DfT outlines next steps for GB type approval updates
The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed it will implement a series of regulatory updates to Great Britain’s type approval scheme for road vehicles. These changes, shaped by a consultation launched in November 2024, aim to enhance vehicle safety, such as ADAS, environmental performance, and industry alignment with international standards. From eCall emergency systems to automated […]
Causeway leads digital transformation with integrated traffic order solution for highway authorities
As the Department for Transport (DfT) moves ahead with one of the most significant regulatory shifts in decades, Causeway Technologies has unveiled an integrated digital traffic regulation order (D-TRO) solution to help local authorities meet upcoming requirements with speed and confidence. Bringing together two of the sector’s most trusted tools, Causeway ParkMap and Causeway one.network, […]
Darren Capes promoted to DfT Head of Road Infrastructure Technology
Darren Capes FIET FIHE has been appointed as Head of Road Infrastructure Technology at Department for Transport (DfT). Darren had spent the previous seven years as DfT’s Intelligent Transport Systems Policy Lead, having initially joined the department on secondment from his role as Transport Systems Manager for the City of York, a position he had […]
Borderless travel: key voices on standards, technology and transport at the ITS European Congress in Seville
We promise you keynote speaker-quality content on Highways Voices and today we have five keynote speaker-quality guests, as we bring you a recording of a panel discussion on the UK Pavilion at the ITS European Congress in Seville. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! We’re talking international […]
Enabling Multi-Modal Journeys: DfT and ITS UK to hold joint workshop
The Department for Transport and ITS UK are jointly organising a workshop designed to help feed into the forthcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy and the DfT’s Data Action Plan, giving attendees the opportunity to share views and expertise to shape these two key policy documents The Workshop will take place on from 10.30am to 3pm on Tuesday 3 June […]
Transport Technology Forum Conference 2025 – Day Two live blog
The Transport Technology Forum Conference, sponsored by Clearview Intelligence, brings together national government, local authorities, suppliers and academia to discuss government policy. The event is being recorded and will be available online in due course. This is Paul Hutton, here with a live blog from the event, updated frequently. 9.38 Darren Capes, TTF Manager, sums […]
National Highways lifts more than a thousand miles of roadworks for Easter
As normal for major holiday getaways, National Highways is lifting 1,127 miles of roadworks over the bank holiday. The government says around 97.5% of major roads across England will be completely free from roadworks, “speeding up millions of journeys and boosting connectivity across the country to drive growth – the key priority in the government’s […]
Lancashire councillors sign off on plans to invest £61m on highways infrastructure
Plans to invest more than £61 million to improve Lancashire’s highways infrastructure over the next year have been approved. The decision means the council can continue to focus on maintaining everything from roads and bridges to traffic signals and streetlights on a preventative basis, before the need for repairs becomes critical and more expensive. The […]
New options considered for National Parking Platform
The Department for Transport says it is working with the parking industry to “explore options for taking forward delivery of a national [parking] platform”. The comments, reported in the Guardian Newspaper, follow suggestions the government is going to withdraw funding for the scheme with a minister seemingly blaming “the dire financial position Labour inherited from […]
Local Authorities’ data use cases called for in Transport Data Strategy research
The Department for Transport’s Transport Technology Forum (TTF) is looking for local authorities and their suppliers or consultants to share examples of use cases which have used data to improve transport. Through its support agreement with the TTF, the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) is working on gathering these into a live repository, to […]