More than £4m fines rescinded at Dartford Crossing
It’s emerged National Highways cancelled 59,007 penalty charge notices in the year after it switched to a different provider to manage payments for the crossing. London’s Standard newspaper quotes Freedom of Information figures obtained by the PA news agency that show a huge rise after Conduent took over from emovis, compared to 3,595 during the […]
California strengthens driverless reporting detail requirements
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has enhanced data reporting requirements for Autonomous Vehicles, which it says furthers its commitment to ensuring the safety and accountability of AV passenger service operators. It’s introduced new Stoppage Event Reporting, meaning AV operators will now be required to report incidents where AVs get stuck during operations. These incidents […]
VolkerFitzpatrick to Lead Construction of M27 Junction 10 Improvement Scheme
Contractor VolkerFitzpatrick has announced the official start of the £100 million-plus M27 Junction 10 upgrade on behalf of Hampshire County Council. Designed to support the Welborne Garden Village development north of Fareham, this project aims to underpin the creation of 6,000 new homes, community amenities, and job opportunities in the region. The improvement scheme, scheduled […]
Welsh Transport Secretary welcomes Flintshire becoming the first authority to consult on 20mph roads
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales Ken Skates has welcomed Flintshire County Council becoming the first Local Authority to announce the start of the statutory process on roads where changes to the 20mph speed limit may take place. Local authorities have been in the process of listening and reviewing feedback from people, business, […]
Bus designers get feedback to make them more inclusive for drivers
A major new survey has visited eight bus garages across London, Scotland and the Northwest to find out if modern designs are inclusive for drivers, and if they’re not, how to make them so. The researchers from TRL, the Transport Research Laboratory, working with Transport for London and the organisation Women in Bus and Coach, […]
DfT stalwart Hanson wins top ITS UK honour
One of the most influential professionals in the UK ITS industry, Graham Hanson, has won the Rees Hills Award for Personal Contribution and Achievement at the Intelligent Transport Systems UK awards in London, while Valerann, AGD Systems, Westcotec and Yunex Traffic were among others honoured at the prestigious event. The Rees-Hills award is named in […]
Transport watchdog urges action on buses
A new report by London TravelWatch, the capital’s independent transport watchdog, is urging widespread improvements to the capital’s bus service. The next stop: Making London’s buses better found that slow journey times, poor provision of information and the on-board experience can discourage passengers from using the bus. London TravelWatch is now calling on TfL to set […]
£20m plans unveiled for key route in Leeds
Detailed £20.9m plans have been published aiming to improve journeys for people walking, cycling and using public transport along Woodhouse Lane, Blenheim Terrace, Blenheim Walk and Albion Street in Leeds. The plans follow on from a consultation earlier this year where the public were asked what issues they faced along the route, changes they would […]
Scotland announces winter service plans
Transport Scotland has set out its plans to cope with any extreme weather this winter, explaining that, as well as a fleet of emergency response vehicles, there will be more 230 gritters undertaking enhanced patrols of the trunk road network from over 40 depots across Scotland Its gritter tracker is once again up and running, […]
Essex bus gate gets automated enforcement
Enforcement by camera at a bus gate in the Essex town of Clacton-on-Sea is being introduced after a two week period of issuing warning notices. The enforcement of the bus gate at Pier Avenue iwas requested by Essex Police on safety grounds due to the number of vehicles contravening the current restriction and causing safety issues at the […]
