NIMS: Safer Irish roads with Connected Vehicles milestone
Ireland’s NIMS (Network Intelligence and Management System) initiative is launching a C-ITS pilot project to increase traffic safety. Since January 2024, C-ITS is fully integrated into the operational Traffic Management solution NIMS providing information to roadusers in real time. As part of this project, 1,500 members of the public will participate in the pilot, offering […]
Reading secures funding for network of EV charging points
Thousands of on-street electric vehicle charging points will be installed across Reading after the Council secured £866,000 funding. The money will also pay for up to 150 pavement gullies to allow cables to safely cross footpaths to enable on-street vehicle charging from homes. The programme aims to remove a significant barrier to people choosing electric […]
Esh Construction completes Wellgate and Broom Road Active Travel Project
Esh Construction has completed the first of three key active travel projects in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, that are designed to make it safer and more convenient for pedestrians and cyclists to travel into and around the town centre. A project on Wellgate and Broom Road – on behalf of Rotherham Council – has delivered 1600 […]
Oxfordshire awarded £3.6 million to triple public EV charging provision by 2025
Oxfordshire will receive £3.6 million to triple its number of public electric vehicle (EV) chargers after the county’s Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) bid was approved. Money from the DfT will seed fund a major rollout of infrastructure worth over £10m that will see more than 1,300 public chargers delivered in the county by the end of 2025. The […]
MaaS Global: Founder Hietanen announces “reorganisation” plans
Sampo Hietanen, the CEO and founder of MaaS Global and creator of the Mobility-as-a-Service app Whim, has taken to social media to explain the company’s current situation. Posting on LinkedIn, Hietanen said: “We all know that startup life is a rollercoaster ride and as for many, the recent months have been quite tough for MaaS […]
Nine finalists named in National Highways competition to tackle hazards
Nine innovative new ideas that could help manage hazards on motorways and major A roads have been selected by National Highways to receive up to £90,000 funding to develop their concepts and improve safety. It follows the launch of a competition by National Highways to find new ways to help protect road users by better […]
No magic bullet required, says Clean Cities report
A report commissioned by Clean Cities has revealed that transport emissions can be cut by over 90% by the 2030s, with ‘swift implementation’ of well established existing urban transport measures. The first-of-its-kind study modelled five cities from across Europe (Madrid, Greater Manchester, Milan, Brussels and Warsaw). The measures include: introducing low- or zero-emission zones, greening […]
Operation Brock: M20 contraflow to be deployed on Tuesday night ahead of Easter holidays
Drivers are being advised that the M20 in Kent will be closed between Maidstone and Ashford overnight on Tuesday 19 March to allow the Operation Brock contraflow to be deployed. The contraflow system is being deployed ahead of the Easter holiday due to expected high passenger numbers. Operation Brock is part of a series of […]
“Things can happen” – A9 dualling not guaranteed
Fiona Hyslop, Scotland’s newly appointed transport secretary, has refused to guarantee that the A9 will definitely be dualled by 2035, in an admission that critics said would leave affected communities “utterly dismayed”. Last year the Scottish Government was forced to admit its original plan to dual the A9 between Perth and Inverness by 2025 would not be met, and […]
Ireland needs more average speed cameras, says Justice Minister
Ireland’s Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has called for increased use of average-speed cameras. Ms McEntee said the technology should be a daily feature in a driver’s journey. She said investment in mobile speed-camera “GoSafe” vans had doubled across the country but that average-speed cameras need to be “looked at more”, reports PA Media. The […]