Wales: ‘Disturbing surge’ in roadworks rage as staff suffer abuse and intimidation
Road traffic officers in Wales have flagged a “disturbing surge” in verbal abuse and intimidation at roadworks. They’re now calling for two weeks of “caution and kindness” on the country’s roads to safeguard both workers and drivers. The Welsh Trunk Road Agents, which maintains the country’s strategic roads, and Traffic Wales, which manages the network, […]
FCC opens rulemaking to study ‘connected car stalking’
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Monday that it is launching a formal proceeding to study ways to prevent abusers from using car connectivity tools to harass domestic violence survivors. The agency said it has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking which will home in on how to make sure automakers and wireless service providers are moving […]
Valerann to showcase the benefits of data fusion on Irish motorways
Valerann is delivering their data fusion platform under the enhancing Motorway Operation Services (eMOS) programme being delivered by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and Roughan & O’Donovan-AECOM (RODA). The road analytics technology innovators have deployed the Lanternn by Valerann™ (LbV) platform to pilot the benefits of data fusion on parts of the motorway network to enhance […]
Commercial Vehicle Show 2024: Teletrac Navman spotlights fleet managers’ challenges
Teletrac Navman, providers of connected mobility platforms for industries that manage vehicle and equipment assets, will attend this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show, giving industry professionals an opportunity to meet face-to-face with the brand’s experts. A team of product experts will be on stand 5D42 for the whole duration of the event, available to discuss the full […]
Legal challenge halts A47 upgrade
National Highways have confirmed that work on three major safety schemes on the A47 has slowed to a virtual standstill due to an environmental campaigner’s latest legal challenge, says the Eastern Daily Press. Senior officials say the construction work on the projects has been paused, with just ‘pre-construction’ activities ongoing, until the result of Dr […]
Essex fire crews ‘bracing themselves for a rise in electric car fires’
Essex Fire and Rescue Service is focusing on one area of “top-up” training for its crews. In recent years, this has included sessions on firefighting at height and managing hazardous materials. This year, a new course is being introduced on how to deal with electric vehicle fires. Station manager Terry Maher has recently taken on […]
Forward-thinking FLIR looking forward to Intertraffic
FLIR are set to showcase cutting-edge solutions that promise to optimize traffic flow at this year’s Intertraffic Amsterdam. Among the highlights is the introduction of FLIR Trafibot AI, a revolutionary solution for interurban automation incident detection and traffic data collection. The compact and rugged TrafiBot AI, a CCTV monitoring camera solution, takes center stage, offering […]
Australia: AECOM consortium selected to deliver M80 Ring Road completion
AECOM has announced that the Victoria State Government in Australia has appointed the firm, in partnership with Acciona and MACA Civil, as alliance non-owner participants to design and construct Australia’s M80 Ring Road Completion between Plenty Road and the North East Link in Watsonia, Melbourne. AECOM will serve as the lead consultant and the only […]
Transport Scotland: New £45m ground investigation framework established
Transport Scotland is looking to fill a multi-supplier framework with specialist contractors to carry out ground investigations for trunk road and other transport infrastructure schemes. A need was identified for ground investigation works of varying scope and complexity to support the development and delivery of infrastructure projects across Scotland, says Ground Engineering. In a recent contract […]
M20 Operation Brock contraflow to be deactivated
National Highways has announced that the M20 contraflow, implemented on the M20 between junctions 8 (for Maidstone) and 9 (at Ashford) over Easter as a contingency measure due to expected high passenger numbers, has been deactivated. To safely remove the contraflow, M20 will be closed London bound from junction 9 to 8 and coastbound from […]