MP adds backing to A46 widening
The MP for Newark is calling for the Government to commit to a widening scheme on the A46 through his constituency, saying it is “vital” for the area. The scheme would see four miles of the road bebetween Farndon and Winthorpe in Nottinghamshire turned into a dual carriageway. National Highways was expected to have submitted […]
Government rejects claims driverless safety rules are “too weak and too vague”
The Government has responded to a Commons Transport Committee report into driverless cars, by insisting “safety is a priority” for its rules around the technology. In the report, the Committee had commented: “While it is widely assumed that self-driving vehicles will prove safer than human drivers, this is not a given. Optimistic predictions are often […]
New political party set up in Oxford to fight traffic restrictions
A group of independent councillors have set up a new Oxford-focussed political party aiming to win votes at the next local elections by fighting Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and other restrictions on traffic. The Independent Oxford Alliance says people should have freedom of choice when it comes to modes of transport. While congestion is a challenge […]
Councillors call for changes to speed camera location rules
Councillors in Greater Manchester want more freedom to place speed cameras where they think they are necessary, rather than wait for a required number of serious crashes to happen before they are allowed to act. At the moment, according to safespeed.org, cameras can be placed where there least four people killed or seriously injured per […]
Cruise planning staged driverless relaunch
General Motors’ driverless subsidiary, Cruise, is reported to be planning to relaunch in an as-yet unspecified American city. The company has ceased all operations, both fully driverless and those with a safety driver, after a crash involving a pedestrian who had already been hit by another, human-driven, vehicle in San Francisco which led to California’s […]
Road condition “broadly stable” since 2016 – report
The condition of local roads continues to be broadly stable since 2016, particularly for classified roads. In 2023, the proportion of roads that should have been considered for maintenance is largely unchanged from the previous year. Local authorities reported the proportion of: The chart shows the trend in the percentage of local roads that should […]
PTV explains how modelling helped design innovative roundabout
Modelling and simulation software company PTV has detailed how its PTV Vissim software models supported an innovative upgrade of a key junction in Northamptonshire that has led to a significant reduction in congestion since its opening in 2021. As part of its improvement plans, National Highways developed an innovative scheme to upgrade Chowns Mill, a […]
Nota AI® agrees first UK collaboration
The South Korean traffic solutions company Nota AI has agreed a collaboration with decarbonisation-focussed engineering company City Science to develop Beyond Smart Junctions, an innovative next-generation intelligent transportation system project funded by Innovate UK’s UK-South Korea Bilateral Competition. This is City Science’s first ever international collaboration. The companies say as cities seek to decarbonise and […]
York launches ‘Our Big Transport Conversation’
City of York Council has begun a 10-week public consultation to help shape the future of transport across York and its surrounding villages. This is the first time since 2010 that all aspects of transport in the area have been looked at together, rather than as individual projects. The consultation, which has been designed to […]
TTF Autumn update presentations online
Presentations are now online from this year’s Transport Technology Forum Autumn Update, which took place Tuesday 14 November 2023, at the IET Austin Court in Birmingham. The event heard from officials from the Department for Transport about the latest policy around Transport Technology and what it means for the sector, including the new £70 million […]