Clearview renews solar studs on Cambridgeshire’s guided busway
Highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence has successfully renewed safety delineation technology on the Cambridge guided busway between Cambridge, Huntingdon and St Ives. The busway, which is the longest of its kind in the world, offers an alternative to congested roads for bus passengers, cyclists and pedestrians. It requires clear lighting at night to […]
TfL sets out plans to transform Catford town centre
Transport for London is asking people to have their say on newly unveiled plans to transform Catford town centre. It says the plans are aimed at reducing road danger and making it easier and safer for people walking, cycling and using the bus in the area of Southeast London. TfL is proposing multiple changes to […]
M25 junction 10 team lends a hand to reinvigorate new home for autistic adults
The team working on the major revamp of M25 junction 10 at Wisley in Surrey is helping to create a new sensory garden for autistic adults nearby at Stonepit Close in Godalming, Surrey. National Highways, Balfour Beatty and other supply chain partners have joined forces with the National Autistic Society and social enterprise The Glasshouse […]
In-vehicle signage delivered direct to car’s head unit without mobile phone interface
A group of data experts have successfully delivered live, dynamic in-vehicle signage into a vehicle’s head unit using the car’s own connectivity rather than a tethered smartphone Transport for West Midlands and KL Systems transmitted real-time road signs into a Polestar vehicle during tests at Warwick University. The demonstration proves that connected cars can automatically […]
Essex Police investigating video of woman moving cones on A12
Essex Police have announced they are investigating a driver who was witnessed illegally moving cones from a sectioned off area of the A12 near Colchester. In a statement, the force says it believes the incident occurred on the northbound carriageway close to the Marks Tey junction on Tuesday 18 April at around 1.30pm. Highways News […]
£3.6m boost for active travel in Glasgow
Projects that encourage walking, wheeling and cycling in Glasgow are to receive a £3.6m cash injection after the city’s council secured funding from Places for Everyone – an active travel infrastructure programme funded by the Scottish Government and administered by Sustrans. The funding will help progress a range of projects including the Govan City Network […]
Just Stop Oil activists jailed for Dartford disruption
Two men have been sentenced after causing widespread disruption across the Southeast when they climbed the QEII Bridge at the Dartford Crossing. Morgan Trowland (pictured right) and Marcus Decker (left) began climbing the bridge stanchions in the early hours of 17 October last year. The men then eventually climbed to about 200ft above the water […]
Yunex launches edge computing traffic controller
Yunex Traffic is launching a new Yutraffic Blade Advanced Traffic Controller Platform for the US market, capable of managing traffic with the highest level of security, which it says “is ready for the future of traffic control”. The company is debuting the new kit during the ITS America Conference in Texas this week, saying this […]
Motorway control expert fears safety technology “tarred with smart motorway brush”
Leading Intelligent Transport Systems consultant George Brown has reacted to the government’s ending of all new smart motorway projects by criticising the decision to push ahead with all-lane running smart motorways which he fears could ultimately mean key safety benefits are not realised. The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, decided to scrap all future schemes because, […]
Bridge repairs on the M20 near Ashford getting underway
National Highways is beginning safety repairs and maintenance to the Great River Stour bridge on the M20 near Ashford. Work begins this evening (Friday 21 April) and will finish on the morning of Friday 5 May 2023. National Highways will be working at weekends and overnight on weekdays when there is less traffic. To carry […]