Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister tours Traffic Information and Control Centre in Belfast
Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has visited Traffic Information and Control Centre (TICC) Centre in Belfast, meeting with staff who work to carry out a variety of functions, including traffic control; dissemination of traffic and travel information; incident management; and out of hours call handling. The Minster said: “I was most impressed with the […]
Motor traffic offences up by a quarter
New figures show that convictions for motoring offences in Wales and England rose by more than a fifth last year. Analysis of Home Office data by the AA, shared with the PA news agency, found 565,440 drivers were successfully prosecuted in 2021, up 22% from 462,817 a year earlier. PA says that included a 30% […]
Fiat going all-electric from next month
Fiat has announced the removal of all non-electrified vehicles from sale in the UK. This will take effect from 1st July 2022 with the whole Fiat range now coming in electrified forms, from hybrids to fully-electric. The company says that in 2021, more than 60% of Fiat’s line-up was electrified offering at least one low […]
M3 in Hampshire set for safety barrier improvements
National Highways has announced it’s about to start work on an important safety upgrade of the central barrier on a busy section of the M3 in Hampshire. Work to upgrade the 10-mile long steel safety barrier to a concrete one between junction 9 (Winchester) and junction 14 (Southampton) will start with the installation of narrow […]
Driverless car got in fire engine’s way in San Francisco
A fire engine on way to a fire has reportedly been delayed by the combination of a rubbish truck blocking a lane and the poor performance of a Cruise driverless vehicle. Forbes reports that this is the third recent incident between the Cruise robotaxis and the City of San Francisco, which may interfere with their […]
Low Emission Zones introduced across Scotland
Low Emission Zones have now been formally introduced across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Plans have been agreed at the local authority level and have now also been approved by Scottish Ministers, as required in legislation through the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019. With the shape and scope of LEZs now agreed across the four cities […]
“We’re going to need a bigger venue” – delegates react positively to TTF Conference 2022
The Transport Technology Forum is in search of a bigger venue for its next Annual Conference in 2023in the light of attendance at, and feedback from, its 2022 event two weeks ago. Spread over three days, the conference provided ample opportunities for delegates to make new connections and leave with fresh ideas, prompted by a […]
New ADEPT President launches climate change policy position
The new President of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT), Mark Kemp, has launched the Climate Change and Green Growth policy position. The paper, which urges government to give local authorities the powers, resources and funding they need to deliver net zero, sets out ADEPT’s position that national targets will […]
Hanson secures BEIS funding to develop aggregates and asphalt net zero route map
Hanson has secured funding to develop a net zero carbon route map for its Midland Quarry Products (MQP) Cliffe Hill quarry and asphalt plant in Leicestershire as part of the BEIS Industry of Future Programme (IFP). BEIS is providing £1.46 million, through its Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, for a scoping study carried out by engineering […]
Over 100 people attend safe urban driving courses provided by Transport for Greater Manchester and Nationwide Cycling Academy
More than 100 people from across Greater Manchester have attended a safe urban driving training course designed to help drivers hone their skills to improve road safety for cyclists and pedestrians. Individuals and employees of businesses based in the region have been taking part in the course run by the Nationwide Cycling Academy, in partnership […]