Messagemaker installs smiley activated speedsigns for the Children’s Trust
Messagemaker has recently completed a project for its charity partner The Children’s Trust, donating a Vehicle Activated Speed sign (VAS) to help maintain safety around the trust’s Surrey school. The new Smily Activated Message (SAM) sign replaced an old, faulty system and have led to a reduction in vehicle speeds. The project builds on a […]
Heidelberg Materials completes Cheddar Gorge road resurfacing project
Heidelberg Materials UK has successfully completed a complex road resurfacing project in Cheddar Gorge, the deepest natural canyon in England. The B3135 improvement scheme, part of the company’s term maintenance contract with Somerset Council, was carried out at night to minimise disruption at the popular tourist attraction. Parts of the programme required working through narrow […]
Finalists announced for the 16th ITS Australia Awards
ITS Australia has announced the finalists for the 16th Annual ITS Australia Awards, with winners to be revealed at a prestigious gala ceremony at the Sofitel Melbourne on Thursday, 12 February 2026. Celebrating excellence in intelligent transport systems, the Awards recognise Australia’s leadership in transport technology and its significant contributions to advancing global mobility solutions. This year’s 29 […]
Devon Bus Partnership wins national award
The Devon Bus Enhanced Partnership has been awarded Silver at the UK Bus Awards 2025, placing it among the top-performing bus partnerships in the country. The partnership was recognised in the Partnership for Excellence: The Peter Huntley Memorial Award category, which this year attracted an exceptionally strong field of entries from across the UK. The […]
Sandwell in road maintenance and pothole prevention top three
Sandwell Council continues to lead the way in maintaining roads and tackling potholes, according to the latest National Highways & Transport (NHT) Public Satisfaction Survey. The Council is ranked among the top three or four local authorities nationally for the condition of its highway network and the council’s approach to pothole prevention. The borough also […]
Four-fifths of drivers support alcohol interlocks to tackle drink-driving
Over 80 of drivers in the UK support the introduction of alcohol interlocks to reduce instances of repeat drink-driving, with just 7% against such use and 12% unsure, new RAC figures show. Alcohol interlocks, or ‘alcolocks’, are already used effectively in many other countries including Belgium, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. […]
SoundHound AI and Parkopedia launch voice AI-powered parking search and payment agent
SoundHound AI, Inc, the voice and conversational AI, specialists, have announced an expanded partnership with Parkopedi, to introduce an in-vehicle voice AI parking agent as part of SoundHound’s in-car voice commerce platform. The collaboration integrates Parkopedia’s extensive global parking database – covering more than 90 million spaces in over 20,000 cities – with SoundHound’s in-car voice commerce […]
More needs to be done: TfL’s Vision Zero Action Plan figures reveal just three fewer fatalities and serious injuries in 2024
Major of London Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to increase efforts to reduce deaths on the capital’s roads and transport network after new figures showed just three fewer people were killed or seriously injured in 2024 compared to the previous year. Harrow Online says the Mayor of London has pledged to eliminate all deaths […]
Sheriffhall Roundabout inquiry: Two years on and still no answers
Scotland’s Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has said a major upgrade of Edinburgh’s Sheriffhall Roundabout remains a ‘priority’ for the Scottish Government, more than two years after a report on the project was completed. Funding for the ‘flyover’ scheme to separate local traffic from motorway traffic and cut traffic jams at the congested roundabout are part of the UK and […]
Gritters, patrols and 24/7 monitoring: National Highways gears up to help motorists move safely this winter
As winter takes hold and temperatures drop, National Highways is preparing a nationwide operation to help keep England’s motorways and major A-roads safe – whatever the weather. Last winter alone, National Highways’ fleet of 530 gritters covered more than 1.5 million miles, the equivalent of driving around the Earth over 60 times. Each gritter can […]