Amey uses Instarmac solution to quickly repair pothole
Highway maintenance solutions company Instarmac has provided Amey with a solution to fix a significant pothole on the M180. Due to the location of the pothole, the repair needed to be carried out quickly, but permanently, to keep motorists and operatives as safe as possible whilst working on this extremely busy road. To complete the […]
Rest and Be Thankful solution may still be a decade away
Ministers in Scotland have confirmed that a solution to the troublesome Rest and Be Thankful stretch of the A83 may not be solved until 2033. The Herald newspaper reports that, despite a campaign backed by 1,500 businesses which has been pushing for the scheme to fix landslip issues to be delivered by 2024, ministers have […]
ITS America renames Annual Meeting
America’s Intelligent Transport Systems industry association is rebranding its annual event to be the ITS America Conference & Expo. It’s rebranded from being called Annual Meeting, with the organisation saying it reflects the fact that this annual event is so much more than a “meeting”. “We felt it was time for the Annual Meeting’s name […]
Road freight vehicle prices fall despite surging diesel prices
For the first time since February 2022, the price-per-mile of both haulage and courier vehicles has fallen, according to the TEG Price Index, as we approach the peak season for logistics. Courier prices are down 3.1 points (2.4%) and haulage prices are down 2.4 points (2.0%). This follows a trend we’ve seen for the last three […]
Could telematics be the way forward when it comes to driver behaviour and road safety?
Ahead of Road Safety Week 2022 next week, Greville Coe (pictured), Managing Director at Radius Telematic writes this opinion piece for Highways News. The theme for Road Safety Week 2022, kicking off on 14 November, is ‘Safe Roads For All’, bringing together communities and professionals to “shout out for everyone’s right to make safe and […]
Telent sets up cyber security company
Infrastructure technology company Telent has created a new business, Cyro Cyber, to address the dynamic and expanding cyber security requirements of its core markets across critical national infrastructure, telco service providers and other highly regulated sectors. It says the new company brings together multiple cyber security capabilities from different teams across Telent into a dedicated […]
Road User Charging, innovation and the road to Net Zero on a bonus Highways Voices from Highways UK
We had so much material left over from the highly successful Highways UK event last week in Birmingham that we bring you some content we didn’t have time to fit in on our podcasts from the show last week. These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of Re-flow, Kier Highways, Causeway Technologies, Navtech Radar and SWARCO. You’ll hear […]
LTC opponents call on Harper to undertake immediate review
Opponents of the Lower Thames Crossing have called for an immediate review of it amid fears about its environmental impact. The BBC reports that a coalition of conservation groups want Transport Secretary Mark Harper to rethink the plan, voicing concern that the proposed 14-mile (23km) tunnel linking Kent and Essex will destroy ancient woodland and […]
130 areas of Scotland could get 20 mph limits
A council in Scotland is looking to introduce a blanket 20 mile per hour speed limit on roads in its villages and towns. The Press and Journal newspaper reports Transport Scotland has asked Highland Council to be its pilot local authority for a national 20 mph speed limit plan. Highland Council has already delivered the […]
Renault and Google strengthen connected vehicle partnership
Renault Group and Google have announced an expanded partnership aimed at designing and delivering the digital architecture for the “Software Defined Vehicle” (SDV) and accelerating the group’s digitalisation. The two partners say they will develop a set of onboard and offboard software components that are dedicated to the SDV and will grow synergies and use […]