The implications of the end of new smart motorways discussed on Highways Voices
Following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to halt the building of new smart motorways, this week’s Highways Voices discusses the implications. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! Highways News co-owners Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum look into what went wrong with the concept, focussing on communication failures […]
Clearview outlines the process “From Policy to Pavement” at TTF Conference
Highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence will lead the discussion on how to deliver emerging technologies for the benefit of the travelling public as it delivers a key presentation at the Transport Technology Forum annual conference in Leeds next week. The company, which delivers sustainability solutions, connectivity, and smart and digital infrastructure technology to […]
Those in London’s most deprived areas twice as likely to be killed or seriously injured in road collisions
Transport for London has published a report on inequalities on the road network suggesting that deprivation, gender, age and mode of transport all have a significant impact on the risk of being killed or seriously injured in a collision. The report finds that in London the more deprived the area, the higher the risk that […]
TRL Launches New Active Travel Audits Service
TRL has launched a new Active Travel Audits service aimed at guiding local authorities in making their cities, towns, and villages safer, more accessible, and better equipped to deal with the diversity in users and micro mobility modes. The audits are designed to identify and address the key safety, accessibility, and comfort concerns of two […]
One.network delivers road management technology in Florida
British-based road management and roadworks data technology provider one.network has signed an agreement with the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority in Florida to provide traffic management, work zone notification and construction planning software solutions for the agency. THEA is widely respected as a progressive traffic management and road safety agency and is one of only 10 […]
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 […]