Complementary strengths and a shared vision: Telent and Westcotec announce strategic partnership
Two of the highways sector’s most trusted names, Telent and Westcotec, have joined forces in a new partnership built around a shared mission – to make roads safer through smarter technology, seamless delivery, and service excellence. With Westcotec’s UK-manufactured LED signage and complementary traffic safety technologies, combined with Telent’s nationwide infrastructure and service delivery expertise, […]
The road safety crisis and how to fix it – Jo Shiner on this week’s Highways Voices
Why aren’t we more outraged that 1,700 people still die on UK roads each year? Today on Highways Voices we talk road safety because, despite having some of the safest roads globally, road deaths in the UK have plateaued, and efforts to reduce them, through enforcement, awareness, and education, aren’t achieving meaningful impact. Subscribe to […]
More than £32 million to resurface roads and build new cycle lanes in the north east and Yorkshire as region hosts UK’s largest women’s cycling race
Cyclists in the North East and Yorkshire will get around safely and easily as the government invests an extra £32 million to tackle potholes and build new cycle lanes in the region. Today (6 June 2025), the Minister for the Future of Roads will be in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, to speak to local schools, cycling […]
Record MOT tyre failures spark urgent calls for stricter laws
Leaders across policing, government policy, road safety and industry have united to demand urgent action on tyre safety, after new figures revealed a record 2.15 million vehicles failed their MOT due to tyre defects in the past year. Alarmingly, 36% of these failures – more than 750,000 vehicles – had previously been flagged with tyre-related […]
Leeds community group using cut-outs of people to urge drivers to slow down
A community group has created life-size portraits of people in the area as part of a road safety project. Cut-outs of 30 people and four dogs have been displayed along Meanwood Road in Leeds to encourage drivers to slow down. Artist Lizzie Coombes, who is featured in the work, told the BBC that she hoped […]
Nottingham City Council welcomes £16.4million transport funding boost
More than £16m of external funding will be invested into Nottingham city’s transport network in 2025/26 thanks to the new East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). Nottingham City Council is expected to officially accept the funding at its Executive Board meeting on Tuesday 22 April. EMCCA, which has now taken over the role of directing […]
Southampton secondary school students secure funding for their active travel and road safety campaigns
Southampton City Council welcomed students from six secondary schools in the Southampton area to the first Modeshift Active Travel Ambassador event. The event was opened by the Southampton-born, Team GB paralympic gold medallist, Aaron Phipps MBE who praised the students for being role models. Aaron won Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in Wheelchair Rugby […]
More than £8 million to improve roads in 2025/26
More than £8 million will be spent on making the streets of Brighton & Hove better, safer and smoother over the next year. Councillors will be presented with a report at Cabinet next week that sets out our plans for improving roads, pavements and other transport infrastructure. They’ll also be asked to agree the planned […]
Nottingham City Council announce plans for Safer Roads funding
Two Nottingham locations will receive upgrades to help keep people safe A second tranche of funding to improve road safety in Nottingham City received approval at Nottingham City Council’s Executive Board meeting on 18 March. The Safer Roads Fund is a national programme aimed at improving road safety for users and improving reliability of the […]
Ireland gets sun-tech boost as Solar Gates launch Dublin depot
Solar Gates, the barrier, gate and traffic management pioneers are announcing they are bringing their knowhow to Irish shores and opening an Irish registered subsidiary and new Dublin Headquarters. A significant milestone in the company expansion strategy and the first joint group venture, it comes just days after Solar Gates announced that it was joining […]