Installation of new signalled junction in Burton to start next week
Work to install a new signalled junction in Burton, Staffordshire will begin next month, along with measures to reduce the number of lorries travelling through residential areas. This highways improvement project, delivered by Staffordshire County Council, will see four-way traffic signals installed at the junction of Henhurst Hill with Postern Road and Hopley Road. The scheme, developed in response to feedback from local residents, will use […]
£250,000 bus priority scheme approved for Pontypool
A £250,000 scheme will see traffic signals giving priority to buses installed on a road between two towns in South Wales where traffic is regularly reduced to a slow-moving crawl. Last year concerns were raised the six mile journey between Pontypool and Blaenavon along the A4043 can take up to an hour at peak periods, says Nation […]
Yunex Traffic upgrades Bristol traffic signals
Working for Bristol City Council, Yunex Traffic is delivering a major upgrade to the city’s traffic signal network, replacing all its existing halogen signal lamps with modern, energy-efficient LED units. The project, which is being delivered by Yunex Traffic’s locally based field services team, will significantly reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption across the city, […]
Traffic signals engineers urged to take precautions amid growing harassment over sensor conspiracy theories
The Transport Technology Forum is advising traffic signals engineers and local authority staff to take sensible precautions after reports of harassment linked to conspiracy theories about traffic signal detection technology. The advice has been issued following recent incidents in Lincolnshire and elsewhere in the UK, where traffic signal sensors have been vandalised by people falsely […]
Yorkshire Signals Group relaunches to boost collaboration across the region
Traffic systems engineers from across the Yorkshire and Humber region have come together to revive a regional forum designed to encourage collaboration, knowledge sharing and professional development. Initiated by Joel Dodsworth, UTMC Manager at Leeds City Council, with support from the Transport Technology Forum, the inaugural meeting of the newly re-established Yorkshire Signals Group brought […]
East Sussex MP demands ‘urgent meeting’ over new village traffic signals after residents’ protest
Residents of an East Sussex village fear the siting of new traffic signals could pose a safety risk for pedestrians. Parish councillors have raised concerns about the design, including the siting of poles and new lighting columns as part of works at the A265 junction in Hurst Green, near Etchingham. Residents say a decision to place […]
Telent renews Kent traffic signal maintenance contract
Kent County Council (KCC) has reappointed Telent to maintain its traffic signal network following a competitive tender process, extending a partnership that has supported the county’s roads for more than two decades. As one of Telent’s largest traffic signal maintenance contracts, and one of the most significant of its kind in the UK, the renewal […]
Nottingham requests additional traffic signal funding
Nottingham City Council is requesting an additional £4.5m to continue maintaining and improving the traffic signal network, bringing the total estimated investment to £9.5m. More of Nottingham’s traffic signals are set to be improved with LED and Extra Low Voltage (ELV) equipment, including two junctions and four pedestrian crossings. The council are also introducing adaptive […]
Windsor and Maidenhead completes signal upgrade programme
Residents and road users in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead will now benefit from safer streets with improved traffic flow, following the completion of a major programme of traffic signal and pedestrian crossing upgrades. Funded through the national Traffic Signal Obsolescence Grant and the Green Light Fund, the year-long programme has delivered a […]
Telent reappointed by Wiltshire Council to deliver traffic signal maintenance services
Wiltshire Council has reappointed Telent to maintain its traffic signal network following a competitive tender process, reinforcing a partnership that has supported the county’s roads for more than a decade. Reliable traffic signals are critical to keeping communities moving safely and efficiently. When faults occur, congestion and safety risks can follow quickly. Telent’s reappointment reflects its strong […]