Councillor urges council to accelerate A39 roadworks
Somerset Council has been urged by one of its own councillors to speed up “embarrassing” roadworks on the A39 in west Somerset ahead of the Easter holidays. The council and its contractor Centregreat began work in early-January to upgrade the traffic signals at the Dunster Steep junction, where the A39 between Minehead and Williton meet the A396 between Dunster […]
Staffordshire: Major investment will fix more roads, improve highways and boost transport connections
Staffordshire County Council has agreed a major programme of highways and transport investment designed to fix roads, tackle long-standing issues, improve safety, provide travel choices and keep Staffordshire Moving. The £138m Combined Highways and Transport Capital Programme brings road maintenance and improvement schemes into a single programme, supporting both the Local Transport Plan and the […]
Sandwell approves additional £1.5m for road maintenance
Sandwell Council’s Cabinet has agreed to invest an extra £1.5m to help maintain roads and footpaths, building on the authority’s top national Green rating for highway maintenance. This boost means the council will invest more than £14m in total over the next year on keeping Sandwell’s roads, footpaths and street lights well maintained. The additional […]
Monmouthshire: Transport and active travel projects to benefit from share of £7.5m
Ten projects across Monmouthshire are to receive a share of more than £7.5m in funding from the Welsh Government. The Abergavenny/Llanfoist active travel bridge, renovation of Chainbridge and the B4245 at Undy are just some of the projects which will benefit. The funding will be made available through the Regional Transport Fund and forms part of […]
Suffolk County Council proposes £4m investment to protect Public Rights of Way
Suffolk County Council plans to invest £3.9m to improve and protect the public rights of way network. The network, which provides more than 3,500 miles of off‑road access for walking, cycling and horse riding, is supported by 3,770 structures including bridges, boardwalks, revetments and signposts. A report to be considered by Suffolk County Council’s Cabinet […]
£100m dual carriageway opens for traffic in Norfolk
A new 2.6 mile stretch of dual carriageway has been opened, linking Blofield to North Burlingham in Norfolk for the first time. Once finished the new dual carriageway is set to significantly improve safety whilst also increasing capacity – it is estimated that 30,000 vehicles use this section daily. It is also set to boost […]
Haskoning joins Aimsun Industry Partner Network
Aimsun has announced that Dutch independent consulting engineering company Haskoning has officially joined its Industry Partner network. This partnership recognises the firm as a leading practitioner of Aimsun Next in advanced transport modelling. The announcement highlights Haskoning’s extensive experience applying Aimsun technology to complex transport planning challenges, particularly in the areas of travel demand modelling and tour-based modelling approaches used to […]
“Safety and wellbeing of our delegates, partners, and colleagues is our main responsibility” – UITP cancels its 2026 Summit
The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has cancelled its 2026 Summit that was scheduled to take place next month in Dubai. A UITP statement said: “After careful assessment of the evolving situation in the Gulf region and its impact on international travel, UITP has taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2026 UITP Summit, […]
Meeting London’s future enforcement needs: New radar-based speed cameras trialled by TfL
Transport for London (TfL), working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), is trialling a new type of radar‑based speed camera at up to 10 sites across the capital. Evidence shows that exceeding the speed limit or travelling too fast for the conditions is a factor in around half of all fatal collisions, and TfL and the […]
Countdown to Istanbul: 39 days to the ITS European Congress
The 17th ITS European Congress in Istanbul, Turkiye, is less than six weeks away and the event will bring together leading stakeholders shaping the future of smart mobility. With public authorities, cities, road authorities, and policymakers at its core, the Congress connects decision makers and industry to drive deployment in the real world. If you […]