A470 works postponed after rail crash
Planned roadworks on the A470 at Talerddig which are due to begin this week are being paused until the New Year following a rail crash nearby last week. The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales Ken Skates said: “My thoughts are with all affected by the rail incident, and my sympathies are with the […]
TfL strengthens Direct Vision Standard for HGVs
Transport for London has strengthened the requirements for its Direct Vision Standard (DVS), which imeasures how much an HGV driver can see directly through their cab windows and sets minimum standards, to promote visibility and safe driving practices. TfL says it is now strengthening the minimum safety requirements for vehicles in the capital to reduce […]
A92 safety works get underway
Overnight road safety improvements are underway on the A92 in Fife from Cowdenbeath to Lochgelly which will mean some overnight closures until February. The works by Amey will deliver new vehicle safety barriers on the eastbound and westbound verges, along with upgraded signage. Work will take place on both carriageways from before the A92 westbound […]
A421 in Bedfordshire to close for two weekends as National Highways lifts bridge beams into place
National Highways will close the A421 in Bedfordshire over the first two weekends of November to install six massive steel beams for the new Roxton Road bridge, marking a major milestone on the £1 billion A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Improvements. This scheme is designed to transform journeys between Milton Keynes, Bedford, and Cambridge, […]
Musk “would use White House gig to get streamlined driverless car rules”
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has said he’d use a hypothetical job working for Former President Donald Trump to push for a national approach to regulating driverless vehicles. The website Quartz says that the entrepreneur would look to bring in federal rules for autonomous driving which are currently set on a state-by-state level. “National approval is […]
Hundreds of vehicles seized in ULEZ crackdown
Transport for London has seized more than 1,400 vehicles over the course of a year, recouping £700,000 from sale of vehicles belonging to persistent non-payers of the Ultra Low Emission Zone charges. TfL says it is cracking down on drivers who persistently evade penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued for ULEZ contraventions. It explains that a cohort of people […]
Network operator fined £38,000 for neglecting street site safety
UK Power Networks has been successfully prosecuted by Kensington and Chelsea Council for carrying out street works in the borough deemed unsafe and putting members of public at risk of harm. UK Power Networks pleaded guilty at City of London Magistrates Court to three charges brought by Kensington and Chelsea Council’s network management officers and […]
Yunex Traffic Modernises more than 200 traffic signal systems in Zurich
After five years, the project to modernize over 200 traffic signal systems in Zurich has been successfully completed. Yunex Traffic equipped the systems with Yutraffic sX controllers and 40V LED technology, providing increased reliability and ensuring the smooth operation of traffic lights across the city. With this upgrade, Zurich has set a critical foundation for […]
Local government associations unite in call for urgent review of local authority funding
Four leading local government associations have come together to urge the government to address what they call the critical funding challenges facing local authorities, highlighting an urgent need to bridge the growing funding gap. The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT), the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), the Association of […]
Welsh Government hails road safety improvement, pointing to timing of 20mph limit introduction
The Welsh Government has released latest police recorded road collision statistics from April to June this year show that both collisions (24%) and casualties (24%) on 20mph and 30mph roads (combined) have fallen by almost a quarter compared to the same period of 2023 – the lowest recorded outside of the pandemic. It adds that […]