One month to go to submit your entry for the ITS UK Awards 2024
With a deadline of 2 September, time is running out to get your entry in for the leading celebration of the intelligent transport sector. The Awards showcase the innovation, expertise and dynamism of organisations, projects and individuals across the industry. There are 17 categories covering everything from data and digital services, to the use of technology in public […]
M8 closed this weekend for ‘major’ works
Glasgow’s M8 is set to be closed this weekend to allow major works to take place. Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will be carrying out essential refurbishments of the Cornwall Street and Kirkwood Street footbridges that span the motorway between Junction 21 (Seaward Street) and Junction 23 (Ibrox). The work will take place from until Friday […]
Clearview Intelligence and National Highways aim to improve road safety in Gloucestershire
National Highways have installed new Clearview Intelligence LED road studs and changed the centre line between Nettleton to Birdlip Junction on the A417 in to reduce harm and serious injury to road users. Between 2017-2021, five serious collisions were recorded involving a vehicle crossing the road’s dashed centre line. Using designated funding we have replaced the existing […]
VolkerHighways awarded street lighting contract by SomersetCouncil
Somerset Council has awarded VolkerHighways a street lighting term maintenance contract worth £20 million. The contract will begin on 1 October and continue for eight years, with a possible extension of four further years. Responsible for more than 59,000 street lighting electrical assets, the business will deliver planned, routine and reactive works, as well as […]
Reeves scraps ‘unaffordable’ A27 Arundel bypass
Following the announcement of the cancellation of the planned Stonehenge Tunnel, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has now revealed that the bypass to take traffic on the A27 away from Arundel in West Sussex has also been scrapped, as the new Labour government insisted it had inherited a projected overspend of £21.9bn from the Conservatives. National Highways […]
SWARCO UK & Ireland awarded new major service and maintenance agreement with five West Anglian councils
SWARCO UK & Ireland have been awarded a new long-term service and maintenance contract for traffic signals and signage covering Bedford Borough Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, Central Bedfordshire Council, Luton Council and Peterborough City Council. This new contract follows a successful collaboration between five individual local authorities which began in 2016 when the first contract […]
Car giants reportedly ‘selling driving data to insurers’ on the cheap
Two US senators, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, have conducted a recent investigation that lifts the lid on the sale of driver data to insurance companies. In a recent letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the pair of privacy advocates highlighted the type of data being harvested, which […]
MOT test changes ‘spark fears and major crackdown’
MOT changes could see driving tech regulated as safety fears spark a major crackdown, amid a Department for Transport investigation into whether advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) will leave drivers at risk. Wales Online reports that the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety has urged the government to include mandatory checks on these sophisticated vehicle features […]
Californian city to deploy all-electric police car fleet
A city in Southern California has become the first in the US to replace its police patrol cars with electric vehicles, officials announced Monday, unveiling a fleet of 20 new Teslas. South Pasadena on the edge of Los Angeles will replace its gas-guzzling police cruisers with the Teslas to help protect public health and fight […]
Journeo celebrates £2m purchase order from Metroline
Leicestershire-based transport system services provider, Journeo PLC, has announced that it has received a purchase order for £2.1m from Metroline Manchester for the provision of its on-board bus safety systems and cloud-based services. The firm will install its latest high-definition digital CCTV systems on approximately 300 new vehicles that are due to enter service in […]
