SRL launches multipurpose Solihull facility
SRL Traffic Systems is kicking off 2025 with the launch of its largest facility to date. The multi-purpose Solihull hub will enable the company to provide its customers with an increasingly efficient service, as well as hosting its new REMOS remotely operated signal operation. SRL is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of mobile […]
P&D appoints Chellan to provide remote-monitoring
P&D Specialist Services, provider of CCTV and highway safety solutions in the UK, has appointed Chellan Ltd to provide remote-monitoring services from its CCTV units, situated on the Prince of Wales Bridge on the M4. Working on behalf of Quantum Traffic Management, P&D currently provides its high-quality and resilient CCTV unit to monitor highway resurfacing […]
Consultation launches on West Yorkshire travel improvements
The second stage of consultation has launched today to improve two key roads linking Leeds to Wakefield and Pontefract. Run in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the consultation aims to make it safer and more accessible to walk, wheel and cycle, as well as improving bus reliability. The consultation follows on from a […]
One month to go until ITS UK’s Annual Conference
ITS UK’s Annual Conference returns for its second year on Tuesday 4 Marc and will explore the latest across transport technology, innovation and the future of mobility. Open to all, the Conference, held concurrently with Interchange 25 at Manchester Central. will focus on the theme of: “How to build an integrated transport network?”. The Conference will include […]
VINCI completes acquisition of FM Conway
The agreement for VINCI Construction to fully acquire infrastructure services business FM Conway, was completed on Friday 31January 2025. FM Conway now joins the network of VINCI Construction to support the further growth of the company and bring additional firepower to its already successful business model, with a clear focus on innovation and sustainability. With […]
Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce holds first ‘constructive’ meeting for three years
A taskforce aimed at getting Hammersmith Bridge back open to motor vehicles have met for the first time in over three years. The group had held its last meeting under the previous Conservative Government in November 2021, but was reconvened on Thursday afternoon by Labour’s minister for local transport, Simon Lightwood. The 138-year-old bridge has been closed to cars, […]
M8 Woodside Viaducts repairs: WSP appointed as technical advisors
Transport Scotland has awarded a contract to WSP UK Limited to provide technical advisory services for a permanent repair of the M8 Woodside Viaducts. The work includes the design and implementation of a permanent solution to the structures, which form a vital part of the M8 through Glasgow. Subject to completion of a mandatory 10-day […]
Suffolk PCC calls for lower speed limit on A14
A police boss said users of a major road in Suffolk faced “chaos and pandemonium” as he called for a speed limit trial to reduce collisions. The A14 has seen a spate of collisions leading to full and partial closures over the past few weeks. National Highways data given to the BBC showed there had been a […]
Nottingham Knight: Email error delays junction works
A consultation on plans to expand Nottingham’s congested Nottingham Knight and Wheatcroft A52 junctions has been extended after officials realised an email address wasn’t working. The survey for work on the congested areas near West Bridgford will be extended. This is because a previous email address for residents submit objections and comments is “no longer valid”, National Highways said. […]
Funding boost to prevent 30,000 potholes on Welsh roads
An extra £25m to renew Wales’ major roads and prevent around 30,000 road defects and potholes has been announced by the Welsh Government. The funding boost will see an extra 100km of the strategic road network resurfaced in the new financial year. Roads that are most in need of repairs will be renewed, with thousands […]