The Shadow Roads Minister, new signals technology and some Virtual Reality on Highways Voices from Highways UK
After hearing from the Roads and Local Transport Minister on Highways Voices yesterday, you can hear from his Shadow Bill Esterson MP on today’s Highways Voices from Highways UK 2023 today. These are brought to you thanks to the sponsorship of AGD Systems and Traffic Group Signals, Kiely Bros, Re-flow, Stantec and Yunex Traffic. In the third podcast from the NEC this week […]
Capes sets out £70m signals funding timescales
The manager of the Transport Technology Forum, Darren Capes has given more details about the process of allocating £70 million of extra funding to make traffic signals more efficient. Speaking in a session in the Smart Traffic and Parking Theatre at Highways UK, Mr Capes, who is also ITS Policy Lead at the Department for […]
Roads Minister Richard Holden and National Highways CEO Nick Harris on today’s Highways Voices
We hear from the Roads and Local Transport Minister and the CEO of National Highways on a busy Highways Voices from Highways UK 2023 today. These are brought to you thanks to the sponsorship of AGD Systems and Traffic Group Signals, Kiely Bros, Re-flow, Stantec and Yunex Traffic. In the podcast from Birmingham’s NEC, Richard Holden MP tells Paul Hutton about the National […]
Harris talks of rebuilding, not roadbuilding
The Chief Executive of National Highways has told a packed auditorium at Highways UK that there will be no announcement of new roads in the next Road Investment Strategy, RIS3, and that this is now a time for “rebuilding, not road building,” to help our country to grow. In his keynote address at the major […]
ARTSM features Guidance for the Use of Portable Traffic Signals, Edition 1
The Association for Road Traffic Safety and Management has issued guidance intended to replace the DfT Pink Book and TALS 2/11 and 3/11 with immediate effect. DfT have confirmed they will begin the process of withdrawal now the new the Use of Portable Traffic Signals, Edition 1 has been released. Trainers, TM operatives, utilities works […]
Highways Voices from Highways UK – setting up the show
This is the first of three podcasts from the huge Highways UK show at Birmingham’s NEC. These are brought to you thanks to the sponsorship of AGD Systems and Traffic Group Signals, Kiely Bros, Re-flow, Stantec and Yunex Traffic. In today’s programme we hear from Conference Director Claudia Davidson with details of some of the must-attend sessions on Wednesday, and we also hear […]
West Midlands mayor hails ITS World Congress as “fantastic opportunity”
The Mayor of the West Midlands and chair of the West Midlands Combined Authority is calling the awarding of Birmingham as preferred host of the 2027 ITS World Congress as “a fantastic opportunity for the West Midlands to take to the global stage once again and demonstrate our commitment to innovation and sustainability on transport.” […]
Lifesaving Blind Spot lenses developed after inventor’s close call with cyclist
RECHARGE UK working group aims to speed up electrification of HGVs and fleets
A new group has laid out a set of objectives designed to help speed up the electrification of HGVs and commercial fleets. The group, which is being run by RECHARGE UK – the EV arm of the REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology), says it includes a wealth of expertise and unrivalled experience […]
BREAKING NEWS – UK preferred host of 2027 ITS World Congress
It’s intended the 2027 ITS World Congress will be hosted at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, after the United Kingdom bid was accepted by ERTICO – ITS Europe. Birmingham has been selected as preferred city with ERTICO saying “Birmingham and the United Kingdom at large is advancing Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITS), as […]