Milton Keynes City Council selects TRL Software’s UTC powered by SCOOT® to manage growing city’s traffic network
Milton Keynes City Council has appointed TRL Software to deploy its cutting-edge Urban Traffic Control (UTC) system, powered by the world-renowned SCOOT® signal optimisation technology, across the city’s signal-controlled junctions. This decision marks a major milestone in the Council’s strategy to build a smarter, greener, and more responsive transport system, aligned with the vision laid […]
Transport ‘worth £10 billion to Scotland’s economy’
Senior leaders from across the Scottis transprt sector have come together to discuss the true economic value of transport to Scotland. The event in Glasgow follows the publication of Connecting Scotland – the Value of Transport, which finds that transport is an “absolute necessity” in terms of underpinning various sectors, and a lifeline to many. The […]
Signs of Progress: IHE announces 2026 Traffic Signs Conference in Birmingham
The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) is pleased to announce that its flagship Traffic Signs Conference will take place on Tuesday, 24 March 2026, in Birmingham. Supported by the Department for Transport (DfT) and sponsored by Causeway, the theme for this year is ‘Signs of Progress’. Widely recognised as the UK’s leading event dedicated to […]
Costain completes critical works on complex London road upgrade
Costain has completed critical works for Transport for London (TfL) as part of the A40 Westway Structures Refurbishment project. The work saw Costain install seven expansion joints on the A40 between Wood Lane and the Marylebone Flyover, which is used by 96,000 vehicles each day. The section of the elevated A40 spans approximately 4.5km through […]
Port of Felixstowe expands autonomous truck fleet with order for 34 additional units
Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has confirmed an order for a further 34 autonomous trucks from Shanghai Westwell Technology Co Ltd, doubling its current fleet. The first 34 ATs, deployed successfully early this year into operation at the port’s Trinity Terminal alongside conventionally driven trucks, represented Europe’s first ever successful use of ATs in mixed […]
New 20mph zones announced for Dorset communities
New 20mph zones are to be introduced in five Dorset towns and villages this autumn. This follows applications submitted by the respective town/parish councils. We carried out detailed assessments of each application, including public consultation when residents shared their comments, support or objections before decisions were made. This was through what is known as a […]
20mph zones in Aberdeenshire towns and villages to come into force on Monday
Aberdeenshire Council is introducing 20mph speed limits across communities on Monday, as part of a national roll out. The Council says that it want to make Aberdeenshire’s towns and villages a better and safer place to live, work, visit and play. Slower speeds are safer for all, traffic speed is often too fast in our […]
Safety boost for A1 in Hertfordshire
Work starts today on improvements to the A1 to cut road traffic collisions as National Highways aims to reduce the number of people harmed on the region’s roads. Research shows speed plays a role in close to half of the collisions on National Highways’ roads and safety improves if motorists drive at speeds that reflect […]
Construction professionals offered training to plug fire engineering competence gaps
Competence gaps in fire engineering have prompted the launch of a new training course for construction professionals – including structural engineers as well as Tier 1 and principal contractors – to help drive up safety standards across the industry. One year on from the publication of the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report and its 58 […]
New England parking law change to bring country ‘in line with Scotland’
A new pavement parking rule is set to be introduced across England with a major update imminent. The Department for Transport has confirmed that an announcement will be made shortly after weeks of speculation. The new law will grant English councils the same powers as their Scottish counterparts to ban pavement parking, says the Birmingham […]