Why only technology and better planning will help with the bridge strike challenge
News of more major bridge strikes in the last few months is a stark warning that the challenge hasn’t been solved yet. A strike in Plymouth, Devon, recently caused four days of disruption for the local rail network, costing thousands of pounds and causing severe damage. As a result, lorry drivers and haulage companies have […]
HERE launches advanced real-time traffic service
Location data and technology platform HERE Technologies has announced the launch of its new HERE Advanced Real-Time Traffic service. It introduces new lane-level information and expanding inner-city coverage to help drivers reach their destinations more efficiently and stress-free. HERE Advanced Real-Time Traffic is the industry’s first traffic service that provides accurate speeds on arterial lanes […]
National Highways starts consultation on upgrade of A358 in Somerset
National Highways has launched a consultation for the upgrade of the A358 in Somerset. The planned upgrade of the A358, a key route linking the south west and London and south east, will see a single lane stretch of carriageway between the M5 at Taunton and the Southfields roundabout, upgraded to dual carriageway. The proposed […]
PTV Group develops mesoscopic rail passenger simulation tool in collaboration with Network Rail (UK)
PTV software for mesoscopic simulation has been successfully implemented in a pedestrian context to analyse detailed passenger movements within rail stations. The new tool is a first-of-a-kind solution that leverages standard datasets for timetables, passenger estimates and station layouts to allow for a station model to be built, run, and analysed in a few hours. […]
Government must continue to take ‘urgent’ action to speed up bus driver training and licensing
The government must continue to take ‘urgent’ action to find a way to speed up bus driver training and licensing, while the longer term structural issues in the UK workforce are planned. These are the opinions of two councillors representing the North East Joint Transport Committee. In a joint statement they said: “The bus network […]
Keltbray buys nmcn’s infrastructure portfolio
Leading specialist engineering and construction company, Keltbray Holdings Limited, has announced it has agreed a deal with administrators, Grant Thornton UK LLP, to acquire a portfolio of Infrastructure contracts and associated assets from nmcn PLC, which went into administration last week. This fully aligns with the company’s core purpose to redefine the way sustainable development […]
Improved transport connectivity could save 27.8 megatonnes of CO2 emissions by 2035
Improving transport connectivity in the UK could save up to 27.8 megatonnes of CO2 emissions by 2035, the equivalent of taking 750,000 lorries off the country’s roads. In a report published today, communications industry analyst Assembly showed that connectivity will play a huge part in the UK’s transition to carbon neutrality. Directly enhancing the connectivity […]
LGA warns winter gritting could be affected by shortage of drivers
The shortage of gritter drivers in the UK could affect roads being gritted in the winter as well, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). Heightened by the pandemic and Brexit, the nationwide shortage of HGV drivers has been blamed for the recent fuel shortage and short supply of food on shelves in supermarkets. The estimated shortfall of […]
Glenigan acquires Construction Information Services (CIS)
Glenigan, the UK’s leading construction information provider, has announced its acquisition of Construction Information Services (CIS). Founded in 1972, CIS is Ireland’s leading provider of business intelligence to the Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland construction industry. It supplies comprehensive and reliable business intelligence to the sector on all significant building projects throughout Ireland. The […]
OakNorth Bank provides loan for Sullivan Street Partners to fund the acquisition of Osborne Infrastructure
OakNorth Bank – the UK bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – has provided a £19M loan to Sullivan Street Partners, to fund the acquisition of Osborne Infrastructure. Part of Geoffrey Osborne Group, a family-owned business founded in 1966, Osborne Infrastructure is a leading Tier 1 civil engineering and transport infrastructure business, with core geographies in London, the South-East & Midlands. Its services range […]
