National Highways’ A30 Cornwall upgrade to create country’s seventh green bridge
National Highways has announced that its updgrade on the A30 between Chiverton and Carland Cross in Cornwall will feature the company’s seventh green bridge. Formed with two decks and planted extensively with plants and hedging, National Highways says the green bridge over the new dual carriageway at Marazanvose will maintain and enhance connectivity for habitats […]
MPs to discuss Low Emission and Clean Air Zones in special evidence session
Representatives from the Local Government Association, London Councils and Bath & North East Somerset Council (on behalf of UK100) will be appearing before the Environmental Audit Committee this week as MPs continue evidence gathering on Outdoor and indoor air quality targets. The focus of the session will be on clean air measures being brought in by local authorities, and the measures the […]
Yunex Traffic wins major American contract
ITS technology provider Yunex Traffic has announced a multi-million dollar, multi-year agreement to provide express lane and bridge tolling facility maintenance services for the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) in California. The contract covers toll infrastructure at the San Francisco Bay area’s seven state-owned bridges including the Bay, Antioch, Richmond, Dumbarton, and San Mateo, as well […]
Little Isla gets life-changing treatment thanks to industry’s generosity
The two-year-old granddaughter of LCRIG Chair and industry veteran Martin Duffy has undertaken potentially life-changing treatment in the United States, thanks to her grandfather’s cycling skills and the fundraising efforts of the highways and transport technology industries. Isla was born with cerebral palsy and cannot sit independently, crawl or walk. However Stem Cell treatment clinical […]
TTF Smarter Parking Working Group details the National Parking Platform with a webinar on 8 September
Local Authorities across the UK are being urged to take part in a forthcoming Transport Technology Forum online meeting which will focus on the National Parking Platform. The NPP is a Department for Transport-led initiative to simplify parking payment. The pilot platform, being operated by Manchester City Council, has four primary functions. These are to […]
Charity taking on four new staff to keep up with UK’s staggering road deaths and injuries
For a business, an expanding workforce and an increased demand for services is a sign of success, but for a charity supporting road crash victims, it’s not a good sign. RoadPeace, the national charity for road crash victims, sees the recruitment of additional staff members as highlighting what it calls the staggering number of people […]
Study suggests need for gradual introduction of driverless cars to maintain confidence
A new study in Canada is suggesting people are not ready to wholeheartedly embrace the concept of self-driving cars, so there will need to be a period of gradual transition before adoption. The study at the University of British Columbia reveals mixed perceptions of automated vehicles, particularly their effects on pedestrian comfort and safety. Four […]
Road surface and barrier upgrades getting underway on M20
A £2.7 million package of carriageway resurfacing, and new road markings are set to get underway next week on the M20 in Kent. Starting on Monday (4 September), National Highways will begin a scheme to resurfacing the M20 between junction 11 (Westhanger) and junction 13 (Folkestone). The carriageway will also see the repainting of the […]
DfT publishes new MaaS guidance
The Department for Transport has published guidance on Mobility as a Service ” to make the planning and payment of trips easier for people and businesses.” It says a MaaS platforms integrate and analyse data from multiple modes of transport, such as rail, bus, taxi and cycle hire, to offer choice in journey planning to consumers. This […]
Cruise CEO says driverless vehicles safer than humans
The CEO of General Motors’ driverless subsidiary Cruise has stated that parents should want to put their children in autonomous vehicles, because they’re safer than human-driven cars. Kyle Vogt told CNBC Television “The really important thing people need to know about AVs is their safety track record, especially relative to human drivers. And since we’ve […]