New Active Travel routes for Bath and North East Somerset
Work is set to start on three walking, wheeling and cycling routes along the A36 Beckford Road and Sydney Place in Bath. Further work has begun at Bear Flat, where the measures will also help improve bus reliability on the A367. In Royal Victoria Park, improvements are planned to improve links between Weston and the […]
Building work begins on new £65 million M56 services
Building work has begun on Tatton Services, a new £65 million Motorway Services Area located between Junctions 7 and 8 of the M56 in Cheshire, near Millington and Rostherne. The development is an 80-20 partnership between Westmorland and the Tatton Estate and represents a major long-term investment in the region’s local food economy, people and […]
Bradford Council adopts moving traffic enforcement measures
Bradford Council has confirmed the next steps for improving safety and helping the flow of traffic at two busy junctions by introducing moving traffic enforcement cameras. The first cameras will be installed in the city centre, targeting two junctions where drivers regularly ignore traffic rules such as banned turns and yellow box junctions. This behaviour […]
Menai Suspension Bridge to close again this weekend – but this time for a party
The Menai Suspension Bridge has been the subject of numerous closures in recent years and Highways News has run several stories this year alone, with reports of overweight vehicles and worker abuse, but its closure this weekend is for an altogether different reason. The Daily Post has revealed that the bridge will be shut on […]
Capita secures five-year extension to TfL RUC contracts
Capita plc has secured a five-year extension for its two Transport for London (TfL) Road User Charging contracts. The extensions run from October 2026 to September 2031, with options to extend for up to a further two years to September 2033. The combined value of the extensions is expected to be approximately £424.6m over the […]
Bath & North East Somerset adopts Yunex Traffic’s Stratos UTMC solution
Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Council has chosen Yunex Traffic’s Stratos Urban Traffic Management and Control (UTMC) solution to replace its existing UTMC solution with a more efficient, resilient and future-ready approach to network management. Following a comprehensive review of its operational needs and an extensive tender process, the Council selected Stratos for its […]
Workington Gateway Project enters final phase
Cumberland Council is preparing to move into the final phase of the Workington Gateway project, as work continues to deliver major improvements to the town’s infrastructure, connectivity and public spaces. Good progress has been made across the scheme, which forms part of a wider programme of investment to improve road safety, upgrade essential infrastructure and strengthen […]
Once around the world: AppyWay maps 45,000km of UK kerbside restrictions
AppyWay, the UK=based kerbside and traffic data company, has now mapped more than 45,000km of kerbside, creating a legal-grade digital twin of the rules of the road across the UK. That is more than the circumference of the Earth, which measures 40,075.017 km to be precise. The figure makes AppyWay’s dataset one of the largest […]
Britain’s buried networks help Ordnance Survey achieve record revenue
Ordnance Survey (OS), Great Britain’s National Mapping Service, has announced annual results for the financial year ended 31 March 2026, with record revenues of £198.7 million, representing 2.1% annual growth (2024-25: £194.6 million). This performance has been driven by the expansion of the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) and continued growth in OS Maps, alongside deepening […]
Wiltshire Council using connected vehicle data to address junction safety
Wiltshire Council has used three years of connected vehicle data and imagery to investigate why drivers were not giving way at a junction outside Westbury. The Council received reports from residents that drivers failed to stop or slow on Trowbridge Road, where traffic should yield to oncoming traffic on Bratton Road. Taking an innovative approach, Wiltshire […]