Date change for 2025 ITS European Congress
The ITS European Congress 2025 in the Spanish city of Seville will take place two weeks earlier than planned from 19-21 May. The dates have had to change to avoid a clash with a major United Nations event which has now been allocated to the city. The change was announced during an launch event promoting […]
SRL launches “pioneering” signals solutions at Highways UK
SRL Traffic Systems has become one of the first manufacturers to achieve TOPAS 2540A compliance for its next generation of portable traffic signals. UltraLight is its first compliant signal and will be launched at Highways UK taking place at Birmingham’s NEC on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 October. The product forms the basis of REMOS, […]
Ten miles of new lanes open for traffic on M6
Infrastructure solutons company Costain has reached what it’s calling a significant milestone with new lanes on the M6 between junctions 21a and 26 opening for traffic this week. National Highways is opening an extra lane for drivers on both the northbound and southbound carriageways along all ten miles of the M6 between junction 21a and […]
£1.6m highways project in Tamworth set to progress to next stage
A £1.6 million scheme to resurface a major road in Tamworth is about to progress to the second of five phases. 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. This huge road repair project, which commenced on 16 […]
Terminally ill mum demands action to protect vulnerable mobility scooter users
A terminally ill mum is calling on road users to be more considerate of mobility scooters, highlighting the growing daily difficulties she faces while trying to get around. Dawn West, who has stage four breast cancer, describes her mobility scooter as her “lifeline,” relying on it to attend medical appointments, shop and meet friends. However, […]
Yunex Traffic “proud” to partner on Dutch toll collection project
RDW, the Dutch transport authority, has chosen Triangle, owned by the Portuguese company Via Verde, to implement a new electronic toll collection system for heavy goods vehicles that will operate on highways and some national and municipal roads in the Netherlands. Triangle, led by Via Verde, has Yunex Traffic and Ascendi O&M as partners. Toll […]
Armitt says pay-per-mile charging “inevitable”
The chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission says motorists will “inevitably” end up paying per mile to drive on Britain’s roads as the switch towards electric cars drains away fuel taxes The Daily Telegraph quotes Sir John Armitt as saying the Government has to consider new ways of funding Britain’s critical infrastructure, as the Treasury […]
Borough tells how DfT’s TSOG funding has already made a difference
One of the recipients of a share of the £30 million Traffic Signals Obsolescence Grant (TSOG) handed to councils across England by the Department for Transport earlier in the year, has told how the near £600,000 they were awarded has been “game changing” for traffic management in the borough. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s (RMBC) Traffic […]
Scottish Transport Secretary warns of budgetary challenges
It’s being reported Scotland’s Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has warned SNP government colleagues that her department is running at a loss and had made “all viable savings” after being asked to make further cuts. The Sunday Times this weekend said Ms Hyslop warned the finance secretary that the transport portfolio “has been carrying a significant […]
Driver visited by ULEZ debt collectors after paying for wrong day
A man has told how he’s been visited by debt collectors after he accidentally paid his ULEZ charge on the wrong day. Steven Bortone from Southend on Sea in Essex told the Essex Live website experiencing “sleepless nights” over concerns about settling the fine. He says despite his appeal requests, Transport for London has rejected […]