Oxfordshire: Construction to start on Banbury Cherwell Street improvements
Construction will start this winter on improvements designed to make bus journeys into and out of Banbury town centre more reliable. The project was given the go-ahead at an Oxfordshire County Council cabinet member decision meeting on Thursday 4 September. Work is expected to finish in summer 2026. The council, together with its contractor M […]
SKIDATA acquires Sweden’s ePARK
SKIDATA has expanded its parking porfolio with the acquisition of ePARK, a Swedish provider of app-based smart parking services. With this acquisition, SKIDATA says that it is continuing to evolve in the app-based parking market – complementing its long-standing role in infrastructure-based access systems. The Salzburg-based company’s goal is to strengthen operator offerings and expand […]
Essex County Council appoints ECR to deliver county-wide transport app
Essex County Council has appointed ECR Solutions, part of the HopOn Group, to deliver a new multipurpose sustainable transport app. This will allow passengers to plan journeys, book digital demand responsive transport (DDRT), buy tickets and more. The new app will allow residents across Greater Essex to plan, book and pay for journeys using their […]
Horrendous and frustrating: The true cost of roadworks
Two examples from opposite sides of the country have highlighted the true and often hidden cost of roadworks. Firstly, the landlord of a much-loved Norfolk pub said “horrendous” roadworks have cost the business a quarter of its usual trade. According to Paul Sandford, owner of the Railway Tavern in Dereham, the closures to the A47 […]
How managed connectivity in connected cars reduces the impact of network outages
Cubic3, providers advanced connectivity solutions for software-defined vehicles across 200+ countries, have published a thought-provoking blog on the subject of connectivity in connected cars. “L”ast weekend a Verizon outage in the US led to thousands of Americans smartphones being offline in major cities like Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago,”says the Cubic3 team. “Those most affected were unable […]
UK drivers are ready to go electric, says report, but infrastructure isn’t keeping up
HERE Technologies and SBD Automotive have released the 2025 HERE–SBD EV Index, revealing that while the UK is among the most optimistic markets for electric vehicle (EV) adoption, there is a widening gap between EV adoption and infrastructure deployment. EV adoption is very much on the UK Government’s agenda currently as it aims to reduce […]
£1.8m for eight electric buses in Kettering and Corby
North Northants Council is set to approve the allocation of £1.8 million of government funding to introduce eight electric buses on several routes in north Northamptonshire. If a report is approved by the Executive at a meeting on 9 September, says the Northamptonshire Telegraph, new zero-emission buses will operate on Stagecoach services 17,18 and 19 connecting Hanwood […]
Suffolk: Drivers face 35-mile diversion while Ipswich Road closed in Hadleigh
Drivers look set to face a 35-mile (56km) (long diversion while a major route is closed once again this month. Suffolk Highways will carry out essential work on the A1071 Ipswich Road between Hadleigh and Hintlesham from Monda 8 September until Saturday 13 September 13, reports the East Anglia Daily Times. The road will be closed […]
Bedfordshire: A421 flooding risk reduced with new water pumping system
A dual carriageway in Bedfordshire that was partly shut due to severe flooding has new pumps in place to reduce the risk of future closures. The A421, which links the A1 and M1 south of Bedford, was closed for nearly three weeks last September after a month’s worth of rain fell in less than 48 hours, leaving […]
Wrexham Council blocks memorial 10k road race over highways dispute
A popular Wrexham road race held in memory of a former athlete has been cancelled following a dispute between organisers and Wrexham Council. Wrexham.com says the Helena Tipping Wrexham 10K was due to take place on Sunday 14 September, starting at the Net World Sports site and finishing at Isycoed Community Centre. This year would […]