Marking National Apprenticeship Week with three inspiring early careers professionals on this week’s Highways Voices
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! “The main thing interested me was the fact that it’s not just in a warehouse picking this stock all day, you can one day be 20 miles down the M6 or round the corner on the M62 doing all sorts of […]
One in six speeding offences “cancelled”
More than one in six speeding offences detected by police forces in England and Wales ends up being cancelled, according to analysis by the RAC Foundation of the latest official data. During 2020-21, a total of 2,426,950 cases of speeding were recorded by constabularies in the two countries and later reported to the Home Office. […]
TfGM celebrates Salford pedal power
Representatives from Salford City Council, the University of Salford and Transport for Greater Manchester have taken a bike trip to mark three months since Greater Manchester’s new cycle hire scheme launched in Salford. The visit saw Councillor Mike McCusker, Lead Member for Planning and Sustainable Development and Councillor Jake Rowland joined by Bec Bennett, Head […]
More LTC consultation days announced
National Highways has announced it’ll be holding four drop-in community events over the next few weeks where people living near the proposed Lower Thames Crossing can find out the latest project updates and ask questions. Planners will be providing information on proposed new or improved paths for walkers, cyclists and horse riders, as well as […]
Shortlist for Intertraffic Awards features Jenoptik, SWARCO and TRL
The shortlist of nominees has been announced for the Intertraffic Awards 2022, featuring three companies extremely active in the UK – TRL, SWARCO and Jenoptik. The awards are recognising, not two, but four year’s worth of excellence, following the postponement of the previous edition of the biennial competition. The winners will be revealed during the […]
National Highways says vital equipment helps slash time taken to move stranded vehicles to safety
New gadgets have been introduced by National Highways to help slash the time taken to move a stranded vehicle out of a live line to safety on motorways or major A roads. It has invested £200,000 in new equipment and training for all Traffic Officers to help speed up the time it takes to move “non-rolling” […]
LCRIG to deliver series of webinars on subject of net zero
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group has teamed up with Colas and Breedon to deliver an exclusive webinar series entitled ‘Practical steps on the journey to net zero’. Colas and Breedon will act as the primary partners for the series which will explore in detail the work being done to accelerate the transition to clean […]
Porsche launches connected car ideas competition
Porsche Cars North America hosts Porsche Data Cup for new customer experiences 02/02/2022 Porsche invites developers to create new applications from connected car data Porsche Cars North America has announced its first ever Porsche Data Cup competition where contestants have the opportunity to develop business models for smart home, financial and e-mobility applications. To do […]
TfL loses record number of hire bikes
The number of TfL’s bike hire units being declared lost has reached a record number. The Evening Standard has seen Transport for London figures which show a total of 1,164 of the hire bikes, sponsored by Santander, were lost in the nine months to the end of last September – well up on the 934 […]
Drivers support noise camera technology – survey
A new survey is suggesting seven in ten people support the idea of using technology to enforce noise limits on vehicles in Britain. Choosemycar.com carried out the survey after a trial in the Knightsbridge area of London which saw around 150 people fined for noisy vehicles, with zero repeat offences. “Our stats showed that a […]