APCOA to deliver major parking services contract for Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure
The parking and mobility services provider APCOA has agreed a new contract with Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure to deliver services across all areas of the country. The contract, which starts on 1 November, includes the establishment of 19 regional operational bases and two vehicle pounds, providing a fully integrated network to support DfI’s transport […]
2027 ITS World Congress organisers report “exceptional” response to NEC Open Day
Members of the highways and transport technology industry have voiced their enthusiasm and excitement for the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress when it comes to Birmingham’s NEC two years’ time, as organisers sign up their first corporate supporters. Transport for West Midlands, which is hosting the event welcomed industry representatives to the venue during Highways […]
Gary Crockford wins posthumous ITS UK Award
The traffic technology expert Gary Crockford has won a leading honour at the ITS UK Awards in London, just four days after his death from motor neurone disease. The former Department for Transport Connected Roads Policy Lead was honoured with the Richard Harris Award for International Achievement. He had been informed of his win before his […]
Dashcams, Drones and Digital Kerbs — The tech changing UK roads highlighted at Highways UK 2025 thanks to SWARCO, Clearway, Arcadis and Westcotec
We gathered so much content from Highways UK this year that we bring you a bonus edition today thanks to Clearway, Westcotec, Arcadis and SWARCO, which, among other things, discusses how AI, digital alerts and smarter infrastructure can reshape road safety, maintenance, and sustainability across the UK’s highways. From AI-powered asset management to digital kerb systems and carbon compliance […]
Traffic technology expert Gary Crockford dies of Motor Neurone Disease
The UK transport technology sector has lost another of its greatest experts as former Department for Transport Connected Roads Policy Lead Gary Crockford has died two years after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. ITS UK announced the news calling Gary: “A longstanding and important contributor to our Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Forum. Gary worked […]
Acusensus’ pioneering AI road safety contribution profiled in two national newspapers
The Mail and Times newspapers have both run in-depth features about the Acusensus camera solution which uses artificial intelligence to identify drivers using their mobile phones at the wheel, and vehicle occupants not using a seatbelt. Acusensus developed its “Heads Up” Artificial Intelligence technology which uses specially equipped cameras to see through the windscreen and […]
Bookings open for Strictly Highways 2026
Only a couple of weeks after the biggest and most successful LCRIG Strictly Highways event in Blackpool, thoughts have already turned to the next edition in October 2026, with bookings open for the private sector. Organisers, LCRIG – The Local Council Roads Innovation Group – says that because there are only limited exhibition spaces, they […]
Remembering Martin Howell: Transport visionary, Falklands hero and friend to many
Highways News is very sad to report the death of popular intelligent transport systems expert Martin Howell after a long battle with cancer. Martin was best known in the industry for his time at Cubic Transportation Systems where he worked in marketing, communications and external affairs before taking on a corporate role at the parent […]
Blueprint for automated buses unveiled by Transport for West Midlands and Solihull Council
Public transport that drives itself is a step closer to becoming a reality on the country’s roads thanks to a major piece of work carried out in the West Midlands. The Automated Public Transport Service (APTS) Specification, written by experts at Transport for West Midlands and Solihull Council, details how to commission automated technology to […]
Policy unpicked: What Simon Lightwood’s plans mean for Britain’s road network on today’s Highways Voices, thanks to Westcotec, SWARCO, Clearway and Arcadis
The Roads and Buses Minister Simon Lightwood MP gave his first major speech in his new role at Highways UK today (Thursday) and you can hear it in full on today’s Highways Voices podcast. In today’s podcast, sponsored by Clearway, Westcotec, Arcadis and SWARCO, he is joined by technology innovators and industry experts who discuss the future of the UK’s road […]