Staffordshire sets out highways management plan
Staffordshire County Council has set out how it manages traffic and co-ordinates utility and road works across the county, to keep Staffordshire moving and reduce disruption. Next week the county council’s Cabinet will discuss the Traffic and Network Management Plan, which explains how the council will work to manage more than 4,000 miles of highway […]
Monmouthshire: Work set to begin on new Active Travel route
Construction of a new 500m long active travel route in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, will begin later this month. The Caldicot Multi-User Route (MUR) will form part of the wider active travel network across the Severnside area of Monmouthshire. The project includes the construction of a new active travel route that will connect the northern end of […]
Southend issues tender for Intelligent Transport Systems
Southend-on-Sea City Council is looking to appoint a suitable Supplier to supply, install and maintain intelligent transport systems and associated equipment including traffic signals, Variable Message Signs, RGB Signs, School Warning Signs, Car Park Guidance Signs, Car Park Count controllers and Vehicle Speed Activated Signs, according to ProContract. All equipment is within the City of […]
Vital ‘blood bikes’ damaged by potholes
Severn Freewheelers, a charity that delivers blood and medicine to hospitals, has said its work is being put at risk by potholes. The charity’s nine blood bikes that operate around Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and the charity says that more than half of them have been damaged this year due to poor road surfaces, says […]
US transit industry leaders publish book to help navigate bureaucracy and drive change
Transit agencies across the US are navigating shrinking budgets, pressure to attract new riders, and growing demands to bring on new technologies. A new book from three veterans of Los Angeles Metro’s Office of Extraordinary Innovation (OEI) is the guide many in the field of public transit, and people who care about the mission of […]
Silvertown Tunnel is ‘tackling chronic congestion’, says TfL
Transport for London has said that the Silvertown Tunnel, which opened a year ago, has reduced “chronic congestion” and improved journey times. New data suggested that drivers who used the neighbouring Victorian-era Blackwall Tunnel saw journey times reduced by more than 10% during weekday peak periods, TfL told the BBC. Before the new £2.2bn link […]
Google announced as ITS European Congress 2026 Innovation Partner
ERTICO – ITS Europe has announced that Google has signed up as an official Innovation Partner of this month’s ITS European Congress. In the Plenary, Google will join the “One Journey” session to discuss the gaps and opportunities in diverse transport modes and a truly seamless, interoperable network. For a deployment deep dive, ERTICO recommends […]
£23m West Yorkshire road improvement scheme moving ahead
A £23m scheme to improve one of the main routes into Bradford city centre has moved to the next stage – but some major aspects of the works have been dropped. Improvements to Wakefield Road have been planned for years, and would see new pedestrian crossings, bus lanes, cycle lanes and tree planting along the […]
Hammersmith & Fulham outline updated Wandsworth Bridge Road ‘corridor vision’
Hammersmith & Fulham Council is having to redesign elements of the Wandsworth Bridge Road scheme that it announced last summer. In correspondence released to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) it can be revealed that the council had to “return to the design stage” for its planned upgrades to Wandsworth Bridge Road, says FulhamSW6. The […]
The Road Safety Trust launches Spring 2026 Large Grants programme
The Road Safety Trust has launched its Spring 2026 ‘Large Grants’ programme, with funding of up to £200,000 available for innovative and high impact road safety projects. Grants of between £50k-£200k are available from a total funding pot of £750k, for research projects and interventions that will make a positive impact on the safety of […]