National Highways releases Dartford Crossing congestion video explanation
National Highways has released a new animation showing what it calls the unprecedented levels of traffic that use the Dartford Crossing every Friday, as part of an explanation for the need for the new Lower Thames Crossing. It says, despite one of the largest traffic teams in the country working around the clock to keep […]
£15 million Traffic Signals Challenge Funding already improving journeys
Travellers across England are enjoying more efficient and greener journeys thanks to a range of improvements to traffic signals funded by a grant from the Department for Transport. 39 authorities have received either £250,000 or £500,000 in extra maintenance allocation, improving traffic signals to tackle road user safety, air pollution and congestion. For example, in […]
National Highways focusses on Cornish home produce on greener A30 road upgrade
Cornwall’s very own china clay mining industry is playing a big part in the construction of National Highways’ major A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade. The government-owned company says sustainability and reducing the carbon footprint are key drivers behind construction of the 8.7-mile dualling scheme, and to that end contractors Costain Jacobs and supply chain […]
Innovate UK and CCS offer Highways UK opportunity
Innovate UK and Crown Commercial Service are jointly hosting the Government Funding Pavilion at Highways UK at Birmingham’s NEC in 2-3 Nov. The stand will represent the story of innovations from concept, through development to market and we plan to host sampler organisations who have successfully circumnavigated this journey to showcase and give support to […]
KTN and Innovate UK delivering zero emission road freight demonstrations
The Knowledge Transfer Network and Innovate UK are teaming up on 18 August to host a webinar discussion the zero emission road freight demonstration programme. This programme will collect evidence to inform the rapid decarbonisation of the UK’s heavy freight sector and will enable the phase out of the sale of new non-zero emission HGVs […]
Jenoptik Average Speed solution gets positive press coverage
It seems the days of mainstream journalists declaring speed cameras as “a war on motorists” are ending, with more positive coverage of the technology in newspapers. The latest example is the Shropshire Star which is backing a campaign for more road safety enforcement in the county by pointing to the success of a Jenoptik scheme […]
WJ Group expands into Wales with acquisition of Nolan Roadmarking
Road marking and safety company WJ Group is expanding into the Welsh market by acquiring Nolan Roadmarking Ltd. Nolan, an established road marking business serving South Wales providing a range of services including anti-skid surfacing, road crack and joint repairs, road studs, car park marking and solutions for sports courts and playgrounds and is the […]
ITS America publishes full programme for next month’s World Congress
ITS America Events has announced the full programme schedule for the ITS World Congress in Los Angeles, including plenaries and diverse programmatic sessions, international forums, and product demos. Hosted in partnership with ITS America, ITS Asia-Pacific, and ERTICO-ITS Europe, and produced by RX, the conference and exhibition will take place at the LA Convention Center from September 18-22, 2022 (Conference: September […]
PACTS warns we should “not hold our breath” waiting for Westminster to lead on road safety
The Executive Director of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety is criticising what he calls the “absence of national leadership” which he fears could lead to “more death and injury on the roads”. Following a delay to the publication of the Department for Transport’s new Road Safety Strategic Framework, David Davies has written a […]
Nominations open for LCRIG’s Strictly Highways DfT Special Recognition Awards
Attendees at the popular Strictly Highways event in October can now submit entries for this year’s DfT Special Recognition awards, which take place on 5 October at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The theme for this year’s event is centred around ‘Making the case for local roads’. The programme will be split into four key […]