M42 bridge needs to be demolished after damage discovery
A 1970s-built concrete bridge that had to be closed to traffic will now need to be demolished and reconstructed after it was found to be at risk of further deterioration. The structure, over the M42 near junction six for Birmingham Airport, was closed in July when inspectors discovered damage to the concrete and corrosion in […]
Road markings issue sees England’s first ‘cycle street’ close after two months
A new £2.4 million road that opened at the end of May and claimed to be England’s first “cycle street” has been closed because road markings were said not to be up to the sufficient standard. Adams Road in the west of Cambridge, said to be used by 3,000 cyclists per day, gives cyclists and […]
Lane Rental: Three West Yorkshire councils to charge utility companies for carrying out roadworks on key routes at busiest times
Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield Councils have announced that they will all be charging utility companies if they choose to operate on key routes during the busiest times, with charges of up to £2,500 per day. The aim of the Lane Rental scheme is to reduce the impact of roadworks by encouraging organisations to plan works at quieter […]
No new smart motorways on the cards in England under PM Burnham
The Department for Transport has outlined its approach to smart motorways in England under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with the reforms aimed at cutting road fatalities. The wide-ranging initiative was unveiled and introduced in January under then-Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, says Yorkshire Live. Now serving as PM, Mr Burnham has taken on the strategy, […]
Pedestrian improvement works get underway in Hull
Hull City Council is set to begin pedestrian improvement works on Inglemire Lane. The scheme will include footway improvements and the installation of a new pedestrian build-out on the southern side of the road, close to the University of Hull’s Allam Sports Centre. The build-out will extend the footway into the road, reducing the crossing distance […]
Bridging the connectivity gap – Lessons to be learned from Yorkshire
A researcher at the Centre for Cities has concluded that there are lessons for every part of the country in what some cities in Yorkshire are doing with regards to transport – and in some cases still need to do. Xuanru Lin suggests that transport is the “wiring that keeps urban economies running”, but in […]
Bridging the recovery gap – are Britain’s drivers crash-ready?
New research from law firm Irwin Mitchell, in which 2001 UK drivers were surveyed, has revealed the full scale of Britain’s “recovery gap” at accident scenes – a nation confident at the roadside, but almost entirely unprepared for what comes next, legally, medically and financially. At the scene, drivers do the right things instinctively: 70.6% […]
West Northamptonshire ‘investing in better roads for the long term’
Cllr Richard Butler, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport at West Northamptonshire Council, has explained the authority’s approach to infrastructure improvements in a first-person article on the Council website. “When residents contact us about the condition of their local roads, the conversation often begins and ends with potholes. That’s understandable, potholes are visible, frustrating and […]
Kapsch TrafficCom expands satellite tolling to the Netherlands
Kapsch TrafficCom has deployed its Geo Location Platform (GLP) for satellite-based tolling in the Netherlands, marking a key step in the expansion across European tolling domains. The GLP is now operating in both the Netherlands and Belgium, where it is used to create tolling transactions through Kapsch TrafficCom’s own map-matching, trip-building and tolling contextualisation capabilities. […]
Teletrac Navman appoints new Vice President of Product Management
Teletrac Navman, the provider of connected mobility platforms for industries that manage vehicle and equipment assets, has appointed Pankaj Sharma (pictured) as vice president of product management. Sharma brings more than 15 years of experience building and scaling product organisations across SaaS, AI, machine learning, and platform businesses, reports Business Motoring. He joins Teletrac Navman […]