Oxford: Botley Road reopening could be delayed to mid-October
Network Rail has issued an update regarding the reopening of the Botley Road in Oxford. The road was shut at the rail bridge in April 2023 for work linked to a major upgrade of Oxford rail station, and was due to reopen on 31 August, says the Oxford Mail. Last week it was announced that […]
Gatwick to be the first UK airport to offer robot parking service
London Gatwick is set to launch the first robotic airport parking service in the UK in August. The service, made in partnership with specialists Stanley Robotics, will allow passengers to drive their cars into a dedicated drop-off area at the airport’s South Terminal, whereby robots lift the car by its tyres and park it in a secure […]
UC San Diego researchers discover 2 million cars fitted with anti-theft systems are at higher risk of being stolen
At least 2.2 million cars on the road today are vulnerable to an attack that allows thieves to lock and unlock doors and immobilise vehicle engines remotely via a Bluetooth connection, computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have found. Attackers can get access to cars from as far as five yards away. […]
New Active Travel hub plans are ‘box-ticking exercise’, say King’s Lynn councillors
The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk has deferred plans for a new travel hub after councillors questioned its purpose and called it a “tick-box exercise”. The council had originally been recommended to approve a 236-space car park on the southern edge of the town, as part of a £4.1m scheme to improve […]
Women in Bus and Coach unveils blue plaque honouring founder Louise Cheeseman OBE
Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC) has unveiled a commemorative blue plaque in honour of its founder and transport industry leader Louise Cheeseman OBE (pictured, second right) at Hull Paragon Interchange. The plaque recognises Louise’s outstanding contribution to the UK’s transport sector and celebrates a career that has seen her become one of the industry’s […]
Councillors warn closing M4 junctions would be “catastrophic” for Newport
Closing down M4 junctions around Newport, Gwent, would be “catastrophic” and “shift the problem” of motorway traffic onto the city’s roads, councillors have warned. There was nearly unanimous support for “proactive” opposition to any junction closures as the new Welsh Government reconsiders ways to fix M4 congestion, says News.Wales. To date, the government has not […]
REA reports 6% decline in the use of key preventative treatment in the first half of 2026
Data collected by the Road Emulsion Association (REA) on this year’s surface dressing season so far shows a 6% reduction in the preventative maintenance treatment compared to the same period last year. The reduction in surface dressing this year follows the government’s announcement of a record £7.3 billion handed to local authorities in England to […]
Warrington to spend almost £10 million on three new Active Travel routes
Warrington Borough Council has received a £9.4 million funding boost from the government’s ‘Local Regeneration Fund’. The grant will be used to deliver a package of improvements to reconnect settlements in North Warrington and improve community facilities, including new and improved Active Travel routes. The Warrington North package includes five separate projects grouped into three […]
£250,000 bus priority scheme approved for Pontypool
A £250,000 scheme will see traffic signals giving priority to buses installed on a road between two towns in South Wales where traffic is regularly reduced to a slow-moving crawl. Last year concerns were raised the six mile journey between Pontypool and Blaenavon along the A4043 can take up to an hour at peak periods, says Nation […]
National Highways to issue £8 billion roads upkeep reset tender
Britain’s biggest highways contractors are bracing themselves to compete for seven regional contracts as National Highways resets its approach to strategic roads upkeep. An invitation to tender for spots on the long-awited £8 billion Maintenance and Response 2 framework will go out next month paving the way for a major overhaul of how England’s 4,500-mile […]