County Council hails Parish collaboration
A county council has explained how working with a parish council has been key in improvements on the A285 through the village of Halnaker. West Sussex County Councill worked with Boxgrove Parish Council and its Traffic Action Group to identify the improvements to the road following concerns raised by the community. Elements of the £150,000 […]
JCT sees surge in delegate bookings as in-person Symposium draws near
The organisers of one of the transport industry’s first major in-person events since the Covid pandemic hit have reported a surge in bookings as people return from their summer breaks. The JCT Traffic Signals Symposium takes on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 September at The Nottingham Conference Centre, Nottingham Trent University with 25 exhibiting companies […]
MP and engineer suggest Faroes-style tunnels for Scottish islands
A Scottish engineer is calling for undersea road tunnels to be built between some of Scotland’s islands to help make their communities more sustainable. The BBC says Andy Sloan was involved in a proposal 13 years ago for a 350m tunnel to Bressay in Shetland, which was never built. He told BBC Radio Scotland the […]
Milestone extends Hinkley Point C highways maintenance contract
Milestone Infrastructure ahas agreed a three-year contract extension to continue providing maintenance services for highway infrastructure around Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset. The extension is the first win for the company since it was acquired by M Group Services in May. The contract was originally due to end in August 2021 and will […]
Arriva launches new travel platform with multi-modal App Solution
Transport operator Arriva has added a completely new brand in the form of a smart mobility App to its public transport offering in Europe with the launch of a travel platform designed to connect passengers to multiple modes and operators of public transport, shared transport or micro-mobility in the Netherlands. Named “glimble”, it is Arriva’s […]
ITS World Congress: Experience Future Mobility Live in Hamburg
“This year’s ITS World Congress in Hamburg will focus on innovative ITS solutions for easier and more efficient mobility options for our everyday lives. We will showcase these options and the latest ITS developments, in our live and on-site demonstrations. Come Experience Future Mobility Now!” So says Jacob Bangsgaard, CEO ERTICO – ITS Europe who […]
Cohda’s Locate Solution to be Trialled for Safety Application in Naval Shipyard
Connected vehicle technology company Cohda Wireless has been invited by BAE Systems Maritime Australia to trial its proprietary positioning technology as part of an initiative to make its Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia a safer environment for thousands of shipbuilding workers. BAE Systems Maritime Australia is responsible for the design and build of nine […]
Wipro and HERE partner to provide location-based services and analytics for customers globally
Global information technology, consulting and business process services company, Wipro Limited and location data business HERE Technologies are partnering to offer location-based services. As part of this announcement, Wipro and HERE will be jointly developing solutions in the areas of asset tracking, logistics, supply chain, smart-metering and analytics, field workforce management, and private mapping-as-a-service for […]
Bus company promotes swifter journeys as passengers abandon cash
The bus company Go-Ahead is reporting that three quarters of its passengers now pay digitally when they board regional buses – with an increasing number ‘tapping on’ and ‘tapping off’ when they make a journey. It says they are adopting bank cards, smart watches, phones and smart cards to pay for their journeys. As well […]
Marston Holdings helps councils enforce foreign-registered contraventions
Marston Holdings has introduced a new notice processing and enforcement service that will help councils to effectively enforce contraventions committed by foreign registered vehicles on British roads. The company says these vehicles are more likely to contravene traffic and parking regulations than drivers of UK registered vehicles as well as being less likely to pay the penalty charges which they incur. This pan European debt […]