Cooperative ITS: Cohda Wireless completes CPOC Level 1 evaluation in Europe
Cohda Wireless’s MK6 connectivity solution has achieved another important milestone, having successfully passed CPOC Level 1 evaluation in Europe, with TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH (TÜViT), an accredited Common Criteria test lab, attesting a full PASS verdict on all Level 1 requirements. The Level 1 evaluation, conducted under the CPOC (C-ITS Point of Contact) protocol, confirms that […]
ERTICO – ITS Europe publishes full post-ITS European Congress 2026 Report
The official post-ITS European Congress report from Istanbul has been published by ERTICO – ITS Europe. From 27-29 April 2026, the Turkish city hosted the global mobility community under the theme “Bridging Innovation: Integrated, safe & seamless mobility”. Over three inspiring days, industry leaders, policymakers, researchers and mobility experts came together to exchange knowledge, challenge […]
Oxfordshire introduces first dual fuel hydrogen highways maintenance vehicle
Oxfordshire has become the first local authority in England to harness hydrogen power for highway maintenance by introducing a dual-fuel hydrogen and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) truck. Oxfordshire County Council‘s principal highways contractor M Group has welcomed the arrival of a 3.5-tonne highways maintenance truck, the first hydrogen-powered vehicle across the company’s 10,000 vehicle UK-wide […]
Road closures to start near Welsh border after 2024 Herefordshire landslip
Road closures are set to begin as part of plans to remove traffic management, almost two and a half years after a major landslip on the A40 between Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, says the Hereford Times. Delays and diversions have been in place since February 2024 following a rockfall at Ganarew, Monmouthshire, which closed the northbound […]
Shropshire: Telford & Wrekin’s roads to undergo annual “MoT test”
Telford & Wrekin Council’s highways teams will begin a major programme of annual maintenance work on the Borough’s dual carriageway network from Sunday 5 July, with work continuing until 24 July. The three-week programme runs across the A442, A464, A5, A5223, A4169, B4373 and B5072 and covers a wide range of essential maintenance tasks led by the Council’s highways […]
Devon County Council confirms plans to improve back lanes around Dartmouth village
Senior councillors in Devon have confirmed plans to plans to improve the back roads around the village of Slapton, near Dartmouth. The improvements are part of wider programme of work by the council in response to the devasting storm Ingrid earlier this year, that caused extensive damage to homes in Torcross, and undermined parts of […]
East Midlands politicians condemn Government plan to scrap A46 Newark bypass
The plan to scrap one of Nottinghamshire’s largest infrastructure projects, as suggested in Highways News yesterday, has become ‘yet another betrayal’ for the East Midlands region, local politicians say. Improvements to Newark’s heavily congested A46 bypass have been in the running for years, but, in a matter of days, the entire project now looks unlikely, reports […]
Roads Research Alliance to deliver breakthrough innovations for safer, greener and smarter roads
Through a first of its kind collaboration between National Highways, industry and the University of Cambridge, the Roads Research Alliance (RRA) is driving research and innovation across the roads sector. The Roads Research Alliance brings together global expertise from across engineering, digital technology, and academia to accelerate research into decarbonisation, climate resilience, digital transformation and network productivity. Mike Wilson, Chief […]
North Wales Police urge motorists to learn how and when their vehicle calls 999
North Wales Police is urging motorists to familiarise themselves with their vehicle’s in-built emergency call system after seeing a rise in 999 calls triggered unintentionally. Since 2018 eCall has been fitted to all new cars and is designed to automatically contact emergency services in the event of a serious collision. However, Communications Operators are increasingly […]
Derby City Council calls for rethink after shelving of A38 redevelopment plans
The leader of Derby City Council has questioned if the recently shelved A38 scheme was still the right plan, 25 years on from its inception. Councillor Nadine Peatfield has said it would be “right” for residents to give their views on the project, which she said remained “divisive” in the city, reports the BBC. The estimated […]