John Wootton remembered: “a mentor, champion, teacher and friend”
More than a hundred highways and transport industry professionals, from their early 20s to their 80s, have met in London to remember the life of industry great, Professor John Wootton CBE, who died last July, aged 88. The memorial lecture – called “Back to the Future” – remembered the founder of Wootton Jeffreys Consultants, first […]
Central government underfunding blamed for road flooding
Falls in funding for local authorities are being blamed for a rise in the number of roads being flooded, because councils cannot afford to clear storm drains before bad weather. The Telegraph reports The River Otter burst its banks in Devon on Tuesday morning as it swelled to a record 2.83 metres deep following heavy […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund sponsors World Congress “Curiosity Box” to inspire the next generation
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund is giving a grant to the hosts of the 2027 Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Birmingham to support their “Curiosity Box” they’ll showcase to Year 6 children in the run-up to, and at the event. A Curiosity Box is an established curriculum-linked STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) education resource, […]
Council reports 14% journey time improvement after MOVA installation
Highways managers in the city of Southend in Essex is reporting measurable improvements at a key junction in the city after the installation of MOVA technology at a set of traffic signals. The technology, which means traffic signals communicate with each other so flows are managed in response to demand as opposed to being based […]
Places filling up fast for Traffic Signs 2026
The Institute of Highway Engineers is reminding industry professionals that the IHE Traffic Signs Conference and Exhibition 2026, returns to Birmingham on 24 March and the full programme is officially live. This year’s theme, “Signs of Progress”, brings together experts from the Department for Transport, local authorities, consultants and industry to explore the future of […]
County council meets with Oxford MPs to discuss ageing Kennington rail bridge
Representatives from Oxfordshire County council have met with two Oxford MPs to discuss the ageing A423 Kennington rail bridge and its strategic importance to the city. Councillor Judy Roberts, council officers and the Environment Agency met with Layla Moran MP and Anneliese Dodds MP to discuss the condition of the bearings, concrete and temporary propping […]
“There’s an effective solution – it’s now time to use it!”
The founder of kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities has expressed his ongoing frustration that people are having to put up with traffic jams in this country, when a way of significantly reducing them is being ignored. Neil Herron (pictured) was responding to the latest TomTom Traffic Index, which showed that London ranks as the […]
TTF looks “beyond the plug” for EV Charging Infrastructure at pre-Conference meeting
The Transport Technology Forum’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Interest Group will look at the next phase of public-sector EV charging delivery when it meets ahead of the TTF’s annual conference Leicestershire in March. With plug-in infrastructure now scaling through LEVI and other programmes, the session will look beyond deployment of the current, established roadside infrastructure […]
From early sat nav to connected vehicles: 40 Years of ITS innovation with Andy Graham MBE
This week on Highways Voices we talk to one of the intelligent transport systems industry’s leading experts about everything from early sat navs and traffic data collection to the latest in connected vehicles, and how to still be pushing the industry forward after 40 years. Andy Graham MBE is our guest, and we talk about […]
World Congress hosts launch “Curiosity Box” to inspire future transport talent
The hosts of the 2027 Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in Birmingham are committing to inspiring the next generation of industry professionals through a “Curiosity Box” they’ll showcase to Year 6 children in the run-up to, and at the event. A Curiosity Box is an established curriculum-linked STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) education resource […]