Shapps looking at transport review due to home working
The planning policy for England’s road network is going to be reviewed because of changes to people’s shopping and work since Coronavirus hit and government restrictions were imposed. The current plan was drawn up in 2014 but the Press Association reports that Transport Secretary Grant Shapps believes these need to be re-examined because the shift […]
LGTAG launches highways health and wellbeing survey
The Local Government Technical Advisers Group backed by the Department for Transport and the Local Government Roads Innovation Group is launching a Health and Wellbeing Survey in order to gain an understanding of how the highways sector has coped throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With the sector employing almost a quarter of a million people, LGTAG says […]
Transport Scotland releases new report on future of public EV charging infrastructure
Transport Scotland and the Scottish Futures Trust have published a new report on public electric vehicle charging infrastructure. It sets out how Scotland can grow and expand provision to enable households and business to confidently switch to electric vehicles and help tackle climate change. TransportandEngergy.com reports the joint report highlights the current approaches and constraints […]
Three-year-old girl left seriously injured after e-scooter collision
There’s been another serious injury involving an e-scooter, after a three year old girl was left with life changing injuries after a collision with one in south London. It happened in Myatt’s Field Park, Lambeth, occurred at around 8.30pm on Monday, 19 July. The toddler was in the park with her family when the collision […]
ITS (UK) launching new Forum focussing on data
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society has decided to set up an expert forum to discuss and develop ideas on how the growing amount of data in the transport/mobility sector can be best used. ITS (UK) has discussed data use across its forums in the past, particularly in its Urban Authority, Public Transport and Connected Vehicle […]
Hundreds respond to M3 consultation
Hundreds of people have got involved in a recent consultation on proposals to improve the busy M3 junction 9 at Winchester. The scheme, which would see a major revamp of junction 9 (Winnall Interchange) is designed to improve safety, reduce congestion and make journeys quicker for traffic interchanging between the M3 and the A34 to and from the Midlands. Highways England ran an eight-week […]
SRL wins silver RoSPA award for health and safety
SRL Traffic Systems has won a top award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for demonstrating consistently high health and safety standards across the business. The manufacturer and supplier of portable and temporary ITS equipment and integrated systems to the traffic management, construction, events and utilities sectors has achieved a silver […]
Jacobs announces sustainability strategy
International professional services firm Jacobs says it is upping the ante by unveiling its global sustainable business approach, PlanBeyondSM 2.0 — delivering beyond the company’s purpose to create a more connected, sustainable world. The enhanced plan is Jacobs’ companywide foundation for what sustainability means to its clients and the planet — propelling the integration of […]
HE urgently reviewing A1 junction after minibus crashes into house
Highways England says it’s going to carry out an urgent view of a junction on the A1 at Peterborough after a minibus crashed into a house last week. The Peterborough Telegraph says The crash happened last Tuesday (July 13) at about 12.50pm, when the minibus crashed into the house near the southbound slip road at […]
Scottish government accused of allowing a five-fold increase in potholes
The Scottish Government is being urged to invest more in pothole repair after releasing figures showing the number of potholes on Scotland’s major roads has increased fivefold since the SNP came to power. The Herald Scotland newspaper says figures released in a written answer show 3,981 potholes were reported on trunk roads in 2007/8, compared […]