Bristol: Clean Air Zone switched off to allow M5 closure diversions
After the M5 was closed in both directions between Junction 18 at Avonmouth and Junction 19 at Portbury due to a police incident. motorists were advised by police to “seek alternative routes” as huge queues built up on either side of the closure. However, the diversions led drivers into the Clean Air Zone, causing confusion. According to Bristol Live, […]
Breedon set to open two new construction waste recycling sites
Breedon Group plc will open two new waste recovery and recycling sites in the UK – enabling customers to divert clean construction and demolition waste from disposal and have it processed into high-quality, recycled aggregate. The essential construction materials provider’s two sites in Ashbury, Greater Manchester, and Costessey, Norfolk, will be ready to receive material from […]
Entries now open for Self-Driving Industry Awards 2026
Early bird entries are now open for the fourth annual Self-Driving Industry Awards, to once again celebrate excellence in automated mobility, in the UK and internationally. Presented by Carsofthefuture.co.uk, the 2026 awards will follow the same peer-led format as previous years, with all entrants gaining the right to nominate deserving people and products for the top […]
Wiltshire Council issues specialist Highway Works Framework tender
Wiltshire Council are renewing the Highways works framework, focusing on construction, foundation and surface works for highways and roads. The framework allows access to multiple suppliers capable of carrying out specialist highway works who can be called upon to provide these works on an ‘as instructed’ basis to support the Council with the maintenance of […]
£31m boost for East Sussex transport links
An extensive package of potential transport and road safety investment totalling almost £31m, has been agreed for East Sussex. The BBC reports that East Sussex County Council approved the draft programme of transport improvements for the 2026/27 financial year earlier this week, with active travel improvements in Bexhill, town centre improvements in Hastings, the A259 […]
Free Park & Ride helps Oxford Bus Company promote the city’s tourist offering
Oxford Bus Company is highlighting all that Oxford has to offer to mark English Tourism Week – with the help of free Park & Ride travel. Running until Sunday 22 March, English Tourism Week celebrates an industry which generates approximately £147 billion annually for the national economy and supports about 2.4 million jobs. A report […]
Solar Gates to partner Berlex to modernise UK traffic signal systems
Solar Gates has become an exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Berlex’s intelligent portable traffic signal system. The TOPAS-registered R6+ signals include the Swedish company’s cloud-based platform ‘BerlexConnect’ which allows users to easily monitor, track and control the portable traffic signal system via an app or computer. The collaboration brings together two innovation-fuelled companies dedicated […]
ALARM Survey 2026: Local authorities face £18.62bn road repairs backlog
Road users should not expect a quick fix to the condition of local roads, despite a reported increase in funding, says this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey report. The data has revealed that local authorities in England and Wales face a record £18.62 billion backlog of carriageway repairs that would take 12 […]
A40 Westway to be closed for over four weeks
TfL is reminding drivers and others travelling in West London of essential safety-critical renewal work to the A40 Westway from 22:00 Friday 20 March to late April. This work will require the closure of the A40 Westway in both directions between the Westway roundabout and the Marylebone flyover to allow the work to be carried […]
HERE Tracking set to be integrated into Siemens’ AX4 management platform
HERE Technologies and Siemens Digital Logistics have announced a partnership to integrate HERE Tracking into AX4, Siemens Digital Logistics’ widely deployed transportation management platform. The collaboration delivers a new level of visibility, AI-based predictive ETAs and operational efficiency for shippers, carriers and logistics service providers across inbound and outbound supply chains.The AX4 platform from Siemens […]