National Highways seeks £75m transformation delivery partner
National Highways has put out a tender for a Transformation Delivery Partnership Contract to provide a “centralised vehicle for transformation and change in National Highways that will drive forward a central approach across the whole of National Highways to ensure holistic departmental transformation”. It says the Transformation Delivery Partnership is expected to challenge, advise, and […]
Edinburgh sets date for pavement parking ban
Edinburgh Council has announced that enforcement against parking on pavements, parking at dropped kerbs and double parking will begin in the city on Monday, 29 January. Scottish regulations giving councils the power to enforce the new rules came into effect on 11 December, aimed at addressing “the inconvenience inconsiderate parking causes to all road users, […]
Driverless cars in San Francisco “can’t be ticketed”
Driverless vehicles in the Californian city of San Francisco are being held to a different standard to human-driven cars, with police pointing out they aren’t allowed to cite the empty vehicles for moving violations. The website sfgate.com reports police don’t have the authority under California’s vehicle code to ticket the cars for speeding, running red […]
Reading set for six new bus lanes
Planners in Reading are recommending the creation of six new bus lanes in the town to create a faster and even more reliable bus. £26 million is being invested into local bus services by the Council with the aim of attracting more passengers to use them. The council believes that key to achieving that is […]
Clearview delivers new parking information signs for Lichfield
Transport technology, data and software company Clearview Intelligence has delivered new digital car parking signs for the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire. The signs, which help motorists make informed decisions about where to park, display details of the spaces available in key car parks around the city centre. Lichfield District Council has worked with Staffordshire […]
NY Highways gets ISO accreditation
North Yorkshire-based highways maintenance business NY Highways has achieved health and safety, environmental and quality ISO accreditations, which it says are set to help grow its operations. The Integrated Management System (IMS) team at NY Highways undertook a nine-month project, working with colleagues to ensure processes and procedures were implemented within the business. The IMS […]
20mph violations in South Wales recorded, but action not yet taken
The Chief Constable of South Wales Police has confirmed that the force is still “working through the details” of its enforcement strategy. The limit across most residential roads was reduced to 20mph in September last year, and Chief Constable Jeremy Vaughan has told ITV News the force has been “recording data but not taking enforcement […]
Motorway services high-power EV charger target missed
New analysis from the RAC suggests the Government has not hit its target of having six or more rapid or ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers at every motorway service area in England by the end of 2023. It says 46 (39%) of 119 motorway services reviewed by the RAC on Zapmap now have the target number […]
Messagemaker Displays launches new adaptive speed limit reminder sign
LED traffic solutions company Messagemaker Displays has released an Adaptive Speed Limit Reminder Sign, which can be changed easily to highlight the current legal limit to drivers. The company says it has developed the sign to future proof warnings as and when limits are changed from, say, 30 mph to 20, helping make any transition simple […]
Dutch firm challenges £6.5m ULEZ fines
A Netherlands-based lorry firm is taking legal action against Transport for London over Ultra Low Emission Zone fines it claims were issued unlawfully. The Daily Telegraph reports Transport in Nood BV has applied for permission to launch a judicial review against TfL in the High Court, claiming it has been unlawfully issuing fines to companies […]