WDM and Metricell collaborate to deliver PAS 2161-compliant road condition surveying
WDM has announced a new collaboration with SmartVision, a cutting-edge AI insight technology developed by Metricell. The partnership brings together strategic highway surveying expertise and a proprietary neural network designed to operate on real-time data, to support local authorities with PAS 2161 compliant road condition monitoring reporting. By combining WDM’s long-established leadership in highway surveying […]
Telent reappointed by Wiltshire Council to deliver traffic signal maintenance services
Wiltshire Council has reappointed Telent to maintain its traffic signal network following a competitive tender process, reinforcing a partnership that has supported the county’s roads for more than a decade. Reliable traffic signals are critical to keeping communities moving safely and efficiently. When faults occur, congestion and safety risks can follow quickly. Telent’s reappointment reflects its strong […]
Mix of measures to tackle record-breaking pothole surge in Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Council is drafting in extra staff to speed up inspections and temporary repair methods are being used to keep roads safe while teams work through unprecedented numbers. The work on potholes is part of the council’s near £29m highways maintenance programme for 2026/27 – with all of the money being spent keeping the […]
Glasgow bus delays costing passengers 1.2 million hours a year
Glasgow’s traffic congestion is costing local bus users an estimated £24 million a year and wasting 1.2 million hours of passengers’ time annually, according to new research by the University of Glasgow’s Urban Big Data Centre, commissioned by First Bus. First Bus calls for a collaborative partnership approach on bus priority as Pollokshaws Road named […]
Major road resurfacing work starts across Bath & North East Somerset region
A £5 million programme of road improvements across Bath & North East Somerset is rolling out as the council kicks off its 2026 resurfacing schemes. The council is investing in highway maintenance and will also spend £950,000 resurfacing footways, alongside maintaining and making improvements to other assets like street lights, drains, public rights of way […]
Government makes it easier to install a new public charge points
The Government has announced hat it is ‘cutting red tape’ on public charge point installation as it continues to facilitate the switch from internal combustion engine cars to electric vehicles. Under the changes, installation costs for public charge points could be slashed from as much as £1,000 to as little as £45. Moreover, approval waiting […]
National Highways to trial a new way of planting trees alongside roads
National Highways is to trial a new way of planting trees after thousands of them have died beside the A14 since 2020. A further 165,000 trees and shrubs were planted between 2022 and 2023, and people nearby even took to planting their own trees along part of the road’s embankments. According to a BBC News report, […]
North Yorkshire Council takes legal action against York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority over highway maintenance funding loss
North Yorkshire Council has begun legal action against York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (CA) over a decision which council chiefs say will mean a £20 million loss in funding for highway maintenance. Council leaders are seeking a judicial review after the Combined Authority agreed the budget for the Transport Capital Programme 2026 to 2030 […]
Councils face new rules for spending pothole funding
Councils will face new rules on how they spend funding to fix potholes and maintain local roads, under new requirements set out by the government. Under the new measures, local highway authorities that fail to demonstrate they are maintaining roads effectively could lose around a third of their £1.6 billion funding for the next year. […]
WDM webinar to showcase data-led skid resistance strategies for safer roads
W.D.M. Limited (WDM), together with Dr. Helen Viner, is hosting an expert-led seminar focused on advancing skid resistance strategy to improve road safety outcomes. The webinar will take place on Tuesday 21st April, 14:30–15:30 (UK) / 09:30–10:30 (EST), bringing together leading industry specialists to explore how skid resistance can move beyond compliance-led approaches and become […]