Essex County Council asks: “Please respect our road workers”
Essex County Council is urging residents to respect itsroad workers as the summer holidays start. In 2020, the number incidents of abuse rose by 10%. This is despite the significant reduction in traffic flow as a result of COVID restrictions. With the school holidays now underway, you may see more roadworks taking place. This is […]
RSMA Publishes STANSPEC 2022
The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) has today published STANSPEC 2022 – The Standard Specification for Horizontal Road Markings and Road Studs. STANSPEC 2022 addresses the supply and installation of white and yellow permanent road marking materials and retro-reflecting road studs. The document provides a template for shared understanding between RSMA members and their clients, […]
Shropshire to tackle potholes with Multihogs
Shropshire Council’s three Multihog road planer machines will be tackling more potholes and other defects on roads across Shropshire next month. The Multevo Multihog planes off the road surface to enable a squared-off hole to be filled by a following gang. It’s quicker than having to saw-cut and break-out the defective road by hand – […]
New IoT road sensor network planned for Scotland
An internet of things (IoT) sensor network has been developed to provide real-time monitoring of rural road conditions and identify where repairs are required. DigiFlec, a start-up based in Dunfermline, is working with research partners as part of the Scottish Government’s latest CivTech programme to digitally map the Forestry and Land Scotland road network. The […]
Staffordshire County Council confirms five year extension to Amey’s highways contract
Amey’s highways contract with Staffordshire County Council has been renewed for a further five years. The county council is pushing forward with its new vision for Staffordshire’s roads, and the proposed future partnership between the county council and Amey will make this a reality. The partnership will work together to find new ways to improve […]
Clearway helps Forest Traffic Services secure high profile site in Wokingham for Milestone Infrastructure
Clearway, an experienced UK-wide security services provider, was recently engaged through Forest Traffic Services Ltd to secure a high profile site in the Wokingham Borough for Milestone Infrastructure. The site was the £6.8 million project at Winnersh Triangle Park and Ride, Bracknell. The works included increasing the number of parking spaces by a hundred to […]
North Northamptonshire Council will spend under spend on road improvements
North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) will spend £1.5m on highway maintenance and improvements after it underspent in its first year of operations. The new unitary authority took over in April 2021 and its Executive released financial figures for its first full year last week. NNC underspent on its General Funds budget by over £1.7m according to a […]
£11 million improvements to pavements, roads, cycle paths and planting in Nottingham city
Nottingham City Council has approved £11 million of improvements to make our neighbourhoods greener, safer, better places to get around. In 2021, the council was awarded £18 million from the Government’s Levelling Up fund to improve streets and local town centres, and make walking and cycling easier and safer. The money will be used to […]
£98m for Solihull’s transport network
More than £98 million has been provided to help improve Solihull’s transport network. The works including highway improvements linked to the HS2 interchange, new cycle routes into Solihull town centre, and plans to redevelop Solihull Station will be funded by the West Midlands City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS). The CRSTS, which is overseen by […]
Gaist and Aisin: mobility leaders collaborate on cutting-edge road safety solution
The safety of highways across Europe is set to significantly improve following a tie-up between Gaist and Aisin which will combine their advanced technology and data to target potential road defects. Aisin, part of the Toyota Group, has developed technology branded RoadTrace™ which is able to detect unusual driving patterns directly from vehicles on the […]