New £2 million Blackburn roundabout set to cause ‘months’ of traffic delays
Motorists in Lancashire are facing months of delays and disruption as a result of a major road upgrade. A £2 million roundabout is being built on the north eastern end of Blackburn, adjacent to a new housing development, reports the BBC. This four-arm roundabout, due to be completed in early 2027, will allow safer access […]
Greenwich Council announces investment to improve 26 roads
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has more than doubled its budget to resurface roads and pavements for 2026 As part of the £60 million investment drive Getting Things Done, the council has increased its annual highway maintenance budget to £3.65 million, reports Southwark News. The highway resurfacing programme will complement the current pavement renewal work, […]
Derbyshire ‘considering options’ to clear pothole backlog
The purchase of a JCB Pothole Pro is just one of the options under consideration by Derbyshire County Council as it looks to clear its backlog of pothole repair issues. In January the authority, along with a dozen others, received a “red” rating based on the condition of its roads, with 28% of A-roads judged to be […]
Webinar: The End of Traditional Traffic Detection in ITS
Traditional traffic detection technologies have supported traffic management systems for many years. However, the requirements for modern traffic infrastructure are changing. Intersections, highways, and urban mobility environments need more than isolated detection points. They require reliable real-time data, continuous tracking, accurate classification, and a broader view of all relevant road users. To address this topic, […]
Driverless vehicles could affect planning “unlike anything the system has handled before”, say institutes
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Institute for Driverless Transportation (IfDT) believe that the rollout of autonomous vehicles, set to begin in London in September, could place pressure on the UK’s planning systems “unlike anything they have handled before.” In a new primer paper for planners, the RTPI and IfDT warn that the rollout […]
Yunex Traffic delivers intelligent signal control solution for historic Nith Bridge
Yunex Traffic has delivered a new Plus+ traffic signal and control solution for Dumfries and Galloway Council on the historic Nith Bridge, a 45-metre-long, 5.0-metre-wide, 250-year old stone arch structure on the A702 in Thornhill. Until now, the Grade A listed bridge operated without signal control, with vehicles giving way informally and pedestrians relying on narrow […]
Galliford Try MD talks of “pride” at Carlisle Southern Link Road completion
After Carlisle’s much-anticipated Southern Link Road was opened earlier this week, David Lowery, Divisional Managing Director – Infrastructure Services Division and Executive Board Member at Galliford Try has posted on LinkedIn that the “pride and sense of collaboration was overwhelming.” “For our customer, Cumberland Council, this project was conceived over 50 years ago,” he said. […]
TfL testing smarter way to manage street works disruption
Transport for London is trialling Immense, a city-scale modelling tool that lets planners test hundreds of scenarios before a single cone is laid, cutting delays, costs and surprises for road users and operators. Every year 400,000 roadworks are competing for road space in London. Utility firms need to dig, developers need to close lanes and […]
Extra Staffordshire highways crews in place to tackle defects
Extra highways crews will be in place to help tackle defects across Staffordshire over the summer. A total of 14 extra crews will be up and running by the end of June, with the crucial task of repairing the county’s potholes and other defects. They will be based at all four of Staffordshire County Council’s […]
Oxfordshire trialling 15 different types of pothole repair techniques
Oxfordshire County Council and its highways contractor M Group have used Wildmere Road in Banbury as a test site to trial 15 different methods of filling in potholes or ‘patching’ minor defects. Wildmere Road was closed and a 700-metre stretch was divided into sections. Each section had a different type of pothole or patch repair […]