LCRIG launches innovation report
A report by the Local Council Roads Innovation Group suggests that there is no shortage of enthusiasm when it comes to delivering innovation in highways, though differing approaches between authorities highlight the challenges around implementing it. As local council highways teams come under pressure to up their game on innovation, LCRIG carried out an exclusive […]
MPs call for smart motorways “pause”
There is not enough safety and economic data to justify continuing with the roll-out of smart motorways, according to a new report by the Transport Select Committee. The Committee is calling for National Highways to suspend the roll-out of new all lane running schemes until there is more data. It has said it wants to […]
Camera procurement “quick and easy” thanks to Jenoptik’s CCS Framework deal
Traffic camera supplier Jenoptik says local authorities and police forces will be able to quickly and easily procure the latest speed enforcement and monitoring technologies, thanks to it winning a place on all of Crown Commercial Service’s Transport Technology and Associated Services framework lots. CCS’s new Transport Technology and Associated Services agreement builds and expands […]
ITS (UK) members have major presence at Highways UK
The UK’s industry association for Intelligent Transport Systems is highlighting the role its members are playing in this week’s major Highways UK exhibition and conference at the NEC in Birmingham. Nearly 50 members are taking exhibition stands at the two-day event, while around 150 speakers are from member organisations. ITS (UK) Secretary General Jennie Martin […]
New research report shows how “London can lead the world” in sustainable deliveries with dynamic kerb management
New research by the capital’s politically independent think tank, Centre for London has set out an ambitious roadmap to make deliveries and freight journeys more sustainable and efficient. The report highlights the environmental impact of existing delivery methods and is being published to coincide with COP26. It says freight access, congestion and air pollution are […]
National Highways names new Executive Director for Operations
National Highways has appointed Duncan Smith to the role of Executive Director for Operations full time. He joined the company in 2017 first as Regional Director and then more recently as Transformation Director. Previously, he held several senior positions in infrastructure companies. Mr Smith has been covering the role on an interim basis since February […]
Nota launches AI camera, traffic signal and safe crossing solution
The Korean ITS solutions company Nota has launched a solution focussing on intersections, calling them the core of urban problems, and proposing a management system to make them more efficient and safer through edge AI techniques. It says to build faster and safer intersections, Nota is offering Artificial Intelligence traffic signal control and safe crossing […]
WJ Group secure National Highways Scheme Delivery Framework place
The road safety and marking company WJ Group has secured a place on National Highways’ new £3.6 billion Scheme Delivery Framework. WJ is the preferred Lot 6 (Roadmarkings) supplier, securing the maximum permitted allocation, by placing first in the tendering process across four of the new SDF regions, the South West, South East, Midlands and […]
MPs warned not to rush into legalising private e-scooters
MPS are being told there is a “world of safety difference” between e-scooter rental schemes and the use of private e-scooters. The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety says any evaluation of rental trials cannot and should not be automatically applied to regulations for private e-scooters. The safety of private e-scooters in the UK, an interim report […]
GPS-Free device “could start new era of navigation”
Scientists in America have revealed a design for a next-generation navigation system which works without relying on GPS. The Science Times reports that Sandia National Laboratories has developed a small, compact device which is expected to serve as a breakthrough in the navigational industry. The report says new navigational system is comparable to the size […]