Delivering what authorities actually need – advice from Now Wireless on Highways Voices
In such a fast paced, rapidly changing industry, local authorities have to keep up with many challenges, as we not only change the way we travel and how we travel, but also become more sustainable, and think about how we create an effective, efficient network of the future. Our guest today on Highways Voices is […]
World’s first zero-emissions cement industrial trial launches in UK
A UK-based demonstrator project to trial the world’s first zero-emissions cement on an industrial scale, Cement 2 Zero, has officially launched having successfully conducted the first in a series of pilot-scale melts. The project, which secured £6.5million of Government funding from UKRI as part of the Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge, aims to further advance the […]
Newport City Council questions Welsh congestion charge plans
Newport council in Southwest Wales has raised concerns about Welsh Government plans to start charging drivers for using the nation’s roads. The South Wales Argus reports that the council fears making motorists pay to drive in the city could hit the worst-off residents hardest, and end up harming councils if there is more demand for […]
Fuel tech company puts forward ideas to clean up petrol
As latest information from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders shows sales of petrol vehicles rose 14.6% year-on-year, accounting for 44.7% of all new cars sold in January, experts at fuel tech company SulNOx Group Plc are pointing out their legacy will be around for years to come. While figures also showed sales of […]
ITS (UK) welcomes creation of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Intelligent Transport Systems industry association, ITS (UK), has welcomed the creation of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. “There are huge opportunities from the development of new technologies in the transport sector, whether that’s in areas like traffic management and enforcement, mobility as a service, connected and autonomous vehicles, micro-mobility, integrated transport or […]
Khan warns councils over ULEZ expansion
London’s Mayor is claiming that councils rebelling against his plans to expand London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone to the whole of the capital will be responsible for hundreds of deaths if they are successful in blocking the plan. The Telegraph reports Sadiq Khan has sent a letter to the four outer London councils currently considering […]
EV charger supply falls way behind electric sales
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has released figures showing just one new public charger was built for every 53 electric cars sold last year. Its figures show 368,617 plug-in cars were registered in Britain last year while just 6,949 standard chargers were installed. The trade body says mandating rollout targets for infrastructure and […]
Rennicks rebrands as it sets out new direction
In the first of several company-wide developments, the road technology and signage company Rennicks has undergone a complete rebrand, implementing a new visual identity that it says “better reflects the company’s leading status within their sector and wealth of experience and expertise, as well as their passion for community and environment”. It says, inspired by […]
Public invited to have their say on new plans for M60 Simister Island
New plans for major improvements to the busy Simister Island section of the M60 in Greater Manchester are being shared in a public the consultation. National Highways is looking at how to ease congestion and make journeys more reliable at Junction 18. A series of consultation events are due to take place in February and […]
A426 improvement plans go to High Court
Campaigners have won the right for a High Court oral hearing to be held to establish whether work can begin on a multi-million-pound project to dual the A428 from the Black Cat roundabout in Bedfordshire to Caxton Gibbet in Cambridgeshire. The Bedfordshire Independent newspaper reports that the Transport Action Network submitted an application to the […]