West Sussex AI tech trial aims to make road inspections safer and more efficient
West Sussex County Council is trialling new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that could help make highway inspections safer and more efficient. The multi-year trial will see dashboard-mounted cameras installed in eight highway inspection vehicles across the county. The cameras automatically capture road conditions and use AI to identify defects such as potholes, cracking, surface deterioration […]
Autonomous shuttles and trams feature in Northampton’s 10-year transport plan
Trams and self-driving shuttle buses are among the proposals aimed at helping Northampton meet its transport needs. The schemes have been outlined by West Northamptonshire Council in its draft transport plan for the county town for the next 10 years. Northampton had a population of 250,000, but would be “rapidly expanding” and in need of […]
PAS 2161 trials test 33 road condition technologies ahead of February report
33 road condition monitoring technologies have been put forward for PAS 2161 testing across three local authority networks, with a final report due to be submitted for Department for Transport approval by the end of February 2027. PAS 2161 is a standard for collecting and reporting road condition data in England, using five condition categories […]
£730,000 road improvement scheme begins in Burton next week
A project to resurface the U4012 Bretby Lane in Burton will begin next week. This Staffordshire County Council highways scheme, costing £730,000, involves resurfacing the route from the junction of Ashby Road and past the Bretby Lane roundabout right up to the South Derbyshire boundary. As part of the project, the junctions of Moat Bank, Melbourne Avenue […]
A417 Missing Link: Overnight closures announced
New restrictions for traffic using the A417 have been revealed, with the changes coming into force this week. National Highways says the road at the centre of a £470 million Missing Link project will be closed in both directions between the A46 Brockworth junction and the Shab Hill junction, with overnight closures over the three-mile stretch taking place until Friday 16 […]