Traffic Group Signals invests in the next generation with apprenticeship programme
Traffic Group Signals is proudly supporting the next generation of engineers by appointing an Apprentice Test Engineer to provide hands-on experience and mentorship to aspiring talent. Daniel Kahal, 24, joined the company in September last year after deciding to pursue a career in traffic engineering. Having previously worked in the hospitality industry, Daniel saw the […]
RSTA welcomes the focus on long-term road maintenance
The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has welcomed the Government’s commitment to longer-term road maintenance by committing a total of £24 billion from 2026/7-2029/30 for local and national road maintenance. For a long time, the RSTA has called for more preventative maintenance to be adopted to stop more and more roads falling into poor condition […]
£37.7 million smoother journeys plan confirmed in Westmorland and Furness
Thousands of highways and transport improvements will bring smoother journeys to Westmorland and Furness as a part of a £37.7 million programme. Confirmed for 2025/26, the Council’s multi-million pound investment will deliver significant upgrades to transport infrastructure and tackle the challenges of ‘pothole season,’ brought on in Spring by increased traffic and the impact of […]
Reigate MP launches cross-party Campaign for Better Roads
Reigate MP Rebecca Paul has launched a new cross-party group in Parliament dedicated to improving the state of the UK’s roads. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Better Roads will focus on raising awareness of the critical role the road network plays in the UK’s economy, environment, and daily life, while advocating for proper investment […]
Progress made on Glasgow’s 11km safer active travel routes
Progress has been made towards advancing 11km of walking, wheeling, and cycling routes in the Inner North and South of Glasgow, with a recent bid submitted to Transport Scotland’s Active Travel Infrastructure Fund (ATIF). The move is part of a larger effort to create a City Network, consisting of 270km of safer, segregated active travel […]
New Zemo report highlights policies needed to accelerate UK transport decarbonisation
Zemo Partnership has launched a new report describing the policies needed to accelerate the UK’s transition to net zero transport. The report is launched alongside a Zemo-convened Parliamentary Roundtable event in Westminster where cross-party MPs and Lords (including members of both Transport and Business and Trade Committees) will discuss the report’s recommendations. The project: Decarbonising UK Road Transport: Map […]
Wayve and Uber partner to launch L4 autonomy trials in the UK
Wayve and Uber are to embark on a plan to develop and launch public-road trials of Level 4 (L4) fully autonomous vehicles in London. This announcement marks the UK as the largest market where Uber has announced an intention to pilot autonomous vehicles. These trials will combine Wayve’s industry-leading Embodied AI platform with Uber’s global […]
Industry issues further responses to the Comprehensive Spending Review
Reactions to the Chancellor’s Spending Review announcement continue to reach us at Highways News. Amey’s Chief Executive, Andy Milner, said: “Amey welcomes today’s announcements from the Government of additional investment in infrastructure as part of the Spending Review and the recognition of the importance of defence, transport and public infrastructure in protecting our national security […]
Coventry University’s Research Centre for Future Transport and Cities to help shape Coventry’s very light rail project
Experts at Coventry University are to play a key role in a major project aimed at providing affordable accessible transport in the city. Coventry Very Light Rail (CVLR) is a project to create a rail-based mass-transit system that can be built at less than half the cost and in half the time of conventional tram […]
Additional infrastructure spending “welcome” says AECOM’s Whitehead
Richard Whitehead, chief executive (Europe and India) at AECOM, has welcomed the Comprehensive Spending Review set out by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. “Having focused on removing planning hurdles and emboldening devolved authorities in its first 12 months in power, this long-term funding cements the government’s pledge to accelerate the delivery of essential infrastructure and, in turn, […]