smartmicro buys UK distributor Smart Video and Sensing
Global traffic radar sensors and solutions company smartmicro has acquired the UK-based distributor of its traffic sensors Smart Video and Sensing Ltd. As part of the acquisition, the former Smart Video and Sensing. will now operate under the name smartmicro UK Limited. The entire team will stay on board to ensure a smooth transition. The […]
Dartford Tunnels undergoing summer waterproofing works
National Highways is undertaking overnight waterproofing works in the east tunnel of the Dartford Crossing. This work is expected to continue until September 2023 and is significant because it involves work in the larger of the two tunnels, which means some HGVs will not be able to cross the Thames at that point during the […]
Timber transport boost for Scotland
Sixteen new projects are being set up to improve Scotland’s timber transport infrastructure, decarbonise the forestry sector and take pressure off rural roads used by communities. The projects will create new haulage routes away from busy villages, build passing places on narrow roads, upgrade existing fragile roads and promote the shipping of timber by sea. […]
Active Travel England head agrees the car has a future, “because it is so useful”
The Commissioner of Active Travel England has told Highways News that there is a future for the car in our transport provision, but that the challenge is reducing the need to use it. Speaking on the Highways Voices podcast, Chris Boardman said of the car’s future: “I think, of course it does. Its utility is […]
Haulier complains A14 roadworks are adversely affecting business
A haulier says the replacement of a concrete road surface on the A14 in Suffolk are “causing significant increases in our losses” just as he hopes the industry is picking up. Mark Bennett, from VKVP Haulage in Felixstowe has told the BBC that, “I don’t think we’ve actually seen the worst of it yet,” with […]
Transport behaviour expert defends road building
One of the UK’s leading behavioural scientists has backed road building, saying some government advisers’ experience is at odds with the majority of the population. Writing in the Spectator Magazine, Ogilvy vice-chairman Rory Sutherland, who is co-order of the book “Transport for Humans” argues that transport policy is too London-centric. “The people leaning their folding […]
Atkinson questions EVs’ green credentials
The leading actor and car enthusiast Rowan Atkinson has written an essay suggesting he feels “duped” by electric cars. Writing in the Guardian, the Blackadder and Mr Bean star says that, while he was an early adopter of both hybrids and electric vehicles, “When you start to drill into the facts, electric motoring doesn’t seem […]
Traffic Group Signals introduces rapid battery charging system
Portable and temporary signals supplier Traffic Group Signals is introducing a new Endurance Rapid Charging System to deliver faster and safer recharging of batteries to boost fleet utilisation. The company says, with the Endurance wall charger, customers can fully recharge the 12V batteries for Traffic Group Signals’ Evo1 and Metro portable traffic lights in under […]
Newspaper readers remain unconvinced about driverless bus
A poll of newspaper readers in Scotland suggests more needs to be done to convince people that driverless buses are a good idea. Asked by the Courier newspaper whether they would travel on the driverless bus service between Fife and the outskirts of Edinburgh, 964 readers responded, with more than two-thirds, 652 people voting “no“, […]
Councillor questions Rest and Be Thankful shelter solution
A councillor an the area affected by repeated closures of the Rest and Be Thankful stretch of the A83 in Argyll and Bute is questioning plans to build a new debris shelter on the route. Last week Transport Scotland announced the selection of the preferred option follows design and assessment work on five options through […]