Council to invest £35m in Haringey’s road network
Haringey Council’s cabinet has agreed a “transformative” five-year plan that see more than £35m of investment to improve the borough’s 217-mile road network. Approved by the Labour administration this week, the programme will upgrade highways, improve accessibility, and enhance street lighting. Senior councillors say the capital programme for Haringey’s highways will “make streets safer, more […]
Opening date for Lyminster Bypass announced by West Sussex County Council
The newly constructed A284 Lyminster Bypass (North) will open to public traffic at 2pm on Friday, 9 May 2025. The publicly funded northern section of the bypass has been delivered by West Sussex County Council and its construction partner Jackson Civil Engineering, with partial funding from the Department for Transport. The shorter southern section was […]
Westcotec demonstrates latest roadside technology to deliver safer roads for all
A line-up of intelligent roadside safety and information applications have been demonstrated by Norfolk-based technology firm Westcotec at the UTAC Proving Ground in Bedfordshire. An audience of senior representatives from the Department for Transport, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Centre for Connected and Automated Vehicles attended the event, organised by the Transport Technology […]
Construction firms on alert to £200m Dorset highways contract
Dorset Council is seeking early market engagement from suppliers interested in its Highway Term Service Works Contract, spanning five years, between 1 April 2027 and 31 March 2032. Firms are invited to complete and return a pre-market engagement questionnaire by 12pm on 6 May 2025 – ahead of a procurement process which is scheduled to start in March next year, says Construction Wave. The […]
Nota signs contract with Dubai RTA for generative AI-based ITS solution
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in the UAE has signed a contract with South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) optimisation company Nota AI for a generative AI-based solution for intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Nota AI’s ITS solution is a core product of Nota Vision Agent (NVA), a traffic management solution based on vision language models (VLM). Leveraging real-time analytics capabilities, Nota […]
Scottish government drops target to cut car use by 20%
The Scottish government is dropping a key climate change target to cut car use in Scotland by 20% by the end of the decade. The aim – which was a previous SNP manifesto commitment – was to reduce the amount of kilometres travelled by car across the country in order to cut harmful emissions and […]
Severn Bridge closure ‘devastating’ for hauliers
The haulage industry says that a decision to ban heavy goods vehicles from the M48 Severn Bridge could be “devastating” for their businesses. The ban will come into force for at least 18 months from 27 May after National Highways discovered the cables supporting the structure are deteriorating. A director of an Avonmouth-based haulage company warned the […]
Over 140 offences detected during Operation Tramline using HGV supercab in Suffolk
Police in Suffolk stopped 142 vehicles and detected over 140 offences, as part of a roads policing operation that took place earlier this month. Operation Tramline saw police provided with an HGV tractor unit by National Highways, which allowed officers to carry out patrols across the county’s strategic road network and use this elevated […]
Texas: Driverless trucks on I-45 coming soon
Drivers along a 200-mile stretch of I-45 between Dallas and Houston should get ready for something new: The semi-truck in the next lane might not have anyone in the driver’s seat. Autonomous trucking companies have been testing their fleets on Texas highways for several years, but always with backup safety drivers in the cab. Now, one company, Aurora Innovation, […]
SBD launches EV Incentives Tracker
As 2030 approaches, so too do the deadlines for electrification set by automakers, governing bodies, and governments worldwide. To that end SBD have published a new report in the shape of an EV Incentives Tracker. In recent years, purchase incentives have played a key role in EV uptake, making them more affordable and more accessible […]