The human cost of road crashes: one family’s story
As part of Brake’s Road Safety Week, the Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) spoke to Mandy Garner about the full repercussions of losing a loved one to a road collision. This year’s Brake Road Safety Week puts victims of road collisions at its heart, to raise awareness of the toll of road death on family and friends. […]
Commons committee discusses improving local road condition
The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is holding an evidence session on the condition of local roads in England at 10am on Thursday 21st November. The session follows the National Audit Office’s 2024 report on local roads in England, and the Government’s approach to funding their maintenance. The NAO found that local roads are getting worse, with fewer roads […]
TRL says harmonised micromobility regulations could unlock safer, more innovative transport across Europe
As the UK moves closer towards e-scooter and other micromobility devices legislation, a new report shows how the European Union faces a different challenge: inconsistent regulatory approaches across member states. A comprehensive study, conducted by TRL in collaboration with fka for the European Commission, has highlighted the benefits and feasibility of harmonised regulations for Personal […]
ADEPT explains value of “stronger places toolkit” on urban transformation
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport, ADEPT, has posted a new blog from the Place Leaders’ Pioneering, Action-orientated, Creative and Entrepreneurial (PACE) programme, focusing on the transformation of Nuneaton. The PACE Programme, run by ADEPT in partnership with Amey, is designed exclusively for place directors and senior leadership. It focuses on […]
Reconstruction on major road in Tamworth passes halfway mark
A £1.6 million carriageway reconstruction project in Staffordshire is progressing rapidly as part of a major highways improvement scheme in the county. Staffordshire County Council’s highways crews are completely resurfacing C03070 Coton Lane, from the junction of the A513 Comberford Road and the southern junction of Fontenaye Road in Tamworth. The project, which began in […]
TOPAS Acquires UTMC Technical Standards
Since its inception in the late 1990s, UK Government and highways authorities have invested substantial amounts of resource and money into Urban Traffic Management and Control (UTMC) systems. To maximise the value from these systems they need to be both capable of continued use and of updating to accommodate new capabilities. This requires not only […]
Nota AI® Signs MoU with Alliance Traffic Systems for Strategic Middle East Expansion
Hardware-aware AI optimisation and on-device AI solutions company Nota AI, has announced a significant step toward establishing its presence in the Middle East by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Alliance Traffic Systems (ATS). This strategic partnership aims to bring Nota AI’s Intelligent Transportation Systems solutions to the region, aligning with its broader vision of […]
A828 reopens after rock fall fears
A section of the A828 between Ledaig and Benderloch in Argyll and Bute has been reopened under traffic signal control after BEAR Scotland, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, completed emergency safety works. Safety concerns were raised after monitoring of the site identified a 25 tonne area of rock that had cracked and posed a threat of breaking away from the main slope. […]
SYSTRA secures £43,500 for AI research into road safety
Transport consultancy SYSTRA has secured £43,400 from the Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) to fund work on addressing road safety with artificial intelligence. The funding will be used to develop an AI application that can classify the physical environment surrounding road collisions in Great Britain, using data from OS MasterMap, Earth Observation and CAD […]
Tony Gee LLP announces new CEO and leadership structure
Consultant engineering partnership Tony Gee has announced Alasdair Fowler is to take up the new post of CEO as part of changes to the group’s leadership structure, effective from the beginning of 2025. Mr Fowler (pictured) will also act as Tony Gee’s UK Managing Director after nearly 14 years with Tony Gee, most recently as […]