A9 Dualling as contractors shortlisted for next section
Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop has announced the shortlist of contractors to be invited to the next stage of the procurement process for the fourth section of the A9 Dualling programme, the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project. The shortlisted contractors who will be invited to bid for the contract to upgrade approximately 5 […]
Blackwall Tunnel weekend closure planned for further Silvertown Tunnel works
Transport for London has confirmed a weekend closure of the southbound Blackwall Tunnel on the 7-9 September is required to support the opening of the new Silvertown Tunnel. The closure is in addition to the planned southbound closure across this weekend to allow for the final road configuration to be implemented, as well as road […]
WJ Group Deploys Latest Innovations on the M6 and M42
In collaboration with HW Martin (Traffic Management) Ltd, WJ Group have applied new road markings on the M6/M42 link road as part of long-term traffic management to support the construction of Phase One of the High-Speed rail network from London to Birmingham. The project has several implications for the UK’s strategic road network, as new […]
RAC warns drivers to watch out for parking payment scams
Following a spate of fake QR codes being stuck on payment machines at car parks across the UK, the RAC is advising drivers to be ‘very vigilant’ and only pay with cash, card or official apps to avoid being scammed. Criminals are catching out unsuspecting drivers by placing fake QR codes over council-owned parking machines, […]
Surrey Highways wins prestigious national engineering award
Surrey County Council has been recognised at the Ground Engineering Awards for innovative highways works on the A323. Highways Officers and contractors Ringway worked with engineering company Geobear to develop a solution to stabilise the deep clay soil beneath a section of the road. This first-of-its-kind application of Geobear’s injected geopolymer treatment in the UK, […]
Liverpool’s six month warning period for moving traffic offences ends as fines start
First-time offenders breaking traffic rules in Liverpool will now be given a fine, instead of a written warning, at a number of locations after a six-month notice period ended. A series of ANPR cameras designed to curb moving traffic contraventions went live in Liverpool earlier this year, with motorists receiving a letter instead of a £70 […]
Heads-Up Technology Detects More than 30,000 Distracted Drivers in South Australia
The Acusensus Heads-Up fixed site systems in South Australia has detected 30,754 motorists illegally using their mobile phones while driving in the one month after the Mobile Phone Detection Programme there became operational in June. The programme is currently in a three-month educational period, during this time warning letters are sent out, with full enforcement […]
CV Sync project uses Kinetic Mobility ATMS to manage one of the most watched traffic technology upgrades in the US
Smart city infrastructure company Q-Free has announced that the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) is using the company’s Kinetic Mobility ATMS platform to manage its CV Sync project, one of the most watched smart traffic management upgrades in the country. The announcement comes as the massive project progresses from its first phase to the […]
Why, and how, did the sparrow cross the road? JCT Traffic Signals Symposium delegates will find out next month!
It’s not an impossible riddle, or a bad Christmas cracker joke – why and how did the sparrow cross the road is actually a key question from one of the 27 separate learned papers being presented at the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Nottingham next month. The Sparrow crossing provides fully segregated crossings for […]
Reeves considering private finance to help fund Lower Thames Crossing
The Treasury is reported to be investigating how to attract private finance to bring down the cost of the UK government’s largest planned infrastructure project, the £9 billion Lower Thames Crossing. The Guardian reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s department is considering handing over the income from tolls to a private consortium in return for a cash […]