Plans to improve the A27 between Worthing and Lancing go on show
Plans to improve journeys for drivers by upgrading key junctions along the A27 through Worthing and Lancing in West Sussex have been unveiled. Drivers, businesses and local people are being encouraged to have their say on the proposals in a six-week public consultation, which runs until 19 March. The proposals for Worthing and Lancing form […]
Upgrade work on M42 junction gets underway
National Highways has started work on an important safety upgrade of the central barrier at the busy M40/M42 interchange near Birmingham. The work involves upgrading 7.5 miles of steel safety barrier to a concrete one between the M42 junction 3 and junction 3a, and M42 junction 3a to M40 junction 16. Concrete safety barriers are […]
ITS (UK) urges Transport Committee to consider the use of data for next inquiry
The representative body of the transport technology sector, ITS (UK) has called on Parliament’s Transport Select Committee to look at the increasing use of data, in response to its ‘Our Future Transport’ call for inquiry ideas. The submission highlights that, with more data available from the transport network than ever, there is increasing urgency for […]
NH and DfT officials warn road budget is “very limited”
There’s a warning there will be “very limited” headroom for new roads projects during the next five-year road investment period as £11.5bn of work is years behind schedule. The website and magazine New Civil Engineer reports that, when asked by the Transport Select Committee about how the rolling over of £11.5bn of work into RIS3 […]
Value of data from vehicles underlined at TTF – TRL event
A series of examples highlighting how data from vehicles can help traffic management and reduce emissions helped boost the perception of the technology to a group of industry experts. The Transport Technology Forum’s SPATULA group on connected vehicles led an event at TRL’s Smart Mobility Living Lab in London and were joined by members of […]
Welsh Government explains how record £1.6bn transport funding is being used
Brand new trains, hydrogen fuelled buses and tripling walking and cycling routes are some of the ways the Welsh Government plans to ‘make the right thing to do, the easy thing to do’ as it announces £1.6 billion spending. The Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters (pictured) – who has responsibility for transport – has […]
ERTICO holds online open day to promote ITS European Congress
The organisers of the ITS European Congress in Lisbon this May, ERTICO – ITS Europe and ITS Portugal are inviting interested parties to an online Open Day Event on Partnerships and Exhibition opportunities for the event. The plan is to explain how organisations and the 15th European ITS Congress can work together to showcase the future of ITS. Under the […]
MICHELIN DDi Selects Otonomo to Advance Road Safety Solutions
Connected vehicle data company Otonomo Technologies has announced that MICHELIN DDi has selected Otonomo to advance the development of its near-miss zone identification service in Europe. MICHELIN DDi (Driving Data to Intelligence) is the business unit within Michelin Group specialising in driving behaviour data analysis, It will leverage acceleration and deceleration connected vehicle data events […]
Menai Suspension Bridge reopens
Works to reopen the Menai Suspension Bridge to a limited weight restriction of 7.5 tonnes have been completed, and the bridge is now open. The bridge closed last October when engineers identified serious risks. The Welsh Government and UK Highways A55 Ltd, alongside engineering firms Spencer Group and COWI, are continuing to work closely to […]
Harris admits SVD might take months more to fully work on smart motorways
National Highways CEO Nick Harris has admitted that smart motorways’ safety technology will not work properly for another five months. The Telegraph quotes Mr Harris’s appearance in front of the Transport Select Committee in which he said, “Many of the schemes are not meeting the very challenging performance specifications we set. It is working and […]