Crane fire closes major A road
The A64 in Tadcaster has been closed after a hundred-ton crane caught fire on the carriageway. The road was closed all day (12 August) after the crane caught fire on the eastbound carriageway. The road was shut for several hours in both directions, but the westbound carriageway was opened later in the day. Highways England […]
ITS (UK) helps SMEs take part in ITS World Congress
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems Industry Association, ITS (UK), is leading an offer to small and medium enterprises to take a place on the UK’s pavilion at October’s ITS World Congress in Hamburg. The UK will have a significant presence in the exhibition, with a large stand supported by Innovate UK, Visit Britain, the Department […]
TfGM hails major boost for cycling and walking development
New technology is set to offer a major boost to Greater Manchester’s investment into cycling and walking infrastructure. A new contract has been awarded to Vivacity Labs to provide video analytics sensors which will enhance both the monitoring of existing cycling and walking schemes and the planning and implementation of future schemes. Around 100 new […]
Construction of major southeast London Cycleway moves onto next stage
Transport for London has announced it is beginning construction work on on the next section of Cycleway 4 in Deptford, a major new cycle route to enable thousands of safer and easier cycle journeys across the area each week. Work begins on Monday 16 August. TfL says Creating enough space for people to walk and […]
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 […]