Business challenges and how to deal with them, innovation, a new important collaboration, and Matt Baker – Thursday at Highways UK
You’ll get advice from a business leader on how to deal with fluctuating demand today on Highways Voices, as our third podcast from Highways UK talks digital construction techniques from Austria, and a new partnership involving TRL that could have major benefits on local and strategic roads. These programmes are brought to you thanks to […]
An exclusive chat with National Highways CEO Nick Harris, what the new minister thinks, and how the industry copes with uncertainty – all from Highways UK
This is the podcast for you if you’re at Highways UK and want to hear a bit of behind the scenes chat about what you might have missed, or if you’re unable to make it to Birmingham’s NEC but want to feel like you’re here. Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum are your trusted guides to […]
Innovation, how designs come about and a guide to must-not-miss speakers from Highways UK
Whether you’re at Highways UK at Birmingham’s NEC over the next couple of days, or wanting to get a feel of the event from afar, Highways Voices is your place to come for the best in chat from the UK’s biggest Highways and Transport Show. As the stand builders finish putting together the exhibition, you’ll […]
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 […]