Northamptonshire: New measures introduced to alleviate traffic through Towcester
National Highways has introduced a weight restriction on the A5 through Towcester town centre to alleviate traffic. The traffic order will help prevent vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes travelling on the A5 through the Northamptonshire town, reducing noise, improving air quality and creating a safer, more welcoming environment in the town centre. The weight […]
Essex to host UKRO Festival of Rescue 2026
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) will host the United Kingdom Rescue Organisation (UKRO) Festival of Rescue 2026 at the University of Essex in September. The event will take place on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September 2026 at the university’s Colchester Campus. The Festival of Rescue brings together fire and rescue services from […]
WSP and partners to continue supporting National Highways’ Water Quality Plan
has been appointed to lead a group of firms to continue work supporting delivery of National Highways’ Water Quality Plan, building on WSP’s role as technical partner on the programme since 2024. Rain flowing from roads contains oils, suspended solids from tyres and metals from brakes. In its Water Quality Plan, National Highways has committed […]
Government issues response to Transport Committee skills for transport manufacturing report
The Government has responded to the Transport Committee’s report on skills for transport manufacturing without fully committing to any new measures focused on sector-specific recommendations. The response states that the government “recognises the significant challenges that skills gaps present to transport manufacturing”. Four of the report’s recommendations were partially accepted, including the call for Skills England to consult […]
INRIX unveils major Signal Analytics software upgrade
INRIX has announced a series of major updates to its award-winning Signal AnalyticsTM platform. The company says that these updates deliver ‘unprecedented scale, statistical confidence and flexibility’ by combining INRIX’s signal performance methodology with newly integrated traffic data, creating the most comprehensive, data-rich signal analytics solution to date. “INRIX Signal Analytics saves hours of monitoring every […]
CPD Technical Training Sessions agenda announced for 2026 LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival
The full agenda has been released for the CPD-accredited Technical Training Sessions, taking place at the LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival 2026, on 24 and 25 June 2026 to the NAEC Stoneleigh. Accredited by the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) and hosted in a dedicated Technical Learning Theatre, these sessions offer public and private sector professionals […]
Kent applies for £63m government road fund after landslip
Kent County Council has applied for a £63m government fund for two high priority road schemes. The funds would go towards road repairs in Galley Hill Road, Swanscombe (pictured), following a landslip in 2023 and the A299 between Whitstable and Ramsgate, a strategically important route serving east Kent, reports the BBC. The council said that national funding […]
Blackpool: New access road to create local jobs set to open
A new road in Blackpool that will unlock prime development land, allowing businesses to grow and creating valuable job opportunities for residents, has been officially opened. The new through-road, Vickers Way, was opened to traffic on Tuesday 5 May, providing an alternative route in and out of the business park and reducing congestion. Vickers Way […]
Devon: Work set to start on phase two of the Ogwell Walking and Cycling Link
Construction work on phase two of the Ogwell Walking and Cycling Link project in Devon will begin this week, marking the next stage in the delivery of a key active travel route for Newton Abbot and the surrounding area. This phase will deliver a new 90‑metre shared‑use path. The route will extend from Bakers Park, […]
Parking concerns could delay Wrexham AFC stadium expansion
Wrexham Council’s Highways department has effectively told Wrexham AFC that the latest parking evidence submitted in support of the proposed new Kop Stand capacity increase at the SToK Cae Ras stadium is “not robust enough to approve”, and has asked for the work to be done again, says Wrexham.com. The Championship football club, owned by […]