IBI buys parking and mobility technology company
Global design and technology firm, IBI Group has acquired mobility solutions provider, HotSpot, a nine year old company founded to address parking issues through technology, which and has since developed into a suite of integrated mobility solutions. Currently, the HotSpot platform is in use across Canada and parts of the US, with more than 80 […]
National Highways announces multi-million pound works across South West
National Highways has announced a £167 million programme of improvements to roads, pavements and bridges across the southwest of England. Motorways and major A-roads including the M5, M4, A40, A36, A303, A30 and A38 are all included in the planned package. The Government-owned company says motorists, pedestrians and cyclists are all set to benefit from […]
M20 Operation Brock contraflow deactivated
The 13-mile Operation Brock contraflow on the M20 between junctions 8 (for Maidstone) and 9 (at Ashford) has been removed. The road restrictions were put in in March to deal with any traffic disruption after problems with cross-channel ferry capacity. Now the Kent Resilience Forum has judged this period of potential disruption has now eased, […]
DfT announces £160m road and bridge upgrades
The Government has announced four schemes in Newcastle, Cornwall, Greater Manchester and Southampton, which it estimates will generate £659.3 million in economic benefits for the regions through improved investment, new housing and employment opportunities. In a statement, the Department for Transport says the road and bridge schemes will level up infrastructure across the country, helping […]
Cruise becomes first driverless taxi to be allowed to take fares
General Motors’ driverless division Cruise has received the first-ever Driverless Deployment Permit granted by the California Public Utilities Commission, which allows it to charge a fare for the driverless rides it is providing to members of the public in San Francisco. This means Cruise is the first, and currently only, company to operate a commercial, […]
Months of maintenance work planned for original Severn Bridge
National Highways is beginning a programme of cable inspections on the M48 Severn Bridge to monitor corrosion which will involve lane restrictions and some full closures of the bridge. The government-owned company, with its contractors Amey and VolkerLaser, will be inspecting several sections of the two main suspension cables as part of routine investigations to […]
Research suggests traffic noise slows children’s memory development
A new study of almost 2,700 primary school-aged children suggests road-traffic noise significantly slows the development of crucial memory and attention skills. The Guardian reports that researchers analysed results from 38 schools in the Spanish city of Barcelona, in what is the first study to assess the impact of traffic noise on child cognitive development […]
Final road opening concludes A14 upgrade works
Britain’s biggest road building project for a generation has been finished, as the last construction element of the £1.5 billion upgrade to the A14 in Cambridgeshire was opened. Mill Common – the last in a series of new link roads designed to make access to Huntingdon town centre easier and safer – was opened to […]
TWM wins award for tackling accident blackspot with West Midlands scheme
TWM Traffic Control Systems Ltd, a division of the Manchester-based Pilot Group, has won an award for a project which has reduced traffic collisions in the Dudley borough of the West Midlands. TWM joined forces with Dudley Council for the Oakham Road project which achieved the Safety and Innovation Project of the Year award at […]
Sisk announces new COO for Ireland and other senior appointments
Irish builder and contractor John Sisk & Son has announced a series of senior management appointments which it says strengthens its leadership team and bring a sharper focus to some of the sectors the company operates in. Steven McGee is joining Sisk as Chief Operating Officer, Ireland, to lead the ongoing development of the construction […]