Sat Nav software to be updated so that they avoid residential roads
Residential areas will not be used by Sat nav’s in the future, as software will be updated so that quiet, residential areas will not be used – and drivers will instead by directed to main roads. The goal is to end ‘rat running’ in major towns and cities – and avoid congestion in streets that […]
SYSTRA unveils ‘Paramics Discovery 26’ with brand new capability for active travel microsimulation
SYSTRA has unveiled Paramics Discovery 26, the latest version of the well-known Paramics transport planning software tool has improved functionality to simulate behaviour across more modes of transport to better reflect how the road infrastructure is used. Paramics has been reproducing real world traffic conditions by simulating travel behaviour on a user-defined road network for […]
Matthew Lugg OBE appointed Chairman of Via East Midlands Limited
Via East Midlands Limited has announced the appointment of Matthew Lugg OBE as its Non-Executive Chairman. Lugg joins Via, which provides highway services on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council, with more than 40 years’ experience in public and private sectors. He has held several senior leadership roles at local authorities across the country and was […]
Peel submits £155m Wigan neighbourhood plans
Housing and infrastructure development company Peel has submitted a proposal in Mosley Common in Greater Manchester. Situated on 156 acres north of Mosley Common, the developer’s proposed masterplan includes three new parks, a transport hub, and sports and play facility alongside 1,050 homes, reports Place North West. Peel L&P has submitted two planning applications for […]
Package of bold bus and coach policies urgently needed in Scotland to meet net zero, says CPT
A new WPI Economics report, commissioned by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), shows how major benefits could be reaped by levelling the playing field between private motoring and public transport in Scotland. This follows on from a study last year which showed that attracting drivers to switch some journeys to bus or coach was necessary […]
Green light for £17.4million boost for West Sussex bus travel
The money will be used to increase bus passenger numbers, which in turn will help support the local economy and reduce traffic congestion. The green light has been given for a £17.4million boost for bus service improvements in West Sussex. West Sussex County Council successfully bid for the Government cash injection, aimed at increasing bus […]
National transport group shown the benefits the UK’s only Workplace Parking Levy has brought to Nottingham
The UK’s leading sustainable transport campaign group, Campaign for Better Transport, has visited Nottingham as part of celebrations for fifty years of campaigning and to see for itself how the country’s only Workplace Parking Levy (WPL) has revolutionised how people travel around the city. As Director for External Affairs, Norman Baker finally got a chance […]
£68million reroute scheme at Kex Gill set to start following government investment
There will be a new route built to replace the A59 at Kex Gill thanks to a government investment announced today (23rd February). The Roads Minister Richard Holden met with representatives from North Yorkshire County Council and Transport for the North in Yorkshire today to discuss this vital upgrade. This work is part of the […]
Keith Henry Appointed New General Manager CU Phosco Australia
Earlier this year, CU Phosco, an award-winning luminaire, column and mast manufacturer, expanded its overseas operations by opening a new entity in Australia. The manufacturer is now delighted to announce that Keith Henry joins the organisation as General Manager – Lighting and Telecommunications. Reporting to Philip Marques, Keith will focus on continuing CU Phosco’s success […]
National Highways is formally trialling PMB bio-binder on the strategic road network
Hanson has used an innovative low carbon asphalt to resurface the A30 Cutteridge to Alphington eastbound scheme near Exeter in Devon. The work is being carried out as part of its pavement category management framework agreement with National Highways. It is the first time Hanson has trialled its CarbonLock asphalt containing polymer modified bitumen (PMB) […]