New walking and cycling improvements planned for York
The City of York Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority are proposing a series of walking, cycling and bus improvements along the Tadcaster Road which they hope will help provide “a more attractive, safer and convenient route for all”. The scheme will be funded by the Leeds City Region Transforming Cities Fund which aims […]
Scotland “could miss out on” £20m transport cash over review response
The UK Government’s Scotland Office minister David Duguid has accused the Scottish government of a “lack of engagement” with to the Union Connectivity Review into infrastructure in the UK. The Scotsman reports that the review, led by the current chairman of Network Rail and former commissioner of Transport for London Sir Peter Hendy, is where […]
Bus users in West Sussex asked for feedback
West Sussex County Council has launched a survey to find out more about bus users’ opinions in the county. Its developing a bus service improvement plan with bus companies and other partners to explore ways to help sustain and improve bus travel, in line with the Government’s new National Bus Strategy – “Bus Back Better” […]
Exhibitors hail return to in-person networking and socialising at JCT Symposium
Participants in next month’s JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham have spoken about how they can’t wait to get back to doing what they love and meeting industry colleagues face to face. The Symposium is one of the first to be held in person since the Coronavirus pandemic, with two days of knowledge sharing and […]
Drone images show A19 upgrade from above
National Highways has released new images taken from a drone which the company formerly called Highways England says highlights the significant progress being made on a £51.6million major road upgrade that will bring free-flowing journeys for drivers in Tyne and Wear. The photographs show the advancements engineers are making in A19 investment at the Downhill […]
Mainstream journalist warns the Driverless dream “on the road to disaster”
The Daily Telegraph’s business reporter has written a damning article about driverless vehicles warning the dream is “all but dead”. In a piece headlined “Silicon Valley’s driverless car dream is on the road to disaster“, Andrew Orlowski says another nail in the coffin was the announcement last week that America’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]
Calls for extra average speed cameras in Coventry turned down
Residents in Coventry have had their request for Average Speed Cameras on three new routes in the city turned down because the council says they do not meet the threshold for action. The Coventry Telegraph says three separate petitions were raised to the council but none of the roads has enough of a bad safety […]
New on-demand bus service ridership “exceeds expectations”
A new on-demand bus service in Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove has carried more than 800 passengers in its first month of operation. The Bromsgrove Standard says the BOD service, which began on 19 July, enables people to summon and pre-book buses for journeys anywhere in the area and that there have been 802 journeys with […]
HERE adds weather to navigation solution to improve ETAs
Location specialists HERE Technologies is partnering with weather intelligence platform WeatherOptics to provide improved Estimated Time of Arrivals and optimised routing before and during high-impact weather situations. WeatherOptics says it uses weather data, non-weather factors, and ground truth impact data to understand how weather impacts driver and vehicle performance. The company works with some of […]
Summer start for new NH winter maintenance base
Work is underway on National Highways’ new maintenance compound to help keep East Yorkshire’s roads open and safe throughout the winter. The £3.6m site for the company formerly known as Highways England is being built at Green Park Business Park just off the M62 at junction 38. The compound will house a salt barn capable […]