Stoke-on-Trent traffic technology network strengthened with Telent contract renewal
The management of traffic flow across Stoke-on-Trent will continue to be supported by criticalinfrastructure specialists Telent, following a successful initial six-year contract. The contract renewal from Stoke-on-Trent City Council means Telent will be responsible forthe maintenance and supply of the Council’s Intelligent Transport System (ITS) equipment,including traffic signals, street furniture, variable message signs, and remote […]
NOW Wireless produces guidance document to help local authorities with traffic signal efficiency
Highways and transport technology company NOW Wireless has produced a guidance document for local authorities looking to improve the efficiency of their traffic signals as part of the Intelligent Traffic Management Fund (ITMF). The guidance details how different solutions have been deployed with local authorities over the last few years to help make traffic signals […]
TfL and Yunex complete upgrade to London’s traffic signal system
TfL, working with Yunex Traffic Limited, has successfully transferred its ageing traffic signal system to the cloud-based Real Time Optimiser (RTO) system. This world-leading upgrade to London’s road network management enables improved journey times, traffic flows and responses to incidents, as well as improved data on journey demand and road network patterns. This will help inform […]
Econolite’s EOS Traffic Signal Controller Software Now Available in PTV Vissim
As part of Umovity, PTV Group and Econolite have announced a new integration: Econolite’s next generation Advanced Traffic Controller (ATC) software, EOS, is now embedded in the leading traffic simulation software PTV Vissim. With the integration of one of the industry’s most potent ring-barrier controllers, users can now evaluate and optimize intersection performance with increased […]
Revised guidance issued for the £20m Intelligent Traffic Management Fund
Updated guidance has been published for the £20m Intelligent Traffic Management Fund which clarifies requirements around the assembling of consortia in ITMF applications. It says they should: ”aim to describe as fully as possible likely consortia arrangements in their bids that will deliver innovative, practical and workable solutions that demonstrate the application of new technology […]
Glasgow’s traffic signals hit by ‘power spike’
Road-users in Glasgow have been warned to take care after a fault knocked out traffic lights in many areas. Glasgow City Council said that a “power spike” in the early hours of Sunday morning had affected sets of lights “across the city”, posing a danger at junctions and on the roads. Around 70 sets of traffic […]
Southend-on-Sea Council confirms money for £600,000 to improve traffic lights across city
Southend-on-Sea City Council has received over £600,000 from the Government to upgrade traffic light systems and improve traffic flow across the city. The funding comes after a successful bid to the Green Light Fund was made by the council’s highways team. The money be used for projects over the next two years, including: Cllr Kevin […]
£20m Intelligent Traffic Management Fund process opens
Local Authorities are being invited to form consortia to apply for a share of £20 million of funding to deploy advanced technology for traffic control, using emerging technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence to optimise traffic flow and balance traffic across wider areas. The Intelligent Traffic Management Fund (ITMF) is part of £70 […]
Green light for a fourth, white light
The world of research into autonomous vehicles has thrown up a fascinating new approach to traffic management with a “white light” being proposed to reduce congestion, according to Cosmos magazine. A modelling study conducted by the North Carolina State University (NCSU) was based on how autonomous vehicles (AVs) could communicate with each other. The researchers believe that adding a […]
ITS UK and Portsmouth welcome traffic signals funding announcement
Max Sugarman, Chief Executive of Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK) has welcomed the announcement by the Department for Transport, through the Transport Technology Forum, of the local authorities who will receive funding from the £50 million for traffic signals set out in the Plan for Drivers. Said Sugarman: “Congratulations to the many local authorities who have […]
