Still time for ITS industry to submit images for Maintenance Requirements for Technology rewrite
The closing date for organisations across the transport technology sector to contribute photographs and video to support the publication of its Management of Roadside Technology (MRT) guidance is approaching, but there is still time to be part of the major rewrite of the Management of Electronic Traffic Equipment A Code of Practice first published in […]
Tough targets, clear focus: National Highways’ Interim CEO keen to make a step-change
National Highways will put £1 million from its Innovation Fund into a project that will ask the industry to come up with ideas to keep roadworkers safe. Making his first speech as Interim Chief Executive at National Highways in the Keynote Theatre on day one of Highways UK 2026, Nick Joyce said he wanted to […]
Minister warns funding cannot cover every road scheme as Government moves into delivery phase
Roads Minister Justin Madders has warned that the Government cannot afford all proposed local road schemes, while promising to move into delivery on major investment programmes and hold councils accountable for maintenance funding. Speaking at Highways UK at Birmingham’s NEC, Mr Madders outlined funding commitments for strategic and local roads, plans to unlock private investment […]
AI, safer roads and a new highways code: Highways Voices goes behind the scenes at Highways UK with SWARCO, Nicander, Westcotec, AGD and Arcadis
How can highways teams turn the data they already collect into better decisions? What is roadside technology delivering in practice? And what will the updated highway infrastructure code mean for local authorities? Highways Voices returns to the NEC with a preview episode bringing together practical innovation, industry insight and the anticipation of Highways UK 2026. […]
Gangneung promises autonomous vehicle demonstrations and smart mobility showcase at ITS World Congress
The hosts of this month’s ITS World Congress in South Korea are promising autonomous vehicle demonstrations, AI-based traffic technology and public participation events as Gangneung completes its final preparations. The Korea Herald reports that around 60,000 participants from more than 90 territories are expected at the event in Gangwon Province from 19-23 October, which will […]
Burnham-on-Sea M5 roundabout upgrade included in Somerset’s £283m transport plan
Somerset Council’s Executive has approved a Local Transport Delivery Plan setting out how more than £283 million in Government funding will be invested in the county’s transport network up to 2030. The plan covers investment in highway maintenance and improvements, bus services, road safety and walking and cycling infrastructure, including schemes in the Burnham-on-Sea area. […]
Liverpool City Region bus network records one million journeys in St Helens
More than one million passenger journeys have been made on the Liverpool City Region’s publicly controlled bus network in St Helens, with Wirral due to become the next area to move to the model on 25 October. St Helens became the first borough in the region to introduce publicly controlled bus services in almost 40 […]
Mobility scooter users should be heard as councils prepare to tackle pavement parking
Mobility scooter users are being forced into roads, potholes and other hazards as they try to navigate pavements blocked by vehicles, new analysis of insurance claims has revealed. Insurance intermediary Surewise reviewed 34 claims involving vehicles blocking or obstructing pavements. The cases included riders being forced off pavements into the road, where they encountered potholes, […]
Welsh Government to climate-proof transport network
The Welsh Government is working with partners to build a transport network that can withstand future climate pressures and best serve the people of Wales, it was announced today. Speaking in the Plenary, the Deputy Minister for Transport, Mark Hooper, said: “Climate change is already affecting Wales, with hotter, drier summers, milder and wetter winters, […]
TfL sets out plans to make walking and cycling safer in the heart of the City
Transport for London (TfL) is inviting people to have their say on new plans to make it easier and safer for people to walk and cycle in and around Monument Junction. Walking, cycling and public transport are the most affordable, healthy and sustainable ways to travel, and the safety of everybody travelling on the roads […]