Making the case for local roads on this week’s Highways Voices

“We are doing work in the area of skills working with Salford Council and Salford College, helping them put on their first apprenticeship programme for highways operatives, something that we are looking to perhaps potentially roll out into other regions,” says Local Council Roads Innovation Group CEO Paula Claytonsmith, as she tells Highways Voices how […]

Eurovia and partners win Innovation Festival Collaborative Award

Eurovia UK, Hertfordshire County Council and Highway Data Systems (HDS), supported by key Supply Chain partners, Clee Hill Plant Ltd, DE Plant, BSP-TEX and Pavemac, have won the Collaborative Innovation Award at this year’s LCRIG Innovation festival. The award recognises a collective innovative product, service or practice that has driven or can demonstrate a collaborative […]

A tour around the LCRIG Innovation Festival on this week’s Highways Voices

“I can see this event can see this practically being the whole show ground at some point,,” comments new LCRIG CEO Paula Claytonsmith on today’s Highways Voices podcast, as she reflects on the success of the second Innovation Festival in Newark. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! […]

ITS European Congress Post-Congress Report now available

The organisers of the successful ITS European Congress in Lisbon, ERTICO – ITS Europe, have published the Post Congress report. it is the last report written and overseen by Professor Eric Sampson who has retired as Chief Rapporteur. He gave an emotional farewell at the Congress. Five of the Rapporteurs were also British, they were […]

Paula Claytonsmith to become new Chief Executive of LCRIG

Paula Claytonsmith will take over as the new Chief Executive of the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) from July. Paula, who is currently the organisation’s Director, Government and Strategy, will take over from Martin Duffy in July. Martin will assume the role of Chair of LCRIG. This means that LCRIG will retain Martin’s knowledge […]

TTF to speak at Transport + Energy Forum

Paula Claytonsmith, policy support advisor to the DfT and Innovate UK funded Transport Technology Forum (TTF), will deliver an update at the Transport + Energy Forum – an event which will bring together key stakeholder groups to discuss the actions that need to be taken to reach net zero. Paula – who is also Director, […]

Making the case for local roads on this week’s Highways Voices

“I have been talking about making the case for local roads for a number of years, so the fact that LCRIG sees that as at the heart of what it does is close to my heart,” says Paula Claytonsmith, the LCRIG’s new Director, Government and Strategy on this week’s Highways Voices. Subscribe to Highways Voices […]