RAC wants smart motorway ban to go further
Following the Prime Minister’s decision to halt all future smart motorway programmes over a lack of driver confidence in the schemes, the RAC is calling for the hard shoulder to be reinstated on all existing all-lane running carriageways. Over the weekend the Department for Transport announced Rishi Sunak’s decision that plans for new smart motorways […]
Transport Minister promises e-active travel legislation “if time allows”
The Transport Minister Jesse Norman says the UK’s ability to innovate in technology is putting the country in a position to achieve what he calls the world’s most challenging Net Zero goals as he promises laws on active travel will be brought forward if and when parliamentary time allows. The Minister, whose remit covers decarbonisation […]
TTF Conference “sells out” as record numbers sign up to attend
Nearly 250 participants, including representatives from more than 60 local councils and combined authorities, will be in Leeds next week for the 2023 Transport Technology Forum Annual Conference to discuss a range of ways technology can help them solve their road transport challenges. “The record attendance for the event reflects the quality of the conference […]
Potholes “taking over 18 months to fix”
New figures suggest there are areas of the country where individual potholes are taking more than eighteen months to be repaired . Data obtained by the Liberal Democrats through Freedom of Information requests suggests that some councils in England are taking over a month on average to fix potholes once they have been reported, with […]
PTV launches public transport planning tool
Mobility software developer PTV Group has launched a new web-based tool for public transport service planning. PTV Lines allows planners and operators to shape new and existing public transport lines, without requiring expert knowledge in complex planning software. The company says PTV Lines enables planners to quickly test different ideas and new measures in the […]
ULEZ cameras being stolen across London
A number of Ultra Low Emissions Zone enforcement cameras have been stolen in London after protests against the expansion of the scheme. London’s Evening Standard newspaper reports Transport for London had already seen dozens of numberplate-reading cameras vandalised or covered up by people opposed to Mayor Sadiq Khan’s widening of the clean air zone to […]
Historic Westminster street signs to be sold at auction
A collection of 340 1950s/1960s and Modern London Street are being sold off by Westminster Council. There are two different types of distinctive London Street signs being auctioned by Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuerson Thursday 18th May in Chislehurst, South London. The first examples all from the Crown Estate date from the 1960s and are […]
Zero Emission HGV market “shackled by absence of infrastructure and lack of plan”
The heavy goods vehicle sector is calling for an urgent, government-led strategy to drive uptake of zero emission trucks to meet decarbonisation targets. With just over a decade until the first end of sale deadline for the UK’s predominantly diesel HGVs, new analysis from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has found Britain’s strategic […]
Industry reacts to scrapping of new smart motorways
Following the Prime Minister’s decision to rule out the building of new smart motorways, the industry has been giving its reaction. Max Sugarman, Chief Executive at Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK), said: “Whilst we acknowledge that the Government will stop construction of all new smart motorways, it is important to note that these roads […]
All new smart motorway projects scrapped
The Government has announced there will be no new smart motorways built, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak decided drivers had lost confidence in the scheme. The Department for Transport issued the following statement: Plans for new smart motorways will be cancelled, delivering on the Prime Minister’s summer campaign pledge. New smart motorways – including the […]