Oxfordshire speed limit review to look at improving safety on 60 rural roads this year
A review of speed limits on all of Oxfordshire’s rural A and B roads could lead to dozens of routes being made safer in the next 12 months. Since 2025, Oxfordshire County Council has been reviewing speed limits and safety on its network as part of its Vision Zero programme to eliminate deaths and serious injuries on […]
“The innovation our industry has championed for decades” – ITS America’s empowering Conference & Expo 2026
The ITS America Conference & Expo 2026 brought breakthrough technologies and real-world solutions to Detroit, drawing more than 3,000 industry professionals from 46 states, and the District of Columbia together to advance safer, smarter, and more connected mobility worldwide. Organized in partnership by RX Global and ITS America, the four-day event at Huntington Place united […]
Driving the Future of Highways: VolkerHighways client event highlights challenges and opportunities
VolkerHighways recently hosted its fourth annual client engagement event, Driving the Future of Highways, at Newbury Racecourse in Berkshire. The event brought together local authority partners, supply chain representatives and VolkerHighways colleagues to share insight, explore challenges and opportunities facing the highways industry, The day featured four interactive panel discussions alongside a supply chain exhibition, giving […]
Weather-damaged roads in Peterborough to be repaired
Highways improvements will be carried out across Peterborough to help repair road surfaces which have deteriorated due to extreme weather. Cabinet members today approved plans to award a works order of £1 million to the authority’s highways partner, M Group, to carry out a series of jobs aimed at treating roads across the council’s area […]
New Zaptec Index says EV drivers are doubling their miles for the same price as fossil fuel
UK electric vehicle (EV) drivers charging at home are more than doubling their miles compared to the same price of fossil fuels at the pumps, analysis by Zaptec has suggested. The EV charging company has launched the Zaptec Index – an open and continuously updated, European-wide, price barometer – showing how far you can drive […]
Road User Charging: ITS Australia survey signals strong industry alignment
A new survey from ITS Australia has revealed strong, consistent support across the transport technology sector for the transition to a road user charging (RUC) model, highlighting industry alignment on both the need for reform and the pathway forward. Drawing on detailed responses from professionals across the transport ecosystem, the survey captures informed, practitioner-led perspectives […]
United Infrastructure and SoilDri launch national partnership to accelerate sustainable AMP8 delivery
Critical infrastructure solutions provider United Infrastructure, and SoilDri, a specialist provider of sustainable soil improvement, have announced the launch of a national innovation partnership focused on transforming how infrastructure renewal is delivered, enabling utility clients to deliver at greater pace, lower cost and with improved outcomes for customers and communities as the industry progresses through […]
Research shows “staggering impact” of traffic jams caused by HS2 works
Construction of the HS2 high-speed rail network has already caused some 200 million hours of traffic jams, according to Daily Telegraph analysis. The figure will continue to grow until the delayed, over-budget project is scheduled to be completed in the early 2040s. Data from the Department for Transport (DfT) shows drivers have had to endure more than […]
Transport Committee continues road safety inquiry with focus on infrastructure
The Transport Committee will tomorrow hear from a five-strong panel of expert witnesses as it continues its inquiry into the government’s Road Safety Strategy. The second session in the inquiry will focus on the role of infrastructure in improving road safety, including the commitments made in the strategy. It is also set to cover wider policy issues relating to […]
TRL launches iROADS Investment Optimiser to strengthen evidence-based infrastructure investment and maintenance planning
To coincide with the LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival, taking place on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 June at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, TRL has announced the launch of Investment Optimiser, a new strategic decision-support module within its road asset management platform, iROADS. Designed specifically for highways authorities and infrastructure owners, Investment Optimiser helps organisations […]