TfL warns drivers of forthcoming closures of southbound Blackwall Tunnel
Transport for London is warning drivers that the Blackwall Tunnel will be closed to southbound traffic across the weekends of 30 September – 2 October and 7-9 October. TfL says the works, which are linked to the Silvertown Tunnel construction, will the enable the completion of the realignment of the southbound carriageway, which will carry […]
£65m road upgrade on A11 completed
National Highways’ concrete reconstruction scheme on the A11 at Wymondham has been completed. The project involved the removal of the old concrete road surface and some of its foundations, before rebuilding with recycled material and a new asphalt top. National Highways also used initiaitves to to reduce the CO2 emissions during construction. This includes recycling 60,000 […]
East Dumbartonshire introduces EV charging tariff
An cost for charging electric vehicles using council-owned charge points in East Dumbartonshire will be introduced next month. Installation of charging points began in 2016, with the Council now operating 17 across the area, and was initially funded by Transport Scotland, while the usage until now has been subsidised by the Council to encourage people […]
In-car listening boosts DAB+ take-up
The continued global growth of DAB+ is highlighted in the latest infographic from WorldDAB, the well-established DAB+ auto market alongside emerging digital radio territories leading the way. The updated graphic, which shows more than 125 million DAB+ devices sold to date, and almost all new cars across Europe coming with DAB as standard, was published […]
DfT ITS Policy Lead issues challenge to the industry
Darren Capes, manager of the Transport Technology Forum and ITS Policy Lead at the Department for Transport has challenged the signals industry to consider how traffic signals can make a real difference to the way we travel. Speaking to the JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham he set out three challenges to use traffic signals […]
Lifesaving alerts demo proposal in Australia
Industry and government organisations from Europe and Australia are calling for a trial of the deployment of potentially life-saving technology in Australia, which would send coordinated, vital messages and alerts to drivers and travellers. The proposal was made during a discussion at last month’s ITS Australia Summit. A Special Interest Session (Emergency Alerts & Warnings […]
Transport Committee says legislation needed to “continue great British success story of self-driving vehicles”
The Transport Committee has published its report on the future of self-driving vehicles and how the Government should approach their introduction to the UK’s roads. The cross-party Committee makes a number of recommendations on how regulations should be updated to tackle concerns about safety and security, dilemmas over legal liability, as well as infrastructure that […]
Understanding the potential of the National Persistent Evader Database on this week’s Highways Voices
On Monday we broke the news that the final legal paperwork for the National Persistent Evader Database has been completed and a trial of the solution can now begin in and around London. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! But what is NPED? This week on Highways […]
M5 named England’s most popular motorway
The UK’s drivers have rated the M5 as the most popular motorway in England in a new survey from the independent watchdog, Transport Focus. In the Strategic Roads User Survey the M5 motorway between the Midlands and the South West had the highest overall satisfaction at 82%. The M5 has also improved both its overall satisfaction rating […]
MPs call for ring-fencing for local road maintenance again
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Better Roads has issued a report calling for central government to re-instate effective ring-fencing and multi-year settlements for local road maintenance. The report draws on a review of the Pothole Action Fund (2015/16-2020/21), which says it was a successful policy which contributed to marked improvements in the overall structural conditions […]