Former Keltbray MD joins McAlpine
The former Managing Director of the highways and renewables division of Keltbray, Vip Gandhi, has returned to the industry after a couple of months out, joining Sir Robert McAlpine as Managing Director, Transport. Mr Gandhi was also a Member of the Board of Trustees at Safer Highways before leaving both roles in December. Writing on […]
Drivers caught out by fake 50 mph sign
Hundreds of drivers may have been duped into driving too fast on a dual carriageway in South London, after a 50mph sign put up there. LBC reports up to 500 people are complaining about being ticketed on the A20 near Sidcup on a stretch of the road where the speed limit had been temporarily dropped […]
A safer, greener way of lighting our streets with Live Labs 2 and Clearview Intelligence on this week’s Highways Voices
“It actually started when we were engaging with Karl at the TTF Conference in Leeds last year, where effectively they were saying that they were looking at bringing in new technologies to complement improved white lining…” explains Ralph Bates of Clearview Intelligence as he explains how he got involved in ADEPT’s Live Labs 2 project […]
Shadow roads minister commits to reintroducing 2030 ICE sales ban
Shadow Roads Minister Bill Esterson has told members of electric vehicle trade group RECHARGE UK that a future Labour government would restore the 2030 date for the end of the sale of new petrol and diesel cars “in an effort to rebuild consumer and investor confidence”. Last September Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ditched the 2030 […]
RoadPeace announces Challenge 2024, to travel 1,766 miles together to honour road crash victims
Emergency services, safer roads partnerships, schools, businesses and communities will be running, cycling, walking or horse riding 1766 miles in May to raise awareness about the number of people killed in crashes on the UK’s roads. The UK-wide event – called the RoadPeace Challenge 2024 – will take place between 13 and 19 May to […]
More than 550 trees planted in Leeds gyratory scheme
Work in this winter’s planting season has seen 350 trees planted in the local community as part of the Armley Gyratory improvement scheme in Leeds. This is in addition to the 206 trees planted last year, making a total of 556 trees, which is well on the way to a Council target of planting over […]
Under-25s to be represented at future TfL senior meetings
Young people are being invited to help shape London’s future transport network as Transport for London commits to have representation of people under the age of 25 at senior meetings. From 21 February, a member of the TfL Youth Panel will actively represent the views of young Londoners at TfL’s quarterly Safety, Sustainability and Human […]
Intertraffic Amsterdam and SWARCO supporting start-ups
The huge Intertraffic event for highways and transport professionals in Amsterdam this April will be promoting industry start-ups, thanks to the support of one of the continent’s biggest multinational traffic firms, SWARCO. ITSUP is the exclusive platform for start-up exposure at Intertraffic Amsterdam, described by the organisers as tailor-made for startups to showcase their solutions […]
Bus Users UK launches its 2024 Manifesto
The body supporting bus passengers in the UK is calling for communities to be at the heart of transport planning with long-term, fully funded support for public, shared and active travel. It says, with the latest figures from the Department for Transport showing a mixed picture for UK bus services with bus mileage down and […]
JCT offers cut-price Symposium places to Early Careers Professionals
The organisers of the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium are offering people new to the industry heavily discounted tickets to the event in September. The Symposium shares best practice in the signals industry through a programme of learned papers covering a range of topics including road safety, traffic management research, asset management and on-street intelligence, […]