Council to consult on pedestrian crossing strategy
Cheshire East Council is updating its crossing strategy and asking residents of Cheshire East to have a say. The strategy aims to achieve consistency in the assessment and provision of pedestrian crossings across the borough, prioritising locations where they are most needed. The council is updating its strategy because it wants to have a more intuitive […]
Two more schools extend Safer School Streets trial in Plymouth
Two more Plymouth schools have started an extended trial of traffic restrictions during morning and afternoon drop-off and pick-up times, following a successful one-day pilot. The ‘Safer School Streets’ pilot, organised by the Council in partnership with Sustrans in 2021, saw roads outside six primary schools closed to school-run and through traffic during these peak […]
Traffic Group Signals’ Top 5 Takeaways from ARTSM’s Guidance on the Use of Portable Traffic Signals
In October, ARSTM published ‘Guidance for the use of Portable Traffic Signals’, a long overdue revision to current industry standards on delivering traffic signalling for temporary works. TGS has made a wide range of contributions during the consultation period, many of these based on experiences deploying the Metro and Evo1 products. Here we share our […]
Core Highways Strengthens leadership team
Core Highways Group has strengthened its position in the UK highways services sector with the appointment of respected industry figures Jenny Moten and Charlie Cornish. On the operations side, Jenny Moten has joined the company as Regional Managing Director, arriving from Cadent Gas where she was Northwest Network Director – overseeing £2.5bn of assets and […]
Staffordshire Police chooses Truvelo’s mobile enforcement solution
Truvelo, a leading provider of traffic enforcement solutions, has announced that it has secured a new contract with Staffordshire Police for its LASERcam 4 and VMS mobile enforcement solution. The contract was awarded through the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Traffic Technology and Associated Services (TTAS) framework, which offers public sector customers a fast and compliant […]
Messagemaker Displays launches new high-speed sign range
Messagemaker Displays is launching a new range of high-speed LED signage including Advanced Motorway Indicator (AMI) Screens and MS1 and MS4 Variable Message Signs (VMS) for both gantry and central reservation applications. Along with the company’s lane control signage, the new range will be showcased and officially launched to the market at this year’s Highways […]
New government transport plans could see council miss out on income
A measure announced in the government’s ‘plan for drivers’ last week could see hundreds of thousands of pounds removed from Swindon Borough Council’s roads and transport budget. As part of a series of law changes that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he would bring in, the government will look at preventing local authorities from making more […]
Flow Labs and TomTom announce major data partnership to bring agencies unprecedented traffic data accuracy
Flow Labs, a transportation software technology leader specialising in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and transportation data integration, announced a new partnership with TomTom, the location technology specialist with over 30 years of leadership in global mapping, navigation and traffic data. The collaboration marks a significant leap forward in the quality, accuracy, and security of transportation data […]
‘Division not the answer’ as Tower Hamlets Mayor makes decision to remove most LTN traffic restrictions
Most of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) road closures will be removed as Tower Hamlets Council promises to find ‘less divisive’ ways to achieve cleaner air. The council will invest £6m in measures to improve air quality, including building more infrastructure to enhance public spaces and encourage walking and cycling, including planting more trees. It will […]
Newcastle’s Fenham neighbourhood low traffic zone trial to end
A trial to reduce traffic cutting through local streets in Fenham, in Newcastle ends on 8 September and will not be made permanent. Fenham was the first area of the city to pilot a neighbourhood low traffic zone trial A trial to reduce traffic cutting through local streets in Fenham ends on 8 September and […]