Road surface improvements to get underway on A174 in Tees Valley
National Highways is resurfacing a stretch of the A174 near Middlesbrough. The A174 eastbound, between its junctions with the A19 and the B1365 Blue Bell Interchange will undergo the improvements from Sunday 2 July. National Highways Project Manager Michael Morgan said: “Drivers will notice considerable improvements with smoother and safer journeys once this work has […]
Upgrade to Greater Manchester’s speed camera network getting underway
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has signed a contract with Jenoptik UK to upgrade almost a hundred spot speed cameras across the region with state-of-the-art technology to help improve road safety. Funded through the Mayor’s Challenge Fund (MCF), the project aims to encourage better driver behaviour by creating a better network of modern safety cameras, […]
In-car DAB+ “reaching maturity”
The use of Digital Audio Broadcasting + system is seeing penetration across Europe as the vast majority of vehicles have the platform in-built. That’s the message from WorldDAB President Patrick Hannon (pictured), citing figures showing that 96% of new cars sold within the European Union come with DAB+, meaning 10 million new vehicles on the […]
PTV Group to support new urban mobility data analytics project
Transport modelling company PTV Group is one of the partners of the new Horizon Europe research project EMERALDS on urban mobility data analytics. A team of experts in data science and mobility from 10 European countries will develop a Mobility Analytics as a Service toolset over the next three years with the aim of improving […]
TTF and TOPAS working together Road Infrastructure Equipment procurement standards
The Transport Technology Forum (TTF) and Traffic Open Products And Specifications group (TOPAS) have committed to work together to develop and implement of new traffic signals standards and guidance. One of the key roles of TOPAS is to bridge current and future technologies, being tasked with developing maintaining and specifications for traffic control equipment. This […]
Scotland sets out vision for “world class” public EV charging network
The Scottish Government has published its Vision for Scotland’s Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network, as a new study suggests that uptake of electric vehicles in Scotland could be up to 16% higher than UK Government statistics indicate. The Vision sets out what an ideal public charging offer for cars and vans in Scotland should look […]
Community group criticises “ugly” Rest and Be Thankful solution
The chair of a community group in Loch Lomand has criticised plans to build an open-sided tunnel along the A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful. The design is the chosen solution to years of disruption on the road due to landslips, and the threat of them which often means the road is shut. However […]
TRL Wins Contract to Investigate and Assess Health Risks Associated with the Fires at former London gravel extraction site
TRL has been commissioned to investigate and assess the health risks associated with the fires at Arnolds Field. The project, issued by The London Borough of Havering, seeks to independently verify the pollution arising from the repeated fires. Building on TRL’s proven experience of monitoring commercial and residential fires for local authorities and government agencies, […]
ITS UK welcomes cross party consensus on the importance of transport technology at Parliamentary Reception
Intelligent Transport Systems UK has welcomed cross-party recognition on the importance and value of transport technology solutions, following its Parliamentary Reception last week. The Reception saw speeches from Transport Innovation & Decarbonisation Minister Jesse Norman MP (pictured), Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Baroness Randerson and Shadow Business and Industry Minister Bill Esterson MP, as well as […]
Innovation Festival offers delegates real-world connected demonstration
For the first time, visitors to a major road industry event will have the opportunity to receive virtual messages in their own vehicles, and not just in test vehicles on tracks. The Transport Technology Forum is undertaking a series of connected vehicle demonstrations at the LCRIG Innovation Festival on the 4 and 5 July, which […]