People in Peterborough surveyed about highways and transport
A survey asking residents for their views on the city’s highways and transport services has been posted to people in Peterborough. A random sample of around 4,300 residents are receiving the National Highways and Transport public satisfaction survey asking for their views on highways and transport services, from the condition of roads and footpaths to […]
Musk predicts self-driving Teslas this year
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has told a conference that he believes his company will upgrade its vehicles to fully self-driving in 2023. The London Evening Standard newspaper reports that he told the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai that Tesla was “closer to it than we ever have been”. “In terms of where Tesla is […]
Eurovia and partners win Innovation Festival Collaborative Award
Eurovia UK, Hertfordshire County Council and Highway Data Systems (HDS), supported by key Supply Chain partners, Clee Hill Plant Ltd, DE Plant, BSP-TEX and Pavemac, have won the Collaborative Innovation Award at this year’s LCRIG Innovation festival. The award recognises a collective innovative product, service or practice that has driven or can demonstrate a collaborative […]
DfT calls for freight and logistics feedback
The Department for Transport and the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have published a Call for Evidence on Freight and the Planning System. This CfE is an action from the Planning Chapter of the Future of Freight and seeks to obtain appropriate evidence so that the planning needs of the freight and logistics sector […]
Further works confirmed for Menai Suspension Bridge
The Welsh Government has announced work will begin on Monday 4 September to overhaul the Menai Suspension Bridge to ensure it is permanently restored in time for its 200th anniversary. The second phase of work will see new permanent hangers installed, following a rigorous period of development and testing, as well as extensive paint work […]
Award hopefuls have two extra weeks to enter Highways UK Awards
The organisers of Highways UK have announced that the deadline to enter their Excellence Awards has been extended by two weeks to midnight on Friday 21 July. The categories to enter are: Associate Laureates (Rising Star)Laureates (Lifetime Achievement)Net-Zero AwardSocial Value AwardInnovation AwardMajor Project AwardOnsite Safety AwardRoad User Safety AwardStart-up of the YearTeam of the Year […]
Local authorities see connected vehicle solutions first hand at Innovation Festival
The Chair of the Transport Technology Forum’s Connected Vehicle Working Group is praising the value of the LCRIG Innovation Festival in spreading the word about the here-and-now connected applications within the transport industry. Andy Graham of White Willow Consulting was reflecting on two days of demonstrations at the Festival in Newark in which a range […]
Messagemaker delivers low power lane control solution in Cardiff
Messagemaker Displays has supplied its low power LED Lane Control signs to VVB Engineering for installation as part of the A470 Tidal Flow system in Cardiff. Replacing existing ageing and faulty signage, and integrating with the existing UTC management software, the signs provided a low maintenance, fit and forget solution. The longest road in Wales, […]
New Report Examines Impact of EV Adoption on the Repair and Insurance Sectors
The UK’s automotive risk intelligence company, Thatcham Research, has delivered its Impact of Battery Electric Vehicle Adoption on the Repair and Insurance Sectors report, highlighting the risk-affecting factors BEVs present to the insurance workflow. Funded by Innovate UK, the report explains how insurers build their financial models around BEVs, examines concerns regarding the repair network, […]
New transport hub in Belfast topped out as it becomes island of Ireland’s largest
Translink and the Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure have joined construction partner Farrans Sacyr for a traditional ‘topping out’ ceremony of the new Belfast Grand Central Station transport hub. The Topping out was marked with a ceremonial tightening of the last bolt in the highest point of the steel structure of the iconic new station. […]