RAC calls for big changes to smart motorways
The RAC is suggesting that smart motorways should only be all-lane running during busy periods, or for hard shoulders to be reinstated across the motorway network. Reacting to news that 52 more refuge areas are being installed across the southeast, the motoring club’s head of policy Simon Williams said that, ten years on from the […]
Newspaper calls for county to reintroduce fixedTh speed cameras
For years, many newspapers have suggested that the installation of speed cameras is some sort of “war on motorists”, but in another sign that the perception is changing, a major regional newspaper has written an editorial calling for a county to reintroduce the technology. The Swindon Advertiser’s Regional Editor David Chipperfield has written an editorial […]
PTV Group to deliver new strategic transport model for Ho Chi Minh City
Modelling company PTV Group, part of Umovity, has announced it will deliver the new strategic transport model for Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. The metropolis’ Department of Transportation (DoT) has opted for the premier transport planning solution, PTV Visum, as their standard tool to bolster and advance their transportation system. HCMC stands as one […]
Jenoptik hails Greater Manchester’s investment in average speed camera deployment
Enforcement and ANPR camera technology provider Jenoptik is hailing a new contract in Greater Manchester as “taking considerable action to upgrade road safety measures”. Transport for Greater Manchester has appointed the company to deliver average speed routes as part of an upgrade of its enforcement technology. In a separate contract, Jenoptik is upgrading 90 spot […]
Looking forward to Intertraffic Amsterdam on this week’s Highways Voices thanks to SWARCO and AGD Systems
This week’s Highways Voices looks ahead to the biggest single event we cover at Highways News – Intertraffic Amsterdam. Ahead of four special podcasts direct from the RAI in Amsterdam thanks to the support of SWARCO and AGD Systems, we find out what we can expect, as we hear from the organiser Carola Jansen-Young and […]
First electric buses hit the road in Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport
The first new electric buses from First Bus South, operator of First Bus Solent, have entered service in Portsmouth, Fareham and Gosport, ushering in the region’s first zero-emissions buses. They are the first of 62 buses which will be rolled over the coming weeks for passengers on a range of routes. The company says the […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund running Road MSc bursary scheme again
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Trustees have announced that they will once again be running the Transport MSc Bursary programme for the academic year 2024-5. The Trustees are hoping to encourage more applications to study for a transport related MSc – both from people who are new to the transport sector and people who are currently […]
APCOA announces live data partnership with Zapmap
Parking operator APCOA has agreed a live data partnership with the EV charge point app, Zapmap, aiming to help electric vehicle drivers find EV chargers and plan their journeys with real time, up to the minute availability. Drivers can look for APCOA charge points using the network filter on the Zapmap app where they can […]
Core Highways’ details ROTL Training and Recruitment Programme
Core Highways has announced it has taken the initiative in its search for training potential new recruits from a previously unlikely talent pool. By working with a local prison, the company is offering serving offenders a life changing training programme with the chance of future employment in the highways sector. Faced with an employment skills […]
Apple cuts 600 jobs from self-driving team
Apple has cut more than 600 jobs after apparently dropping its self-driving car plans. The news agency Bloomberg says the majority of the cuts come from the address of the site which was working on the recently abandoned self-driving car project in California. The BBC adds that the state’s employment department was notified on 28 […]