ITS America CEO leaving for AECOM executive role
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America President & CEO Shailen Bhatt has announced he has accepted a new leadership position with AECOM in its global transport business and will leave his ITS America post in late August. “It is bittersweet to leave ITS America after all the important work we have accomplished – and at […]
AECOM to deliver spatial planning services to Highways England
AECOM has started work on a new contract to deliver spatial planning advice to Highways England in the Midlands and East of England, including advice on development proposals affecting the Strategic Road Network (SRN). The company secured two regions under Highways England’s new three-year National Spatial Planning Contract, with work mobilising during April and May. […]
Bam Nuttall to deliver A27 Arundel bypass works
Bam Nuttall is to deliver the main works package on the A27 Arundel bypass project. The company forms part of the Linkconnex consortium, that also includes AECOM and Mace, which has been working on the design and preliminary stage of the project since the end of 2018. Construction News now reports that the consortium will […]
AECOM wins place on TfGM’s Professional Services framework
AECOM has announced it has won a place on Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM’s) Transport Professional Services (TPS) framework. The four-year framework will be used by TfGM and the ten local authorities in Greater Manchester to deliver transport projects and programmes across the region. Projects delivered through the framework will support Greater Manchester’s Right Mix […]
ITS (UK) honours Student and Apprentice Essay Award winners
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Society has recognised creative thinking amongst its early careers professionals, honouring an apprentice and a student member who have won the 2020 ITS (UK) Essay Competition. The competition wanted candidates to imagine the speech they would give at their retirement ceremony. They were asked what impact and influence on the industry […]
AECOM launches electric vehicle smart charging management system
Global Infrastructure firm AECOM is launching a new smart system for fleet and infrastructure owners which it says allows them to manage charging in the most energy efficient and low carbon way. It’s signed an MoU with EV technology charging company Zapinamo to deliver a solution which enables owners of EV fleets and owners of […]