Active travel plans in Hove on hold over traffic implication fears
A plan to build a dedicated cycleway by losing a lane of traffic on the A259 in Hove has been put on hold over concerns about the design of a cycleway and reduction in the number of lanes of traffic. Councillors in Brighton and Hove made the decision to review seafront pedestrian and cycle provision […]
PCC launches consultation into speed camera fines
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster has launched a s four-week public consultation into whether money collected from fixed penalty notices handed out to motorists should be spent on new enforcement projects in the area where the money is gathered. At present cash raised from fines goes to the Treasury, but the cost […]
Record-breaking year for LCRIG Innovation Festival
LCRIG’s Innovation Festival sees record-breaking year with more than 550 people set to attend the now fully booked two-day event at Newark Showground this week. More than 200 local authority delegates from 84 authorities are attending, meaning around two-thirds of all the English highway authorities outside London are represented. This is along with over 80 […]
ITS European Congress Post-Congress Report now available
The organisers of the successful ITS European Congress in Lisbon, ERTICO – ITS Europe, have published the Post Congress report. it is the last report written and overseen by Professor Eric Sampson who has retired as Chief Rapporteur. He gave an emotional farewell at the Congress. Five of the Rapporteurs were also British, they were […]
PTV releases cloud-based real-time traffic management tool
Modelling and simulation software company PTV Group has launched a new cloud-based tool for real-time traffic management. It says PTV Flows can visualise incidents in the road network and forecast unexpected congestion up to two hours in advance, enabling cities and road authorities to proactively manage traffic flows even without access to advanced traffic management […]
Changes to Dart Charge process as Conduent takes over
National Highways has announces changes to the payment system for journeys across the Dartford Crossing over the River Thames. The new Dart Charge Service Provider, Conduent, will become responsible for vehicle identification, payment processing and account management. Previous supplier Emovis will continue to issue and handle enquiries for Penalty Charge Notices. National Highways says it haas undertaken […]
SRL explains its Glastonbury traffic management support
SRL has delivered its biggest integrated event solution to support the traffic management plan at this year’s Glastonbury Festival to facilitate the safe, efficient, and environmentally sustainable management of traffic to and around the Festival, minimising disruption in the surrounding area. Europe’s largest manufacturer and supplier of mobile ITS solutions to the traffic management and […]
Heavier electric vehicles blamed for increased number of potholes
New analysis suggests electric cars damage roads twice as much as their petrol equivalents, which could be leading to more potholes on our roads. A study by The Telegraph newspaper has found that the average electric car more than doubles the wear on road surfaces, and that there are fears that electric cars could exacerbate […]
Festival investigates huge traffic jam
The organisers of the Download Festival in the East Midlands are investigating what they call “unprecedented” congestion ahead of this year’s event. Thousands arriving at Donington Park in Leicestershire on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 June led to long delays on the M1, A50 and A453 with some people waiting seven hours to get onto […]
Driverless cars mentioned in reworking of iconic song
A reworking of the 1980s iconic song We Didn’t Start The Fire has featured driverless cars as one of the key moments in the last 30 years. The band Fall Out Boy has reworked the history-based Billy Joel song by singing about world events since the original was released in 1989. Along with everything from […]