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 […]
M25 re-opens eight hours ahead of schedule
The section of the M25 London Orbital Motorway that was closed over the weekend reopened eight hours ahead of schedule. The “unprecedented” closure commenced at 21:00 GMT on Friday and the five-mile portion between junctions 10 and 11 was sheduled to be closed until 06:00 on Monday. However, National Highways re-opened the M25 at 22:00 […]
one.network to pilot and Roadway Disruption Management Platform in Florida
British company one.network has signed an agreement with the city of Altamonte Springs, Florida to deploy the company’s Live Link work zone safety module and Network Monitor, its traffic insights module which uses real-time data to assess network efficiency. Altamonte Springs is just north of Orlando and is bisected by Interstate 4, the main highway […]
Road Worker Safety: Core announces innovative A-frame sign
A new iteration of the A-Frame sign’s connection, designed to drastically reduce the risk of pinch point injuries, is set to be rolled out across the sector by Core Highways. Manual handling is one of the highest causes of accidents and injuries within the temporary traffic management (TTM) industry. Core’s SHEQ Team recently listened to […]
Tony Slater: Smart Highways Programme Alliance MD to step down
The head of National Highways’ Smart Highways Programme Alliance, Tony Slater, is stepping down from the role, fuelling speculation that NH are considering winding up the Alliance in the wake of the decision to curtail the Smart motorway programme over safety fears, Construction Enquirer is reporting. Slater, who is to take up a senior position […]
AI Speed Cameras: 60% of Brits “have no idea”
As AI speed camera continue to be trialled on UK roads, used car dealers Big Motoring World has conducted a survey to see whether people had heard about the new technology and their thoughts on it. The cameras have the potential to see inside vehicles as well as monitor their speed, giving law enforcement officers […]