TfL warns of Blackwall Tunnel closures
Transport for London has announced the Blackwall Tunnel will be closed to southbound traffic from 00:01 on Saturday 24 June until 05:00 on Monday 26 June in order to allow the removal of a 1960s footbridge across the A102. The works, which are linked to the Silvertown Tunnel, will allow for the removal of the […]
Chief People Officer at The Go-Ahead Group
The Go-Ahead Group has appointed Carolyn Ferguson as the group’s Chief People Officer with oversight over all aspects of human resources. Ms Ferguson has worked for Go-Ahead since 2001 and is described as a highly experienced governance and management professional. She has been Go-Ahead’s Company Secretary since 2006 – a position she will retain in […]
Webinar looks at data-driven outcomes for better transport
A special webinar co-hosted by the Department for Transport and global digital agency Valtech is being held to share ideas on how current and forthcoming Industry initiatives and innovations could generate valuable data. The event on Tuesday 20 June from 10.30-12.15 will also look at where Government could help industry innovation by making data available. […]
Leading transport consultant Graham takes on Le Mans… on a scooter
Intelligent Transport Systems consultant Andy Graham has celebrating the 100th birthday of the Le Mans 24 hour race by racing around roads inside the famous French circuit on a push scooter. The White Willow Consulting owner, who was attending his 35th running of the race, took on a scooter challenge to raise money for the […]
Report finds radio remains essential in-car
New research suggests radio remains an essential part of the in-car experience, and is the most listened-to audio platform in the car. The “Dashboard Dialogue” study 2023 is a major survey of recent and prospective car buyers conducted by Edison Research for WorldDAB – the global industry forum for DAB digital radio. It provides an […]
Welsh Government marks Clean Air Day with £58m spend on active travel
Wales’s Deputy Climate Change Minister has announced spending of more than £58m on ways ways to help people choose to walk and cycle for local journeys. Speaking on Clean Air Day, the Deputy Minister with responsibility for transport outlined how the investment would fund new and improved active travel routes across Wales. Since 2018, the […]
ULEZ brings in nine-figure sum
New figures have revealed that London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone generated more than £224m last year. Data obtained by the BBC has found that roughly a third of the money came from penalty charge notices, with the rest from daily charge payments. It says Transport for London says the money is used to cover “set-up […]
SMLL adds co-operative infrastructure features to test bed
The TRL-led Smart Mobility Living Lab has added new co-operative, connected Intelligent Transport Systems trials to validate the performance of connected and autonomous vehicles. The SMLL was at the heart of the recent ServCity project, which saw a Nissan Leaf self-driving around the streets in Woolwich in Southeast London, demonstrated the potential for receiving live […]
Go-Ahead picked to operate Kent’s Fastrack network
The Go-Ahead Group has been awarded a 15-year contract worth £110 million by Kent County Council to operate Kent’s aFastrack bus rapid transit system. Under the contract, the group’s Go-Ahead London division will operate the service from November 2024. Existing buses will replaced with a zero emission, electric fleet on the network, which runs in […]
Civil engineers say they knew for years A9 dualling target would be missed
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association in Scotland is due to give evidence over the A9 dualling project, as part of a petition calling for details of the revised timetable for the project. The industry body has called the dualling work so far “glacial”, saying that and engineers had long known the project was progressing too slowly […]