Highways News gears up for daily podcasts during a busy week at Highways UK
The popular Highways Voices podcast series returns to the National Exhibition Centre this week with three special programmes from Highways UK. Thanks to the sponsorship of AGD Systems and Traffic Group Signals, Kiely Bros, Re-flow, Stantec and Yunex Traffic, the podcasts will be published around 4pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. They will feature contributions from speakers, exhibitors and […]
ORR updates on National Highways’ safety KPI
Latest figures from the Department for Transport show that 1,944 people were killed or seriously injured on the Strategic Road Network in 2022. This is 38% lower than the 2005-2009 average baseline but means that National Highways must deliver a further improvement of 12 percentage points (376 KSIs) to achieve its target of a 50% […]
£7.79m for transport improvements in Leeds
Leeds City Council has successfully been awarded funding for five schemes designed to enable residents to choose more active and sustainable modes of travel and improve road safety for everyone. A part of a £200million funding pot, which Active Travel England expects to generate up to 16 million extra walking and cycling trips every year […]
TfL and Hounslow Council complete work on latest phase of Cycleway 9
Transport for London and Hounslow Council have completed work on the latest phase of the Cycleway 9 route in west London. Cycleway 9 is a major addition to London’s growing network of Cycleways, which TfL says is enabling thousands of improved walking and cycling journeys between Brentford, Kew, Chiswick, Hammersmith and beyond each week, which […]
IHE discounts fees by £10
The Institute of Highway Engineers has announced a £10 discount for all fee-paying members for 2024, following a year-on-year increase in revenue. It comes on the back of a freeze of fees last year. Having secured a boost to income over the last 12 months through an increase in total membership and an expanded training […]
Sutherland and Dyson JCT keynote video now available online
The extremely popular keynote session at the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium featuring behavioural scientists Rory Sutherland and Pete Dyson is now available to watch on JCT’s YouTube channel. All seven sessions at the Symposium in Nottingham were filmed thanks to the support of video sponsors AGD Systems, INRIX, Messagemaker Displays, PTV Group, Simplifai Systems, smartmicro UK and TRL Software. The extra long keynote […]
Traffic Group Signals acquires LTM Design
Temporary traffic signal technology company Traffic Group Signals has bought LTM Design, a traffic management service provider based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. The company says this acquisition represents a strategic milestone for Traffic Group Signals as it seeks to expand its capabilities, introduce new technologies and further improve the service offering for its TM customers. […]
GM offers new connected car solution
General Motors has announced it is contributing a vehicle services definition called “uServices” to the automotive software developer community. uServices aims to standardise software interfaces to securely access vehicle systems from anywhere in a manufacturer’s vehicle ecosystem. This standardised interface and associated programming model enables efficient development of distributed software required by Software Defined Vehicles. […]
Driving Forward: Exploring Urban and Automated Mobility at the ITS World Congress 2024 in Dubai
The ITS World Congress 2024 in Dubai, centred around ‘Mobility Driven by ITS,’ will delve into pivotal areas shaping transportation’s future. Organisers ERTICO – ITS Europe say the Technical Programme is anchored in four topics that lay the groundwork for the entire Congress. Today, we’ll explore two of these topics, Urban Mobility and Automated Mobility, […]
Construction work begins on £10.4m A660 active travel improvements
Work on upgrading the A660 in Leeds have moved into delivery after a public consultation on plans received a 62% positive response. Leeds City Council explains the scheme along the Otley Road, Headingley Lane and Woodhouse Lane aims to address a high number of casualties along the route whilst providing safer, alternative travel options Leeds […]