MP calls for meeting with National Highways after bridge closure
The MP for Ipswich is seeking an “urgent” meeting with National Highways after the closure of the Orwell Bridge due to over-running roadworks led to huge traffic jams across the town. The East Anglian Daily Times quotes Tom Hunt as saying he was caught up the jams on Friday, and that it took him two […]
Thurrock Council planning to enforce yellow box offences on M25
Thurrock Council is looking to fine motorists for yellow box transgressions at Junction 31 of the M25, using the 2021 legislation to allow authorities outside London use technology to fine drivers for moving traffic offences. Yourthurrock.com, using the Local Democracy Reporting Service, reports it’ll look at traffic at Junction 31 of the M25. It quotes […]
Cruise accused of “misleding” regulators over San Francisco crash
General Motors’ driverless susidiary Cruise is being accused of covering up the severity of a crash involving one of its driverless cars. The Guardian reports the California Public Utilities Commission has summoned the company to a hearing in February that could lead to a $1.5m (£1.2m) fine on top of the current suspension to its […]
Yunex launches cloud-based traffic management system in the US
ITS technology provider Yunex Traffic has launched Yutraffic Studio Advanced Traffic Management System. The company says it was designed after many conversations with Yunex Traffic’s current and prospective customers, “incorporating lessons learned in the field”, and in direct response to their daily needs. The solution was created to manage traffic issues quickly, effectively, reliably and safely […]
Former Tesla employee alleges safety issues
Its reported a former Tesla employee is claiming the company’s self-driving vehicle technology is not safe enough to be used on public roads. The BBC has spoken to Lukasz Krupski, who leaked data including customer complaints about Tesla’s braking and self-driving software, to a German newspaper in the summer after claiming his attempts to highlight […]
Council launches Highland 20mph consultation
The Highland Council has launched a public consultation for a Highland-wide 20mph roll-out project and is looking for feedback from communities. 125 Highland settlements are part of the project which equates to around 610km of roads across the Highlands, 590km of which are on Local Authority Roads. This scheme is being fully funded by the […]
TRL webinar to support Green Light Fund applications planned for Friday
The deadline for English Local Authorities outside of London to submit applications for the Green Light Fund is only a couple of weeks away, a fund to tune up traffic signals to better reflect actual traffic conditions and get traffic flowing. But TRL is planning to help, through TRL Software helping write bids to get a […]
European Council adopts positions for safer road traffic
The European Council has adopted common positions on two proposals forming part of the so-called ‘road safety’ legislative package. The Commission’s proposal introduces four main new elements regarding to driving licences and cross-border exchange of information on road-safety-related traffic offences. For driving licences, there will be stricter conditions for drivers in the two years after […]
MPs hear about work being done to speed up connections to the grid and enable EV transition
MPs from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Electric Vehicles have heard about the work being done to speed up connections to the grid and help enable quicker electric vehicle charger activation. Earlier this year the UK’s Electricity Networks Commissioner Nick Winser published an independent report setting out recommendations to halve the total development time for […]
National Highways set to open new flyover as part of A30 upgrade in Cornwall
National Highways has announced a flyover at the new Chiverton interchange will be partially opened to traffic next month as part of its A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross dualling scheme. Following the early summer removal of the old Chiverton roundabout – which it describes as Cornwall’s worst accident hot-spot – traffic has since been navigating […]