Kier Highways manager wins leading Health and Safety award
SHE Manager at Kier Highways, Dave McPherson, has been named as the winner of the SHP Award for Trailblazer in Health and Safety for 2021. SHP Trailblazer Awards celebrate those who are going above and beyond to make a positive difference, the real pioneers of health and safety. Dave McPherson was selected as the winner […]
NH lifting roadworks for Christmas
National Highways says it will be working round the clock to remove more than 900 miles of roadworks ahead of the Christmas getaway. This means nearly 98 per cent of motorways and major A roads will be roadworks-free in time for those travelling to see loved ones or making other journeys for Christmas. National Highways […]
Report talks of £5bn cycling boost to London’s economy
A new report suggests that tripling the amount of cycling in London would create 25,000 new green jobs in London’s ‘Bicycle Economy’ and an economic dividend of nearly £5 billion a year. The Bicycle Association commissioned the report from research group Transport for Quality of Life with the support of more than a thousand “investor in cycling” companies who […]
Scottish Borders set for 20mph limits in towns and villages
Plans to permanently set 20mph speed limits across towns and villages in the Scottish Borders are being recommended in the Scottish Borders. The reduced speed limit was initially introduced to 97 settlements across the area in October 2020 as part of the “Spaces for People” programme. Run in conjunction with Transport Scotland and Sustrans, the […]
Portsmouth Clean Air Zone goes live with Yunex Traffic technology
Portsmouth is the latest city in the UK to choose Yunex Traffic as a provider for its Clean Air Zone, using the company’s Sicore II ANPR cameras to identify and register every vehicle that enters the zone. Portsmouth City Council launched its new clean air zone (CAZ) on 29 November. Drivers of non-compliant HGVs, buses, […]
Faded white lines “could thwart drive for autonomous cars”
It’s being claimed the problem of faded road markings is affecting the safety systems of millions of motorists’ cars. The Times reports that the problem of faded road markings is already affecting the safety systems of millions of motorists’ cars, with the country’s ambition to lead the world in automated cars being hindered by the poor state of […]
Aimsun wins another award for its NEVFMA air quality solution
Hot on the heels of its win at the ITS (UK) Awards last month, the transport modelling firm Aimsun has received another accolade, winning the TechWorks Green Technology Award for its NEVFMA project. NEVFMA, which stands for the Network Emissions and Vehicle Flow Management Adjustment project, uses transport modelling to mitigate against congestion build-up and […]
ULEZ expansion sees “dirty” vehicle numbers drop by more than a third
Figures from the London Assembly detailing vehicle use within the expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone in London shows that there was a 37% drop in the number of non-compliant vehicles during the first month of operation. On 25 October 2021, the Mayor of London expanded the ULEZ up to, but not including, the North and […]
VW partners on partnerships for “industrialisation” of battery technology
The Volkswagen Group has announced it’s entered into three more strategic partnerships to strengthen its position in the field of batteries. The new partners are the leading materials technology group Umicore, the battery specialist 24M Technologies, and cleantech company Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd. VW says that, although these three partnerships are independent from each other, […]
CPC seeks Manual for Smart Streets Feedback
The Connected Places Catapult is asking local authorities and their advisers to help shape the new Manual for Smart Streets documentation by feeding back on the project so far. The Manual is a series of documents to provide guidance to authorities for the delivery of the technology-driven services that enable traffic management in our increasingly digital world The CPC […]