TfL appoints Mercedes-Benz and Sopra Steria to co-develop transport solutions
Transport for London has announced that Mercedes-Benz AG and Sopra Steria have been successfully appointed as partners on its new Innovation Collaboration Framework. The four-year framework will look to directly address key transport challenges such as achieving sustainability, making public transport safer and helping services become more efficient and reliable. Mercedes-Benz AG is one of […]
ITS UK welcomes Call for Evidence on HOTA approval process for enforcement technology
The Government has launched a Call for Evidence on Home Office Type Approval (HOTA), the process by which enforcement technology is approved to ensure that evidence from devices can be admissible in UK courts without eye-witness corroboration. Industry body ITS UK says the Call for Evidence is a “significant win” for its “Let’s Get HOTA […]
Government plans digital Traffic Regulation Orders
The Roads Minister Guy Opperman has announced plans to make all Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) digital. The measures such as temporary speed limits or road closures have, until now, not automatically updated on digital systems, meaning they are sometimes missing from satnav systems. The Government will now mandate that valuable data, such as the location […]
TRL explains SRN asset management
TRL Software is hosting the latest in its series of informative webinars on 7 February, as it explains insights into the management of the road assets on England’s Strategic Road Network. England’s Strategic Road Network is 4,500 miles (7,250) kilometres in length and worth more than £80 billion. Early in 2023 TRL Software successfully rolled […]
A12 widening scheme approved
National Highways has been granted a Development Consent Order to widen the A12 to three lanes between junction 19 north of Chelmsford to the A120 intersection at junction 25 just south of Colchester. It says the granting of the DCO marks a significant step towards the future delivery of the “important road project”, which is […]
Safety group calls for more rigorous reporting of e-scooter collisons and injuries
The independent Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) is calling on the UK Government to tackle the continuing issues of what it calls unsafe e-scooter use by requiring better reporting of collisions and increasing the opportunities for casualty data to be collected. In a report on e-scooter casualties published today, PACTS points out that: […]
Government announces street works crackdown
The Government has announced what it calls a crackdown on disruptive roadworks which it says could cut congestion for millions of drivers and generate up to £100 million extra to resurface roads. It’s part of its plan for drivers announced last autumn, with Roads Minister, Guy Opperman, launching a street works consultation on a series of measures […]
National Highways details Clearview solar road stud solution in Staffordshire
National Highways has published a case study detailing how it replaced almost 6,000 road studs with solar powered LED ones on a section of the M6 in Staffordshire as part of our designated funds scheme. The work was carried out in September and October between junctions 12 and 13, a section chosen because it is […]
Stan The App pothole reporting solution partners with the RAC
The RAC has partnered with a new mobile app for people to report potholes. It says Stan is set to transform the way communities interact with their local infrastructure by providing a user-friendly AI-powered platform to report and address potholes quickly and hold local authorities to account for making good on their roadways. It explains […]
Contraflow installed on A46 scheme
The National Highways project to extend the life of the concrete carriageway on the A46 in the East Midlands is moving onto its next stage. The carriageways between Six Hills and Dalby, have already been completed by working overnight and the third started on the southbound carriageway between Dalby and Willoughby in the first week […]