New Jenoptik temporary average speed cameras start enforcement on A82
Police Scotland Safety Cameras are beginning enforcement of the temporary average speed cameras on the A82 in an effort to improve road safety and encourage better speed compliance. The Jenoptik-made technology is being deployed on a temporary basis following an increase of speeds and injury collisions on the A82 between Luss and Tarbet near Loch […]
Starling urges councils to make smarter investments into smart signal technology
As the industry faces an uncertain outlook on funding after last week’s budget, traffic monitoring solutions provider Starling Technologies is urging authorities to make best use of already allocated funds, saying it’s more important than ever. Starling is pointing to the Department for Transport’s £20 million Green Light Fund to local authorities, intended to provide […]
National Highways completes A303 Somerset upgrade
National Highways’ A303 Sparkford to Ilchester upgrade in Somerset has opened to traffic today, seeing a 3.5-mile section of single carriageway improved to a dual carriageway. The company says this will promote economic growth, improve journey times, and increase safety by unlocking a major bottleneck in the county because the new section will significantly reduce […]
Iteris acquired by Almaviva
The Italian multimodal transport technology company Almaviva has bought US roadside software and hardware company Iteris for US$335 million (approx £260 million) Almaviva specialises in digital technology across a range of sectors – including transport, plus financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and telecommunications across Europe, the Americas, North Africa and the Middle East. In the UK, […]
A1 faces “weeks long” lane closure after crash
A fatal lorry crash on the A1 will mean a lane closure on the southbound carriageway for several weeks, National Highways says. The crash on Friday involved an HGV leaving the carriageway, killing the driver, in his 40s. It happened on between the A47 at Wansford and Chesterton at the A605 near Peterborough. National Highways […]
Council introduces 20mph limit across most of town
The Port Town of Rosyth will see most of its roads have a new 20 mph speed limit. The council says drivers are being asked to observe the new speed limit to improve road safety. It’s working in conjunction with Transport Scotland, which is introducing 20mph on the A985(T) Admiralty Road (pictured), and from this […]
Australian tolling meeting looks for global expertise
The Intelligent Transport Systems trade association in Australia is hosting a Roads, Tolling and Tech Conference next April dedicated to advancing road operations and the technologies that support them, and is looking for submissions now for papers. The event on 10 and 11 April in Melbourne will bring together industry leaders, government officials, and academic […]
A fifth of drivers admit to skipping the MOT and not replacing worn-out tyres to cut costs
20% of drivers under the age of 44 have admitted driving illegally by not putting their car through the MOT or replacing tyres when needed to save money in the cost-of-living crisis. New data from the RAC suggests that among drivers of all ages, one-in-10 (10%) admit they’ve failed to replace worn-out tyres or skipped […]
Starling Technologies now an approved supplier on G-Cloud 14
Detection and analysis company Starling Technologies has been announced as an approved supplier on the G-Cloud 14 framework. Intended to provide the public sector with easy access to cloud services, this will simplify the procurement of Starling’s leading edge technology by local authorities across the UK. Starling’s intelligent transport system detects all types of road […]
Transport Scotland sets out local road safety investment
The Scottish Government has announced it is committing £14 million to assist Scotland’s 32 local authorities enhance road safety across the local road network. £10 million is being allocated through the Road Safety Improvement Fund to support critical safety schemes focused on lowering risks and reducing casualties on local roads. An additional £4 million […]