First female Chair for ADEPT Transport & Connectivity Board
As reported in this week’s Highways Voices podcast, ADEPT, the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport, has announced the new Chair of its Transport and Connectivity Board. Ann Carruthers, Director of Environment and Transport at Leicestershire County Council took over from Mark Kemp this month. She is the first woman to take […]
Roadchef, McDonald’s and Freddie Flintoff team up to combat litter
Leading motorway service area operator Roadchef, is partnering with McDonald’s UK to launch a range of 6ft tall litter bins designed to be within easy reach for truck drivers. The new bins have been designed to combat roadside littering and are ‘cab height’ to make it easier for truck, lorry and HGV drivers to pop […]
“World’s smartest traffic management system” launched in Melbourne
A new “intelligent corridor” on one of Melbourne’s busiest roads is being hailed as the world’s smartest traffic management system thanks to its network of sensors, AI, machine learning algorithms and modelling. The congestion management and road safety scheme on Nicholson Street in the Carlton area of the Australian city is being launched by the […]
Council backs Arundel “grey route” in principle
Councillors in West Sussex have given their backing to National Highways plans to bypass Arundel with a new stretch of the A27. National Highways has been consulting on the ‘grey route’, which features new bridges spanning the River Arun, over the Arun Valley Railway and over Binsted Rife, as well as a new junction at […]
Birmingham councillors make average speed camera election pledge
Far from being something that is seen as politically toxic, promising new speed cameras is now being seen as an electoral asset. Birmingham Council’s ruling Labour Group is promising to install more cameras if it gets re-elected in May’s elections. In a Twitter post it said “We pledge to TREBLE the network of average speed […]
“Difficult Choices” for Local Highway Engineers examined in the ALARM survey Highways Voices
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! “The shortfall and the backlog continue to rise,” Asphalt Industry Alliance CEO Rick Green tells this week’s Highways Voices podcast, as he reviews the 2022 ALARM survey. “Hard working local authority engineers are having to make difficult choices. They’ve got a statutory […]
Mott MacDonald Apprentice wins ITS (UK) Essay Award
First year apprentice Leora Wilson, who studies at Leeds College of Building as part of her apprenticeship with Mott MacDonald, has won the ITS (UK) Essay Award for her entry around the use of ITS to improve the environmental impact of transport. Entrants were asked to write an essay around “The Innovative Application of ITS […]
National Highways setting out new system for connected and autonomous plant at Futureworx event
National Highways will be unveiling a new industry-wide scoring system for Connected and Autonomous Plant (CAP) to construction bosses at the Futureworx event next week. Visitors to the industry event will be given the first look at the new CAP levels which will score machinery according to its level of automation. This standardised measure, the […]
Yunex Traffic to present solutions for safe and green cities at Intertraffic
Yunex Traffic has announced it’ll use the Intertraffic Amsterdam event next week to present the latest hardware and software solutions that enable safe and environmentally friendly mobility. It says from traffic, tunnel and highway management to comprehensive mobility management, the innovative systems provide traffic operators with the right tools to make cities liveable in the […]
More speakers announced for ITS European Congress
The organisers of the ITS European Congress in Toulouse this May are promising that the High Level Programme of is shaping up to be one that challenges current thinking and pushes forward new ideas in ITS technologies. ERTICO – ITS Europe has announced that European Commissioner Adina Vălean will be addressing the ITS Community and […]