Dorset Council cuts emissions on roads by using low energy asphalt
Dorset Council is now using low energy asphalt on all resurfacing schemes and as a course on new road construction projects, leading to a 15% reduction in emissions. The material is produced 30 to 40 degrees lower than conventional material, which is usually produced at 180 degrees. This reduced heat results in 15% less carbon […]
New AI solution launched to support rise in cycling and active travel
Artificial Intelligence specialists, Vivacity Labs has launched a new product to help local authorities understand the travel patterns of cyclists, as it moves to support councils with changes they have to make to the road network and an increase in active travel as a result. The new products allows authorities to count cyclists, but also […]
Data is key to planning transport’s future says ITS (UK) Young Professionals
Data will continue to be crucial to transport delivery in the future and even more so after the pandemic, according to one ITS (UK) young professional. Asked about how we will manage transport in the near future, James Bullen, Graduate Consultant of Intelligent Mobility and Smart Technologies at Atkins, who is also Chair of ITS […]
JAG (UK) and Elgin join forces to help councils with transport restart plans
The Joint Authorities Group (JAG (UK)) and roadwork information providers, Elgin, are to join forces to deliver a ‘critical toolkit’ to enable highway authorities to coordinate and communicate effectively during the current period of systematic change to the network. The toolkit will help councils avoid gridlock while they adapt their road networks following a raft […]
Andy Byford takes on Commissioner’s role at TfL
Andy Byford, the former president and chief executive officer of the New York City Transit Authority, has been appointed the new Commissioner of Transport for London (TfL). Mr Byford has spent 30 years in the transport industry, including as Director of Operations at Southern Railway, joins TfL after a international recruitment process. At the New […]
The road to recovery for public transport
Experts from WSP’s technical team from around the world offer insights to support the public transport sector as it manages the current pandemic environment and prepares for a better future. For more, please click here: https://www.wsp.com/en-GL/insights/envisioning-the-road-to-recovery-for-public-transport?utm_source=organic&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=global-T%26I-public-transport
Highways England reports good progress with A19 major upgrade project
Highways England has reported progress on its A19 major upgrade project. It says piling work has been completed at a major roundabout, enabling contractors to build the support walls for the bridge. The £124.5 million project will see the A19 raised about the roundabout and a new slip road to the A184 also built. Once […]
Camden on the search for new highway contractors
Camden Council is to open bids for its highways contracts worth a combined £90 million. The council will search for two contractors to provide maintenance and improvement works to public streets, with each firm covering a different part of the borough. The local authority says that it is anticipated that the two contracts will commence […]
Dublin City launched mobility recovery plan
Making changes to the road and transport networks to provide sufficient movement and mobility capacity to cater for changed travel patterns and ensure safe access to the city to help support and economic recovery are the main aims of Dublin’s mobility recovery plan, launched this week. The document, Enabling the City to Return to Work […]
New guidance in Scotland launched to help with the easing of lockdown rules
New guidance to help transport operators and passengers has been produced by Transport Scotland to help the nation prepare for the lifting of some lockdown restrictions. The guidance forms part of the Transport Transition Plan. This follows the publication of a detailed route map by the Scottish Government regarding next steps last week: COVID-19: Scotland‘s […]