AIA questions safer roads fund investment
The Asphalt Industry Alliance has called last week’s Department for Transport’s announcement that it’s spending £47.5 million in enhancing the safety of some of the most high-risk roads in England as “woefully behind what’s needed. Through the third round of the Safer Roads Fund, 27 new schemes will be delivered, which the government says will […]
Car parks “could collapse” under weight of electric vehicles
It’s feared multi-storey car parks across the country could be at risk of collapse as heavier electric vehicles put pressure on ageing infrastructure. Car parking experts and engineers have told The Daily Telegraph that the growth of EV use in the UK could put pressure on car park floors, with unloved structures most susceptible to […]
TfL wants new rules for dockless e-bikes
The Director of Strategy and Innovation at Transport for London is calling for new rules to stop dockless e-bikes just being dumped on pavements. Thomas Ableman told the London Evening Standard newspaper: “No one wins from the situation that exists now. The situation is confusing for users, and that doesn’t help operators’ businesses either.” The […]
M6 Junction 10 improvements draw to a close with road closures required
Sections of slip roads around junction 10 of the M6 in the West Midlands will be closed from today (Tuesday 11 April) as improvement works are completed. This includes the full closure of the dedicated left turn from A454 Wolverhampton Road westbound into Tempus Drive to allow Openreach to carry out some essential work until […]
Cruise recalls driverless cars for software upgrade after minor shunt
General Motors’ driverless subsidiary Cruise has recalled 300 of its vehicles after one of its “robotaxis” bumped into a bus in San Francisco. In a blog post, Founder and CEO Kyle Vogt has written how there was a minor collision after a city bus slowed and the AV was late to brake behind it. It […]
Acusensus investing in more lifesaving AI camera technology in the UK
Australian AI road safety company Acusensus has announced it is building three new trailers for use in the UK equipped with its tried-and-tested solutions to automatically detect people illegally using mobile phones at the wheel, or not wearing a seatbelt. The trailers will be delivered in early summer 2023, and will be used to identify road users […]
Nearly £50 million being spent on road safety improvements
The Department for Transport’s announced it’s spending £47.5 million in enhancing the safety of some of the most high-risk roads in England. Through the third round of the Safer Roads Fund, 27 new schemes will be delivered, which the government says will benefit road users around the country by driving forward safety improvements such as […]
Scottish MSP pleads for speed cameras
An MSP is calling for a change in the criteria for placing average speed cameras on roads as he makes a plea for the technology to be added to the A75. The Daily Record reports that, while speaking in a Holyrood debate, Galloway and West Dumfries member Finlay Carson highlighted issues in Crocketford and Springholm, […]
Oxfordshire calls for more government help to repair roads
Oxfordshire County Council has released a statement detailing how its highways teams are working hard to repair road surfaces after a winter that has seen periods of freezing temperatures but also exceptional rainfall – leading to the condition of roads deteriorating around the entire country. The county has 13 teams out repairing the roads each […]
HGV decarbonisation given boost by biomethane acquisition
Europe’s leading supplier of renewable biomethane for heavy goods vehicles, CNG Fuels, has announced it will acquire a majority stake in Renewable Transport Fuel Services Limited, the largest renewable biomethane sourcing company for UK transport. A new holding company, ReFuels, has been established combining CNG Fuels’ rapidly growing UK network of public access Bio-CNG refuelling […]