Google announced as ITS European Congress 2026 Innovation Partner
ERTICO – ITS Europe has announced that Google has signed up as an official Innovation Partner of this month’s ITS European Congress. In the Plenary, Google will join the “One Journey” session to discuss the gaps and opportunities in diverse transport modes and a truly seamless, interoperable network. For a deployment deep dive, ERTICO recommends […]
£23m West Yorkshire road improvement scheme moving ahead
A £23m scheme to improve one of the main routes into Bradford city centre has moved to the next stage – but some major aspects of the works have been dropped. Improvements to Wakefield Road have been planned for years, and would see new pedestrian crossings, bus lanes, cycle lanes and tree planting along the […]
Hammersmith & Fulham outline updated Wandsworth Bridge Road ‘corridor vision’
Hammersmith & Fulham Council is having to redesign elements of the Wandsworth Bridge Road scheme that it announced last summer. In correspondence released to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) it can be revealed that the council had to “return to the design stage” for its planned upgrades to Wandsworth Bridge Road, says FulhamSW6. The […]
The Road Safety Trust launches Spring 2026 Large Grants programme
The Road Safety Trust has launched its Spring 2026 ‘Large Grants’ programme, with funding of up to £200,000 available for innovative and high impact road safety projects. Grants of between £50k-£200k are available from a total funding pot of £750k, for research projects and interventions that will make a positive impact on the safety of […]
The Missing Link: Solving a 50-year transport challenge on today’s Highways Voices
Today on Highways Voices we visit the site of one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects, and one with a very interesting back story. The A417 Missing Link project in Gloucestershire has been covered quite often on Highways News, so now with construction work at a critical phase, Kevin Borras visited the project office in […]
TfL digitises highway licence application forms
Transport for London has completed a project working in partnership with SocietyWorks to digitise all of its highway licence application forms, using the same intuitive and user-friendly technology behind its existing highway fault reporting service, Streetcare, which is powered by FixMyStreet Pro. The new forms, built using our new FixMyStreet Forms offering, replace Microsoft Word […]
Mission Teamwork: Associated Asphalt joins Veterans In Action in team building day
Collaboration and camaraderie were the order of the day as several members of the Associated Asphalt team joined in on a team building day hosted by chosen charity partner Veterans In Action (VIA). Held in woodland surroundings near the VIA Centre in Hampshire, the one-day event brought together more than 20 employees from across the […]
Early Bird Rush: Organisations secure stands at ITS World Congress 2027
As momentum builds for this major global event, an exceptional number of organisations have taken advantage of the early bird-rates to exhibit at the 33rd ITS World Congress. According to organiser, ERTICO – ITS Europe and host Transport for West Midlands, a substantial cohort of forward-thinking organisations have already secured their place. With a full […]
Chellan introduces new CCTV monitoring platform with bespoke accredited training
The remote CCTV monitoring company Chellan Highway Safety Services has launched a new fully-integrated CCTV monitoring solution for roadworks and traffic management sites which connects operatives, clients and recovery teams in real time. The company says its new LENSE platform is the only temporary traffic management CCTV monitoring service backed by fully accredited operator training, […]
Stoke-on-Trent unveils £105m transport plan
Electric buses and ‘last mile’ cargo bikes are among the schemes included in Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s new £105m transport plan. The plan outlines how it intends to use the multi-year transport funding settlement it has received from government, with planned investment in roads and public transport, says the Stoke Sentinel. The authority’s transport delivery plan includes £41.5m for […]