£10.8m Brent Cross interchange renewal works begins
Transport for London (TfL) has begun the first phase of a £10.8 million project to strengthen and renew the Brent Cross Interchange. The scheme focuses on the A41 Hendon Way flyover over the A406 North Circular Road, one of north London’s key strategic road connections, as Highways News reported in August. TfL says the works […]
Costain selected by Pagabo for landmark Civil Engineering & Infrastructure Framework
Costain has been appointed to Pagabo’s Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Framework as a Lot 1 Collaborative Partner. The framework is part of Pagabo’s largest infrastructure procurement offering to date, the National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026, which carries an estimated total value of £4.29 billion and will run for a term […]
Oxfordshire MP demands answers after A420 speed camera scheme is scrapped
An MP has spoken out after plans for an average speed camera on a busy Oxfordshire road were scrapped. Freddie Van Mierlo, the MP for Henley and Thame, has written to the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber after plans for a new camera on the A420 in Oxfordshire were turned down, says […]
New strategy supports safer journeys across Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire County Council is developing a new Road Safety Strategy aimed at making journeys safer for everyone who lives, works in or visits the county. The strategy, which will cover the period from 2026 to 2040, will build on recent progress and set out how the council and its partners will work together to reduce […]
Sensys Gatso Australia wins major traffic safety technology contract
Sensys Gatso Australia has won a major contract with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) to supply and install next-generation traffic enforcement systems at existing red light camera sites across the state. The contract includes the upgrade of existing camera enforcement systems and introduces speed enforcement capability at the existing locations. The […]
Kapsch TrafficCom wins contract to streamline two Southern California express lane corridors
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) in California have awarded Kapsch TrafficCom a three-party agreement to consolidate back-office system (BOS) and customer service centre (CSC) operations for the SR-91 and I-15 Express Lanes. The contract is valued at more than $170 million (£128 million) and runs through 2041. […]
Works set to start on Bridge of Allan to Stirling Active Travel route
Works to deliver a new walking, cycling and wheeling route that will link Bridge of Allan to Stirling will get underway on Monday 5 October. The project will connect Bridge of Allan (at the junction of Keir Street and Fountain Road) with the Walk, Cycle, Live Stirling infrastructure on Airthrey Road (at the Hillfoots Road […]
Construction to begin on Hove to Portslade Active Travel Scheme
Work is set to begin in the coming weeks on an Active Travel Scheme along the A259 between Hove and Portslade. The scheme will improve cycling, pedestrian and road infrastructure between Fourth Avenue and the city’s western boundary and creating safer and more accessible journeys for everyone. The improvements include: A work compound will be […]
Slugs revealed as cause of malfunctioning Manchester traffic signals
The mystery of why malfunctioning traffic signals have been causing chaos for motorists in Greater Manchester for some weeks has finally been revealed – and it turns out slugs are to blame. Despite being fixed or replaced, the lights at the Robin Hood crossroads in Stretford, Trafford, have repeatedly failed, with three dangerous incidents reported […]
New cameras reveal thousands of ‘ghost’ plates in BBC Panorama episode
Thousands of illegal registration plates on cars and other vehicles have been detected by a new camera system being tested on motorways in south-east England, an episode of the BBC’s Panorama programme has revealed. The plates have been adapted to prevent their details being identified by automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems, which are used […]