Priority delivery: South West England’s new transport network strategy
Peninsula Transport sub-national transport body (STB) has published its route map to achieving a strategic transport network that works for businesses, communities and visitors in the South West. The Strategic Implementation Plan 2025/50 represents the delivery plan for Peninsula Transport’s Transport Strategy, published in early 2024. It sets out the strategic priorities for the peninsula […]
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 […]
DfT’s head of future roads strategy and investment steps down
After more than nine years in the role the Department for Transport’s (DfT) head of future roads strategy and investment, Philip Andrews, is to step down. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in UK roads policy, Andrews issued a statement on social media that at least hinted that the decision, which will […]
Six West Midlands councils to receive £12m to fill region’s potholes
Six councils are to receive an extra £2m to help fill thousands of potholes and resurface roads across the West Midlands. The £12m funding – enough to fill 132,000 potholes and subject to final government sign-off – will be shared between Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton. It follows a grant of £8m that […]
Rebuilding the Foundation: Asset Management, the Key to Infrastructure Investment
There’s only three weeks to go before the Local Government Technical Advisers Group (LGTAG) Presidential Conference gets underway in Milton Keynes. This year the focus is on: Rebuilding the Foundation: Asset Management, the Key to Infrastructure Investment and being held at Bletchley Park on 4 June 2025. Asset management can have different meanings across various sectors, often […]
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 […]
Kirklees Council agrees Highways Capital Plan for 2025-27
Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire have announced that it has reached agreement on its Highways Capital Plan for 2025-27. The plan sets out £37.2 million of council investment over two years. It covers all aspects of highways essential works including road surfacing and potholes; street lighting; structures; road safety; flood management and drainage; traffic signals; […]