Gloucestershire drivers get first chance to drive two-mile stretch of new Missing Link
Motorists will be able to drive on a two-mile stretch of the new A417 ‘Missing lLnk’ replacement dual-carriageway for the first time later this month. The temporary switch will follow a weekend closure, including the A436 and A46 Brockworth junction to the Air Balloon roundabout, from 8pm on Friday 26 June to 6am on Monday […]
Campaigners accuse the government of ‘undermining’ Court of Appeal ruling on healthy travel funding
One year after its landmark Court of Appeal victory, Transport Action Network (TAN) is warning that new flexibilities for cash-strapped councils risk hollowing out the “dedicated funding” for cycling and walking that judges ruled should be protected. This reversal comes as the Labour government is expected to publish its first ever Cycling and Walking Investment […]
HAAS Alert and PrePass Safety Alliance to bring work zone and emergency vehicle warnings to truck drivers
PrePass Safety Alliance, the nonprofit public-private partnership advancing commercial vehicle safety and efficiency, and HAAS Alert, the real-time digital safety alerting technology solutions provider have jointly announced a strategic collaboration to integrate HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud Alert™ solution into PrePass Safety Alerts™ – expanding the product’s capabilities to include live digital warnings for approaching emergency […]
TfL accused of cycling casualty statistics ‘cover up’
TfL highlighted a fall in the number of cycling fatalities, from nine to six, rather than the data showing a significant rise in the number of serious and slight injuries involving bikes, transport campaigner John Stewart has told The Standard. “The latest data suggests it’s becoming more dangerous to cycle on London’s streets. It’s no surprise […]
Oxfordshire awards EV charging contracts to help residents without private parking make switch
Oxfordshire residents will soon benefit from the largest installation of public electric vehicle (EV) charging points ever seen in the county following the award of two charge point operator (CPO) contracts. Connected Kerb and Bicester-based EZ-Charge have been chosen to provide more than 1,500 public EV charging sockets, doubling the number currently available. Connected Kerb […]
PTV’s top 10 mobility risks that can disrupt major events
As cities around the world prepare to host increasingly large sporting events, concerts and festivals, ensuring the safe and efficient movement of tens of thousands of visitors has become one of the biggest operational challenges for organizers. To raise awareness of the hidden mobility challenges behind major events, PTV Group has published its Top 10 […]
Closing the ANPR gap even further: Now Wireless are gunning for ghost plates
Now Wireless has teased that it is close to announcing a new initiative that will solve the issue of ghost licence plates. Writing on LinkedIN, the Surrey-based city networking infrastructure specialists said: “Every day, ANPR systems across the UK log thousands of failed reads. Dirty plates, poor lighting, obscured characters. Routine stuff. But not all […]
Ipswich: Major road improvement works set to begin
Suffolk Highways and Cadent will work together on major highways and gas improvement works in Ipswich starting later this month to minimise future disruption. The collaboration means what could have been a potential road closure of up to 30 weeks has been reduced to just eight. The highways improvements will upgrade the junction of Cauldwell […]
Oxfordshire says 20mph speed limits is reducing KSI numbers
Their introduction has been the subject of nationwide debate, but one UK council is insisting that the implementation of a 20mph speed limit is having a positive effect. Oxfordshire County Council says its 20mph roll-out is helping to cut deaths and serious injuries on the county’s roads, according to the Oxford Mail. Government advisers at the […]
Ministers to rule on self-driving taxis in Scotland
Scottish ministers are to decide whether to permit self-driving taxis north of the Border after a firm announced autonomous cabs would carry their first passengers on UK roads “in the next couple of months”. Wayve is teaming up with Uber to offer a similar service in London to that operated by companies such as Waymo […]