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%) […]
Temporary link road construction nears completion in Stirling
Construction of a temporary link road on the M80 at Junction 9 is expected to be complete by early next week, providing access from the M80 northbound to Pirnhall Roundabout and Stirling Services while the main slip road remains closed due to subsidence. The M80 Junction 9 northbound off-slip has been closed for safety reasons […]
Guildford Park and Ride bus service to close due to low usage
The Onslow Park and Ride bus service in Guildford will close after Saturday 31 August, due to a significant drop in passengers over the past four years. Just 18,000 passengers now use the service each year, compared to more than 80,000 each at the area’s other facilities at Artington and Merrow, both of which will […]
What3Words releases new locate link
Location service what3words has delivered a new feature called Locate Link, designed to help find loved ones in an emergency. By saving a link, users are prepared if they can’t find their location, or they can’t easily say where they are. The feature works by users sending the to the person they’d like to locate. […]
New Welsh First Minister to remove blanket 20 mph limit
Wales’s new First Minister says she will allow councils to raise the limit back to 30mph on some roads. The Daily Telegraph reports Eluned Morgan said there should be a “conversation with the public” around the limit, and to which roads it should apply to. Welsh Government introduced its flagship 20mph policy in September last […]
Magazine questions whether “Britain’s creaking road network” is “best lab for CAVs”
The influential magazine Private Eye has published an article questioning the safety of connected and automated vehicles, following the software update that caused worldwide computer problems last month. The correspondent “Hedgehog” who writes about road-related matters points out that the erroneous update which crippled millions of computers caused travel chaos at airports and railway stations, […]
Winvic awarded third Lincolnshire County Council highways framework project
Construction and civil engineering projects contractor Winvic has begun work on the third project awarded to it under the Lincolnshire County Council highways framework contract. Work has begun on major improvements as part of a planned five-month reconstruction exercise to fully-rebuild Dysart Road in Grantham, Lincolnshire, including the junctions of adjoining side roads. As part […]
TOPAS and the removal of a barrier to innovation explained
Kealie Franklin, administrator of the Traffic Open Products and Specifications group TOPAS writes for Highways News: Why do we need UK specific standards As everyone is aware, EN standards are primarily standards for trade across European countries. They are performance standards and do not cover specific country functionalities. Many countries in Europe have a system […]