East Lothian: Road safety improvements set for busy roundabout near Tranent
East Lothian Council has announced that developer Hargreaves is to carry out a number of road safety improvements on a busy roundabout near Tranent. Under the new layout, one of the proposed improvements involves a section of the carriageway on the Bankton Junction South Roundabout of the A1 being turned into a verge and footway […]
Three West Yorkshire councils to charge companies £2500 per day lane rental fees
A trio of West Yorkshire councils are planning to charge companies up to £2,500 a day in a bid to reduce roadworks disruption on major routes. Local authorities in Wakefield, Leeds and Kirklees plan to introduce the so-called “lane rental scheme” for works on the busiest roads at peak times, says the West Leeds Dispatch. Martin […]
Does the RIS3 draft strategy put enough emphasis on preventative road maintenance strategies, asks the RSTA
Does National Highways’ Draft Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) put enough emphasis on preventative road maintenance strategies, to meet its objectives of managing road condition, securing network resilience, reducing carbon and reducing impact on road users? That is the question raised by the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA), after the publication of the Draft Road […]
Scottish Government to invest £4.5 million in rural and island EV charging
The Scottish Government has announced funding of £4.5 million to ensure more equitable access to electric vehicle charging opportunities across the country. As set out in the Programme for Government, the Rural and Island Infrastructure Fund will enhance public electric vehicle charging provision in underserved areas of Scotland. By focusing on rural and island locations […]
ITS UK announces Road User Charging Forum
ITS UK is holding a Road User Charging Forum meeting at the Arup offices in London on 9 October from 12 noon to 4pm, with the aim of discussing some of the key challenges and opportunities around road user charging, both here in the UK and overseas. In the UK, current innovations in road user pricing include the expansion and development of […]
Listen up! New TfL campaign encourages passengers to use headphones on public transport
New TfL research has suggested that 70 per cent of 1,000 customers surveyed find loud music and phone conversations without headphones disruptive. TfL are now poised to make public transport journeys more tolerable with the launch of a campaign to encourage patrons to listen to music, podcasts or have a conversation through headphones. The posters […]
Aberdeenshire: New 20mph speed limits to go live from 22 September
Aberdeenshire Council has confirmed it will be introducing permanent 20mph speed limits in built-up areas within its communities next month. From Monday 22 September road users will have to lower their speeds on many routes previously covered by 30mph speed limits. The decision follows the Scottish Government’s commitment to see all appropriate roads in built-up areas […]
New active travel campaign launched in Scottish Borders
A new active travel campaign, called RIDONKULOUS, is now underway in Hawick and the surrounding area in the Scottish Borders. The campaign has been funded by the Scottish Government’s People and Place programme, which is administered in the south-east by SEStran and will encourage and enable active travel, such as walking, wheeling and cycling, for […]
Cybersecurity: Georgia DOT and Q-Free announce first statewide deployment of Dynamic Signals
Q-Free has announced an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) to deploy its new Dynamic™ Signals software across the state’s more than 8500 traffic signal controllers. The statewide upgrade, set to begin this fall, will make Georgia DOT the first traffic agency to roll out the software. Dynamic Signals is the first traffic signal […]
Devon pine marten highways project helps rare species cross the road
As part of Devon’s Two Moors Pine Marten Project, 15 pine martens were released into eastern Dartmoor last September, with the reintroduced animals dispersing across South Devon, including the Haldon Forest area. Pine martens have large territories and move quickly through the landscape covering large distances, which can bring them into contact with roads and […]