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 […]
M4 relief road plans revived
Plans for a new £135.7million M4 relief road in Newport, which would relieve traffic on a major motorway, could be revived. The plan was abandoned in 2019 because of cost and impact on the environment after £43.1m of taxpayers’ cash had already been spent on it, reports The Daily Express. Then in 2023, Wales’ Labour […]
Automated bus passenger counting planned by TfL
TfL is aiming to deploy an automated system for counting the number of passengers on its buses. The organisation has published a future opportunity notice for potential suppliers, saying it wants to explore the possibilities for technical solutions. The move has come as part of the strategy to deliver real time data, information and visualisations for public […]
Highways UK Excellence Awards nominations now open
The nominations for the Highways UK Excellence Awards 2024 have just opened. You can help celebrate quality and excellence in the Highways industry by nominating projects, partnerships and teams from today. There’s a discount of 10% off all awards tables until nominations close on July 5th. The award categories for 2024 are: Associate Laureates (Rising Star) Laureate Award (Lifetime Achievement) Net-Zero […]
NEPO launches highway surveys framework agreement
A groundbreaking new highways framework has arrived at the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) providing a wide range of infrastructure survey solutions to public sector organisations across the UK. Designed to provide an expanded procurement offering in highways infrastructure and maintenance, NEPO’s Highways Infrastructure Surveys dynamic purchasing system (DPS) offers a compliant route to market […]
“The biggest challenge for sustainable mobility lies in a change in citizens’ behaviour”
Kapsch’s cooperation with renowned Spanish university Comillas, was announced in the autumn, officially kicked off with the official presentation of the new Kapsch Chair for Sustainable and Intelligent Mobility. It will be tasked with analyzing the challenges of research for sustainable mobility. Antonio Muñoz, Director of Comillas ICAI and Alfredo Escriba, CTO at Kapsch TrafficCom, […]
ERTICO launches “This Is What We Do” video
Step into the future of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) with ERTICO’s newest corporate video: This is what we do at ERTICO. Explore the unique public-private partnership, where innovation meets collaboration to redefine transportation as we know it, aiming to create a safer, more efficient and sustainable mobility future for all. In this visual journey, expect to […]
Intertraffic: PTV Group and Econolite to present cutting-edge mobility technology under Umovity brand
PTV Group and Econolite will present their joint Mobility Tech Suite at Intertraffic Amsterdam 2024. From April 16 to 19, the companies will jointly exhibit their top-tier transportation planning and traffic management solutions under their unified brand Umovity. Alongside simulation and modeling software, the showcase will feature intelligent traffic management technologies, controllers, cabinets, and sensor […]