West Midlands transport innovation recognised with leading ITS award nominations
The man leading leading the West Midlands’ work in hosting the 2027 Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress says nominations for two major ITS award reflects the region’s leading role in advancing transport technology. Transport for West Midlands’ Strategic Head of Transport Innovation Chris Lane is celebrating nominations in ITS UK’s Connected and Automated Mobility and […]
Highways Voices: Lilian Greenwood on RIS3, resilient roads and the future of highways
Today on Highways Voices we feature what we believe to be Lilian Greenwood’s last interview as Future of Roads Minister before she moved to the whip’s office in the recent government reshuffle. Despite her moving on, it was such a good conversation that we should still share it with you, to give you an idea […]
Trade mag hails Grid Smarter Cities’ kerbside game-changer
A leading trade publication for the parking industry has published an in-depth article about Kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities’ Kerb® Delivery solution, describing it as a “kerbside revolution cutting congestion in Southwark”. The Parking Review feature explains how the solution has been implemented full-time on Walworth Road in the London borough after just 12 […]
TfWM officer sets out devolved transport strategy ahead of World Congress 2027
Transport for West Midlands’ Principal Policy and Strategy Officer has set out ideas for a range of improvements to the region’s transport infrastructure that could be showcased in 2027 when the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress comes to Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre. Adam Harrison, speaking at a recent ITS UK – Urban Mobility Partnership event […]
Grid Smarter Cities wins Future of Parking accolade at British Parking Awards
Kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities has won the Future of Parking Award at the prestigious British Parking Awards in London. The company has developed its Kerb® Delivery solution to enable freight drivers to book their kerbside loading slots in advance, meaning no loitering in the carriageway or circling the roads and therefore reducing congestion […]
Valerann’s AI incident detection and prediction software showcased on BBC News
British start-up Valerann’s AI traffic incident detection solution has been featured on BBC News programme Tech Now. The feature shows how the system processes data from various sources, including navigation apps and CCTV, to flag critical alerts. The feature shows how the software identified a traffic slowdown and a subsequent collision by analysing Waze reports […]
Lights out! Clearview SolarLite road studs prove to be a safe carbon-cutting replacement to streetlighting
A new report into decarbonisation of street lighting has detailed how millions of pounds a year and hundreds of thousands of tons of CO2 could be saved by replacing them with solar road studs or reflective markings, without any negative effect on road safety. The East Riding of Yorkshire’s “Right Lighting, Right Place, Right Time” […]
Last chance to book places for JCT Traffic Signals Symposium
The organisers of the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium are giving industry experts one last chance to book their place to be involved in the event in Leeds next week. This Symposium takes place at the Royal Armouries Conference Centre from 23-25 September, and includes two days of academic presentations and speeches, including a keynote […]
M60 Simister Island improvements get the go-ahead
National Highways has been given the go-ahead to make changes to the M60 Junction 18 Simister Island Interchange after the Department for Transport approved the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the scheme. This approval grants planning permission to move forward with work that will deliver smoother, safer and more reliable journeys on the motorways in […]
M4 to shut for three days next month
National Highways has announced the closure of the M4 in both directions between junction 18 (Bath) and junction 19 (M32) from 7pm Friday 10 to 6am Monday 13 October. It’s to enable the lifting of eight steel beams into place for the new A432 Badminton Road Bridge. This key scheme milestone will be the last […]