Brighton & Hove City Council drops zero-emission bus service
Brighton & Hove City Council has ditched The Big Lemon’s electric buses for a diesel fleet on its supported bus services for the next four years. The Big Lemon, a community interest company which has operated zero-emissions electric buses powered by renewable energy on routes 16, 47 and 52 on behalf of Brighton & Hove […]
Burton’s £1.5 million resurfacing scheme is complete
A £1.5 million highways improvement scheme to reconstruct Horninglow Road North in Burton has been completed. Staffordshire County Council’s highways crews have spent the last two weeks resurfacing the A511 Horninglow Road North, from the junction of Farm Road to Tutbury Road. This scheme also included the full resurfacing of both the Field Lane and […]
Peterborough: A14 junctions 16 to 17 drainage work set to begin
Due to flooding issues, National Highways will be installing new drains on the A14 near Spaldwick and Bythorn near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. This will help better disperse surface water, and reduce future flooding. Road closures will be necessary in order to do the work safely and more details will be provided shortly. The A14 will […]
GRAHAM awarded A320 North of Woking infrastructure scheme
GRAHAM has been awarded the contract by Surrey County Council (SCC) to deliver critical improvements to the A320 north of Woking, a key infrastructure project funded through Homes England’s Housing Infrastructure Fund. The contract has been awarded under the GEN 5 Southern Highways and Civils Framework. The scheme aims to increase capacity and improve traffic […]
Women In ITS Forum celebrates International Women’s Day
ITS UK is hosting an online forum via Teams on 11 March at 09.00am (GMT) for the Women in ITS annual celebration of International Women’s Day 2025. This Women in ITS webinar will be exploring some key themes including diversity within the ITS sector, how the sector is growing to enhance female leadership and how […]
Huge step forward on new walking and cycling bridge for Nottingham
Nottingham City Council have entered into a £12.6m delivery contract with Balfour Beatty to deliver the city’s new 85 metre long walking and cycling bridge over the River Trent. Balfour Beatty have a proven track record of delivering high-profile infrastructure projects, and it is expected that over 100 people will be employed during the project […]
Moray Council pushes for fully dualled A96 in response to Transport Scotland review
Moray Council has responded to the A96 Corridor Review with a reiteration of its support for full dualling of the route from Inverness to Aberdeen. Following discussion at a full council meeting on Wednesday 19 January 2025, elected members approved a response to be submitted to the Transport Scotland consultation that runs until 21 February. In its […]
American firm finds new way to analyse traffic danger spots
Florida-based Urban SDK has released a new “Collision Index” designed to give police, public works and road planners better data about where accidents happen and how to fix those problems. Described as the “latest data layer” for the company’s platform, the index helps local officials monitor roads and locate the “most dangerous locations,” according to a […]
Renault offers EV fire safety system to global car sector
Renault Group has decided to make its Fireman Access patents freely available to the entire automotive industry. Car manufacturers and parts suppliers can now obtain a free licence for this innovation through the open collaborative platform at www.renault.fr/universalpatent. In return, as part of this collaborative principle, licensees agree that any upgrades will be made available to other members […]
TRL recognised as a Rising Star in Global Road Safety
TRL is proud to announce its recognition as a Rising Star in the iRAP Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy, alongside the Himachal Pradesh Roads Infrastructure Development Corporation (HPRIDCL). This accolade was presented at the 2025 Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Marrakech, celebrating outstanding efforts to eliminate high-risk roads worldwide. The award acknowledges TRL’s collaboration […]