Scottish pressure group calls for an end to government’s road building plan
Environmental pressure group Transform Scotland is calling for an end to the Scottish Government’s road building plans, saying that despite promises that they will tackle the Climate Emergency, Scottish Ministers intend to nearly double their spending on new roads over the next decade. Its new report says these plans are despite transport being the largest […]
£9.5 million upgrade on key Cumbria route to start in September
Highways England has announced a scheme to improve safety and journeys on a key route into south Cumbria from the M6 will enter the main construction phase next month. A new roundabout is being built along the A590 at Cross-a-Moor, south of Ulverston to replace the current staggered junction while also supporting the creation of […]
London Council bans cars from shopping street
Hackney Council has won funding to allow it to close Stoke Newington Church Street to through-traffic during the daytime, after approval by Transport for London. It says the move is part of the its plans to “rebuild a greener Hackney” in the aftermath of the pandemic, improve air quality, and help people to walk, cycle […]
M20 emergency Brexit controls made permanent
Controls designed to prevent post Brexit disruption of lorries around Dover are to be made permanent allowing what were emergency measures to be used indefinitely. London’s Standard newspaper says the removal of the “sunset clause” means that the implementation of a traffic reconfiguration to the M20 will be able to continue past its current October […]
Villagers complain of “frightening” speeds
A four-week survey of traffic speeds into a village in Lancashire has found that cars have been driven at 100mph in a 30 limit. The Lancashire Post has seen data captured on the main route into Whittingham earlier this summer which showed a hundred vehicles were travelling at motorway speeds and six were doing more […]
Council promises £1m to improve safety on road in Cheshire
A council and Police force have responded to an e-petition calling for speed cameras and other safety innovations on the A41 near Chester by promising a million pound’s worth of investment. Cheshire Live reports the Christleton and Waverton area has been identified to receive a cash injection from the police to make the roads safer […]
Connected vehicles could be “major victim” of chip shortage
The global shortage of semiconductors is causing vehicle industry executives to repeat their warning that they expect the supply crisis to drag on for months to come, leading to fears that innovation in connected cars will be one of the major victims. Pymnts.com reports that General Motors has announced it will have to pause work […]
Scotland’s Rest and Be Thankful faces further closures
Scotland’s picturesque but landslip-threatened road the A83 Rest and Be Thankful is facing further closures over fears of mudslides due to heavy rain. The road has already been closed this week over fears heavy rain could cause disruption, but following an early morning safety inspection, all traffic is now using the trunk road under traffic […]
RAC criticises Khan’s London fines plan
The RAC says London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans to increase the maximum penalty charge notice on red routes in the capital from £130 to £160 as “unnecessary”. GB News quotes RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes as saying, “Only last week, the mayor announced hikes to the Congestion Charge, and now he follows this […]
ITS (UK) to exhibit at JCT Traffic Signals Symposium for the first time
ITS (UK) is showing its commitment to the return of in-person events by exhibiting at the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham this September. It’ll be the first in-person event ITS (UK) has attended since its own Enforcement Forum met at Jenoptik in Camberley in early March 2020. JCT are members of ITS (UK) […]