Green light for multi-million-pound scheme to upgrade the A417 Missing Link in Gloucestershire
National Highways has been given the go-ahead for a major road upgrade to the A417 between Gloucester and Swindon – which it says will help boost the regional economy and transform journeys for millions of people. Transport Minister Huw Merriman has given the long-awaited decision for this landscape-led highways scheme that will deliver a safe […]
Right turns banned at dangerous A9 junction
Essential safety improvements will take place from Sunday at the A9/B9161 junction at Munlochy in the Scottish Highlands. On behalf of Transport Scotland, BEAR Scotland will be carrying out works to prohibit the right turn manoeuvre northwards from the B9161 road onto the A9 northbound carriageway to Tore. Highland Council have made a legal order […]
New directors appointed at TfN
Transport for the North (TfN), the region’s statutory transport body, which speaks on behalf of the North’s civic and business leaders on transport investment, has announced two new directors to lead the organisation going forward. They are Strategy, Policy and Communications Director Katie Day and Finance Director Paul Kelly. Following agreement from the TfN Board, […]
Iain Stewart chosen as new Transport Committee Chair
The Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South, Iain Stewart has been chosen to chair the important Transport Committee in the Commons. He beat five other Conservative candidates to take the position with more than 400 MPs voting. “I am delighted to have been entrusted by the House to Chair this vital Committee and thank all […]
Road safety discussed with four leading experts on this week’s Highways Voices
Given it’s Road Safety Week, it’s the right week to hear from four leading experts about their thoughts on how we can reduce the number of collisions on our roads. In this discussion, recorded in the keynote session of Highways UK, you’ll hear from: Neil Greig, Policy & Research Director, Institute of Advanced Motorists Mike […]
Clearview announces video analytics solution
Highways and transport solutions provider Clearview Intelligence has announced it’s launching a new video analytics software platform to deliver comprehensive count and classification services from a standard CCTV image. Speaking at the Transport Technology Forum Autumn Update meeting in Manchester, the company’s Head of Urban and Rural, Pete Cattell (pictured) showed an example of the […]
JCT presentations now available to watch online
Two months after the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium attracted record numbers of participants, the wide range of papers delivered at the event have been made available free online. The whole event was recorded and produced thanks to the support of AGD, Clearview Intelligence, Messagemaker Displays, PTV, SRL, Smart Video and Sensing and TRL Software […]
Blueprint Coalition warns “inadequate” government support is jeopardising local climate action
A new progress report which reviews the effectiveness of central government support on local authority action on climate change and nature is reporting no government action has scored a green rating in the two years since a comprehensive set of recommendations in 2020. The Blueprint Progress Tracker is published by the Blueprint Coalition, a group of […]
Waymo rolls out driverless taxi service in American city of Phoenix
Google’s driverless car subsidiary Waymo has announced it will start taking fares in driverless vehicles from anyone with its app in the central area of Phoenix, Arizona. The widening of its service comes after months of testing, with millions of miles driven. Previously, the company had only been operating journeys with no safety driver behind […]
Scottish council confirms EV charging tariffs coming in the new year
Tariffs will be introduced on public electric vehicle charging points across North Lanarkshire from 1 January 2023. The council operates 122 charging points as part of the Scottish Government’s Charge Place Scotland network. Their installation was funded by Transport Scotland and up until now and in order to encourage EV uptake, there has been no […]