Bedfordshire: Partners promise action on the launch of refreshed road safety strategy
Partners who form the Bedfordshire Road Safety Partnership (BRSP) gathered at the council offices in Chicksands this month and pledged their commitment to working together to improve the safety of Bedfordshire’s roads for all users. The refreshed road safety strategy, which is set to 2035, focuses on a long-term ambition to achieve ‘Vision Zero’, where […]
BEAR Scotland to upgrade M8 junction 3 lighting
Works to upgrade street lighting on the M8 Junction 3 eastbound on-slip are due to commence on Monday 26 August for four weeks. During these works, the slip road will be closed on Monday to Friday nights between the hours of 20:00 and 06:00. A signed diversion route for traffic wishing to join the M8 […]
HERE launches Fleet Optimization solution
Location data and technology platform, HERE Technologies have introduced the HERE Fleet Optimization package, designed to improve fleet management operations’ efficiency and scalability, to help reduce fleet management costs, cut re-routing times by 90% and increase driver productivity. The HERE Fleet Optimization package includes: HERE say that the solution offers a single, transparent pricing model, ensuring […]
Overnight closure on the M25 this weekend
Drivers are being advised that a closure is taking place this weekend (Saturday 10 August) on the M25 at junction 10, in Surrey. To facilitate the delivery of multiple loads of concrete for constructing the second half of the western gyratory bridge deck, the M25 anticlockwise carriageway (from Heathrow towards Gatwick) will be closed overnight […]
Ford developing headlights that track driver’s eyes
Ford filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for headlights that follow the direction of the driver’s eyes. The application, filed in early 2023, has just been published. The application explains how a system in which headlamps are oriented according to the driver’s gaze would work. Ford says it could […]
Eight North London bus routes saved by new operator
A new operator has been found after a bus company suddenly withdrew eight TfL services. Sullivan Buses, which runs the 217, 298, 299, 327, 389, 399, 549 and W9 bus routes, said on Friday it had “reluctantly” decided to stop the services due to “decreasing income” from TfL. But TfL quickly resolved the issue, announcing that a […]
Essex: A12 works to continue until September
Motorists in Essex are facing August Bank Holiday delays after National Highways announced the A12 roadworks will now not be completed until September. The latest timetable of roadworks released by National Highways shows there will be carriageway closures running until at least Friday 6 September. A full closure will take place for an entire weekend […]
Core Highways adds industry leader to Board as growth continues
Core Highways Group has further strengthened its position in the UK highways services sector with the appointment of respected industry professional Jason Pavey as Chief Commercial Officer. A Chartered Engineer with over 30 years’ experience in the transport sector, prior to joining Core Highways he was Managing Director of Operations and Maintenance (UK and Europe) […]
Wiltshire village ‘like the Bermuda Triangle’ after Stonehenge Tunnel cancellation
Residents of a traffic-blighted village close to where a now-cancelled tunnel would have been constructed near Stonehenge have talked of their concerns over the project’s cancellation and say they are “back to square one”. The two-mile tunnel, which would have cost £2bn, was cancelled by the government after a spending review. Chancellor Rachel Reeves told the Commons […]
Petrol prices: FairFuel UK keep the pressure on
Howard Cox, founder of pressure group FairFuelUK, has vehemently repeated his call for the new Labour Government to ensure Fuel Duty is not increased in the Autumn Budget. Cox has also reiterated his stance that FairFuelUK’s PumpWatch must also gain legislative teeth to stop “opportunistic unchecked pump pricing in the fuel supply chain.” “Drivers continue to […]