Grid Smarter Cities’ pioneering Kerb® solution profiled in leading magazine
The leading trade publication for the parking industry, Parking Review, has published an in-depth article about Kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities’ Kerb® loading bay booking solution. Kerb® is being trialled for 18 months on Walworth Road in the London Borough of Southwark, enabling kerbside loading bay restrictions to be easily understood and recreated on […]
20% RAP material used along the A4 Froxfield
Highways and streetlighting maintenance company VolkerHighways has resurfaced a 2.2 mile (3.5km) section of the A4, between Hungerford and Wiltshire boarder using 20% Recycled Asphalt Product (RAP) surface course material. Works were delivered in partnership with West Berkshire Council. Last year, VolkerHighways worked closely with FM Conway and Inlay Management Services to lay 2.5 miles […]
NY Highways courts new contractors and suppliers
Suppliers and contractors in and around North Yorkshire are being invited to to join NY Highways’ Dynamic Purchasing System. The system will cover a comprehensive range of services and products related to highways maintenance activities and will streamline supply chain and procurement processes. NY Highways says it will open the door to suppliers of all […]
American industry giant Iteris sold to Italian digital firm
American smart mobility infrastructure management company Iteris has been sold to Italian private digital innovation group Almaviva. The all-cash transaction values Iteris at approximately $335 million equity value (approx £262 million). Under the terms of the agreement, Iteris shareholders will receive $7.20 (£5.64) in cash for each share of Iteris common stock. Iteris has more than 10,000 public and private-sector clients using the company’s AI-powered […]
Driverless expert issues safety warning over technology reliability
An academic looking into the future of driverless cars is warning the technology could put motorists in “dangerous situations” because of its susceptibility to failure. Dr Saber Fallah, Prof of Safe AI and Autonomy Director of Connected Automated Vehicles Research Lab at University of Surrey has told the Express newspaper of concerns motorists could become […]
A12 Margaretting Bypass project completed
National Highways’ work on the £75 million A12 Margaretting Bypass scheme in Essex has been completed – with the road now open to drivers. Work to repair the existing concrete road, that had to come to end of its serviceable life, began in February 2023. It involved installing a new, quieter, asphalt surface for the […]
Work to start on Woodstock Road improvements in Oxford
Work on measures to improve road safety and bus journey times on Oxford’s Woodstock Road will start on Monday 12 August. The Oxfordshire County Council project involves installing pedestrian crossings and junction safety improvements between Bevington Road and St. Margaret’s Road, an off-road cycle path on Woodstock Road between Frenchay Road and St. Margaret’s Road, […]
AtkinsRéalis appointed to design East Airdrie Link Road
North Lanarkshire Council has appointed professional services and project management firm AtkinsRéalis to design the East Airdrie Link Road, which will improve north-south transportation links in the region, including access to the new Monklands Replacement hospital. The company says East Airdrie Link Road is a key project in the council’s wider Pan-Lanarkshire orbital transport corridor […]
20’s Plenty campaign clarifies Welsh 20mph policy
The campaign group 20’s Plenty say there was always a plan for guidance on where to place 20 mile per hour limits in Wales to be reviewed, after a report stated that the country’s new First Minister “backs scrapping of blanket 20mph rule”. The Telegraph said Eluned Morgan wants lowered speed limit to remain in […]
Survey suggests UK drivers believe European roads are better
Most drivers that have travelled abroad in Europe prefer the state of roads across the Channel compared to the UK’s pothole-ridden ones, according to new research from RAC Europe. Six-in-10 (62%) motorists say local roads in Europe are in better condition with fewer potholes than equivalent roads in the UK, with only a fifth (17%) […]