New ISA law comes into force this Sunday
A new EU law designed to reduce speeding and improve road safety will apply to all new cars sold in the European Union from 7 July 2024. The law requires manufacturers to fit intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology to their cars, but they can implement it in various ways – including automatically limiting the car’s […]
ADEPT: Greenprint is the blueprint for verge management
South Gloucestershire Council and West Sussex County Council are trialling a new way to manage grass verges, including using cuttings to generate energy and reduce the carbon footprint associated with highways maintenance. Greenprint is a pioneering green carbon laboratory project which is exploring the potential in non-operational highways ‘green’ assets. Chris Harris, lead officer for […]
Sisk moves to new Dublin Digital Twin HQ
Ireland’s largest construction and engineering firm, Sisk has moved over 200 of its staff into a newly retrofitted building at Citywest Business Campus, Dublin. As a result of the retrofit its new HQ has achieved an energy rating of A3, up from D2. The new offices were officially opened by Tánaiste (Deputy Irish Prime Minister) […]
New London Cycleways launched by TfL
In a bid to promote greener travel TfL has launched 10 new Cycleways across London, adding another 35km to London’s strategic cycle network. The addition of the new routes takes the total length of London’s cycle network to 390km. In 2016 that figure was just 90km. Later this year it is expected that two of […]
TfL completes major work to improve travel through Tolworth
TfL has completed work on major improvements to the Tolworth Roundabout in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The scheme, which was partly funded by The Guinness Partnership and Lidl Ltd will deliver much-needed improvements to the roundabout, reducing congestion and protecting bus services against potential congestion from new developments in the area, as […]
Autonomous car rules advancing faster than the vehicles themselves, says the UN
Fully autonomous cars are still years away from hitting the streets, but internationally-agreed rules on their use could be ready by mid-2026, the United Nations has said. Safety concerns and the cost of developing next-level systems have slowed down progress on autonomous vehicles, but work on regulations is motoring ahead, said the UN. “While the […]
Tarmac trials UK’s first EV tipper for low emissions transport
Building materials and construction solutions provider Tarmac is trialling an all-electric tipper truck in the UK for the first time. With an ambitious commitment to reach a 30% absolute reduction in emissions by 2030 from a 2021 baseline, decarbonising operational equipment and plant is part of the company’s roadmap to net zero. Working with London-based […]
Traffic Wales investigating how A55 crash video shared on social media
Traffic Wales is “urgently investigating” how footage of a crash on the A55 ended up on social media. A section of the dual carriageway at Llanfairfechan was closed for several hours yesterday after a collision involving a car towing a caravan and a lorry. Emergency services attended and a crane was brought in to help […]
UNESCO set to put Stonehenge on ‘danger’ list
The UN could put Stonehenge on a list of ‘World Heritage in Danger’ sites because of the potential impact of the Government’s plans to build a tunnel in the area, says Highways Magazine. Papers for a meeting next month of a key UNESCO committee recommend that the members put Stonehenge on its watchlist, ‘with a view to mobilizing international support’. The news follows the courts’ permission […]
Yunex Traffic win starring role in Dutch infrastructure project
The Dutch Rijkswaterstaat has awarded the contract for the prestigious Tilburg 3 (TB3) project to the Orion Consortium, a combination of Istimewa Elektro, Mourik Infra, and Yunex Traffic. This strategic infrastructure project is a comprehensive renovation and maintenance project for the waterways in North Brabant and Central Limburg. This project, which is part of the […]