his view that the growing interaction between roads, vehicles and digital technology will fundamentally change how the UK manages its transport networks, Speaking at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Lincoln, Darren Capes suggested authorities and suppliers would need to understand how infrastructure and […]
Highways (Financing) Bill could allow private companies to charge tolls on certain roads in England
Legislation introduced by the Government would establish a framework for private investment in major road projects, including the potential introduction of tolls subject to regulatory oversight. The Government has introduced the Highways (Financing) Bill, which would allow private companies to obtain licences to charge tolls in connection with works on trunk roads in England. The […]
TOPAS develops detector standards based on real-world performance
Standards for road network detectors should be based on the information needed to operate the network, rather than an assumption that every device must achieve 100% accuracy, delegates at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Lincoln have heard. Mark Pleydell, one of the traffic signals sector’s leading experts and a prominent thinker on standards, used […]
Birmingham signal strategy balances tram and pedestrian priority with traffic flow
A bespoke traffic signal strategy in Birmingham is allowing trams, pedestrians and buses to receive greater priority without causing significant disruption to general traffic, the JCT Traffic Signal Symposium has heard. The approach has been developed for the Bull Street and Corporation Street junction, one of the most operationally complex signal-controlled tram junctions on the […]
Heatwaves will lead to even more potholes, warns RAC
The RAC has warned this summer’s heatwaves and record temperatures are likely to cause already poor road surfaces to break down further, creating even more potholes. Intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun chemically ages the bitumen used to bind aggregates together to create roads. This – combined with roads absorbing even greater heat from […]
Barnsley targets specific traffic problems with AI-based detection
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has used AI-based detection to address two distinct traffic management problems while retaining its existing signal infrastructure and avoiding extensive civil engineering work. The applications were presented by Barnsley Council Traffic Signals Engineer Daniel Ellis and Yunex Traffic Principal Engineer Nick Rule at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Lincoln. Both […]
TfL bus route review techniques cut prison transport journey times
Councils could apply techniques developed to improve bus services to other transport operations, including freight routes, cycling corridors and pedestrian networks, according to a paper presented at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium. Transport for London Network Manager Joe Carr described how TfL adapted its Route Analysis Recommendation Report methodology to improve the reliability of prisoner […]
More roads have been resurfaced in Nottinghamshire than any other county in the UK
More major road surface improvements have taken place in Nottinghamshire than anywhere else in the country, according to the County Council. The work is part of a record-breaking funding package to improve the county’s highways, says West Bridgford Wire. Nottinghamshire County Council is delivering an £182.5 million wide-ranging highways capital programme to fix the network – with […]
Consultation to delay plans for London-wide e-bike hire licences
Transport for London’s plans to overhaul the city’s regulations for e-bike hire look set to be delayed after the Department for Transport confirmed plans to hold a public consultation. Each London borough has tendered out contracts to e-bike providers for fixed periods of time, with several councils signing exclusive agreements that prohibit other providers from […]
Westmorland and Furness issues road markings tender
Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking to appoint a Contractor to undertake Road Marking and associated works to the highway. The contract will be used primarily to deliver road markings for traffic regulation orders, road safety schemes or to renew worn out markings and High Friction/Coloured Surfacing as detailed on the sections of the Client’s […]