Countdown to Congress – a Highways Voices special looking forward to Hamburg 2021 with GEWI, Yunex Traffic and the event organisers
“I think the excitement about getting back to normal business long last,” explains Danny Woolard of GEWI as he looks forward to the ITS World Congress in Hamburg next month. In a special Highways Voices podcast which also features Yunex Traffic and the event organisers and sponsored by GEWI and SWARCO, GEWI’s UK representative says […]
How SWARCO’s ITS Solution is improving quality of life through a flood warning system in the Yorkshire Dales
Flooding has been a long-standing and increasing problem for North Yorkshire County Council as well as residents and visitors to Wensleydale. A particular stretch of the A684 between Bainbridge and Wensley is often affected by flooding due to its location close to the River Ure and its flood plain. Andrew Walker and Jennifer Neve explain. […]
Blackpool Council installs its first TRUGRD STREAM CCTV-Radar detector
Blackpool Council’s moto is ‘Progress’, and technology supplier Smart Video and Sensing says the town is living up to that by installing its first smartmicro TRUGRD STREAM combined radar-CCTV solution. The device has been place at the junction of Queens Square and the A584 Promenade for traffic management and data collection purposes. The installation, at […]
SWARCO and Lime partner on micromobility safety
Austrian traffic technology corporation SWARCO and San Francisco-based shared electric vehicle provider Lime have announced they’re joining forces to improve the safety of vulnerable road users travelling with e-scooters and bikes. The companies will bundle their respective expertise in traffic management and environmentally friendly mobility services in a pilot project to reduce the traffic crash risk […]
How to grow your business the smart way – this week’s Highways Voices podcast with SWARCO
“I do believe more revenue and bigger profits should just be a result and will be a result of putting the customer centre,” explains SWARCO’s Global Business Development Manager in this week’s Highways Voices podcast which focusses on how to do business in an ever-changing transport landscape. “We must not take any decisions with the […]
Austrian SWARCO intensifies partnership with Australian Supalux
Traffic management technology and line marking company SWARCO has announced it’s deepening its business relations with the Australian road marking specialist Supalux The partnership includes SWARCO getting its first own base there, on the major industrial precinct of Western Australia’s Capital city, Perth. In a transaction closed in early May 2021 between Supalux Managing Director […]
Orwell Bridge variable speed innovation declared a success
A system which reduces the speed limit on the Orwell Bridge near Ipswich has meant the key route on the A14 has remained open in strong winds when in the past it would have had to be shut. The scheme involves new SWARCO-built electronic signs on the bridge displaying enforceable, changeable driver speed limits, mandating […]
Swarco’s MyCity helps drive traffic management changes in Wolverhampton
Traffic management in the city of Wolverhampton is set to be improved thanks to a collaboration between Wolverhampton City Council and SWARCO Traffic, the traffic technology specialist. Swarco’s MyCity system, a modular platform that enables the council to monitor pollution levels, journey times and vehicle counts, has helped to streamline the city’s traffic management. The […]
SWARCO launches MyCity 1.0 – a new urban mobility management software
Transport technology solutions company SWARCO has developed a new urban mobility management software which it says tackles cities’ frequent challenges associated with the rapid urbanisation and related impacts on the environment. It says MyCity 1.0 will also help with the rapid changes in the types of urban mobility and the IT landscape needed to support it. […]
SWARCO Traffic’s speed limit signs could save Ipswich economy up to £1 million on high-wind days
Leading ITS solutions provider SWARCO Traffic’s automatic variable speed limit signs have been installed on the Orwell Bridge near Ipswich to enhance driver safety and allow the stretch of road to remain operational more often during windy weather. The bridge, which is crossed by 60,000 vehicles per day and forms the stretch of the A14 […]