VolkerHighways and Asphalt-IQ put Luton “at the forefront of digital road maintenance”
Luton Council and VolkerHighways have adopted Asphalt-IQ for a trial to capture and visualise data on roads resurfaced and patching repairs across Luton. Asphalt-IQ brings new digital solutions into the highway industry to capture carbon at the source of each surfacing and patching scheme. Geo-locating data with Smart A-Tags and smartcards enables accurate information to […]
Hammersmith and Fulham: Work on second section of Cycleway 34 to begin later this month
TfL and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham have confirmed that construction work will begin on the second section of Cycleway 34, between Wood Lane and Shepherds Bush Green, adding another 1.7km to the cycling network. The new section will provide an important stretch of cycling infrastructure, including fully protected two-way cycle lanes, new or improved pedestrian […]
ADEPT launches programme to measure and reduce carbon emissions
A new programme has been launched by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT), which will fund local highway authorities to both measure and identify how to reduce their carbon emissions. The Carbon Leadership Programme, supported by the Department for Transport, has been developed by Proving Services in partnership with ADEPT […]
Welsh Government announces preferred option for A494 River Dee Bridge replacement
The plans for a replacement for the A494 River Dee Bridge, a key part of North Wales’ road infrastructure, have taken another step forward. A public consultation was held looking at five possible options. This confirmed there was strong support for Option E,the best performing option, and further work has also been carried out to […]
Octupus Energy and Enfuce team up to speed EV fleet transition
Issuer processers Enfuce have revealed details of a strategic partnership with Octopus Energy’s Electroverse, Europe’s largest EV charging network, to launch the Electroverse Business Payments Card, a next-generation fleet payment solution designed to simplify expense management for fleets and accelerate the shift to electric mobility for businesses across the UK. As Europe’s largest EV charging […]
Verizon Business launches Vehicle-to-Everything connected-driving platform with multiple customers
Verizon Business has commercially launched Edge Transportation Exchange, a mobile-network vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication platform for connected vehicles, with multiple customers already signed on. Following a successful 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) joint demonstration, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT), Rutgers University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT), and Volkswagen Group of America (VW) have begun using the platform. The Edge Transportation Exchange solution […]
Silvertown Tunnel is easing congestion, says TfL
TfL has shared the first insights about the impact on traffic of the new Silvertown Tunnel, as part of commissioner Andy Lord’s latest report to the TfL Board. Analysis of data between 21 April and 11 May shows the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels are being used by an average of about 88,000 vehicles on a […]
South Wales: Ken Skates to officially open final stretch of the A465 from Dowlais to Hirwaun
On Thursday 12 June the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Mark Drakeford, will visit the A465 Head of Valleys Road to officially open the final section of the A465 Heads of the Valleys project from Dowlais to Hirwaun. The £1.4bn Welsh Government funded […]
Highways improvements completed in Uttoxeter
A highways improvement scheme to resurface a road in Uttoxeter has been completed. This Staffordshire County Council highways project saw crews reconstruct the B5027 Stone Road at its junction with Springfield Road to The Dove Church last week. Crews also carried out repairs to kerbs, drainage, manhole covers, gullies and other ironworks. The scheme, costing £110,000, was […]
ITS UK responds to Chancellor’s Transport for City Regions announcement
Following the announcement of the £15.6 billion of funding for transport across the UK’s City Regions by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ITS UK Chief Executive Max Sugarman, has issued a response. “It’s great to see City Regions – including a number of ITS UK members – receive funding today for transport projects ahead of […]