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A-Plant wins events contract 05/07/2013 A-Plant Lux has been awarded a three-year contract to supply traffic management and operatives to Plymouth City Council for events work.
Changes at TMCA 06/01/2014 The Traffic Management Contractors Association (TMCA) has appointed Grahame Beswick from HW Martin as its new chairman.
Last chance to pre-register for Intertraffic 14/03/2014 Visitors to Intertraffic Amsterdam – the international trade fair for infrastructure, ITS traffic management, safety and parking – can pre-register free of charge until next Tuesday (18 March).
New generation of controllers for traffic management from Siemens 27/03/2014 New software that helps reduce downtime and increase road safety has been unveiled by Siemens at Intertraffic.
Chevron to provide traffic management in Area 9 07/05/2014 Chevron has been awarded a five-year contract to provide traffic management services on the Highways Agency Area 9 asset support contract (ASC).
Swarco acquires British traffic group APT 09/05/2014 Traffic technology group Swarco has acquired the APT group of companies, creating one of the largest traffic and parking management systems businesses in Europe.
TMCA to take part in Seeing is Believing 17/06/2014 The Traffic Management Contractors Association (TMCA) will be demonstrating ways of eliminating carriageway crossings at this year’s Seeing is Believing.
Chevron to provide traffic management on smart motorway project 16/07/2014 Chevron will provide traffic management on the M60 and M62 smart motorway project after winning a contract worth £6.6 million over the next two years.
Amey puts traffic management vehicles into operation 22/08/2014 Amey has put a fleet of six new traffic management vehicles into operation on its contracts with the Highways Agency.
Less than four weeks to go before Intertraffic Amsterdam 07/03/2016 Intertraffic Amsterdam – the international trade fair for infrastructure, ITS traffic management, safety and parking – is less than a month away.
A-Plant secures contract with Kier 31/05/2016 A-Plant Lux Traffic Control & Management will provide traffic management equipment to Kier after winning a five-year framework agreement with the company.
H W Martin buys King Group 22/06/2016 H W Martin has acquired the King Vehicle Engineering Group for an undisclosed sum.
Blakedale adds multi-camera system to safety vehicles 24/08/2016 Blakedale has reinforced its commitment to road safety by installing a fully recordable multi-camera system as standard to all new 7.5 tonne traffic management and 18 tonne crash cushion (impact protection) vehicles.
SHB Hire Ltd acquires Acklea 02/11/2016 Specialist vehicle hire and management company SHB Hire Ltd has acquired traffic management equipment supplier Acklea.
HTMA in road worker safety plea 09/12/2016 The executive director of the Highways Term Maintenance Association (HTMA) has called on the sector to do more to improve road worker safety.
“Innovative” motorway solution begins testing near Warrington 10/11/2017 Tests have begun on what Highways England is calling an innovative pilot project designed to reduce congestion along the M62 near Warrington in Cheshire. Highways
Leeds releases Clean Air Zone plans with equality in mind 08/01/2018 Leeds City Council has put forward plans to cut air pollution through a charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) that excludes private cars.
I get knocked down...bollard get up again 16/02/2018 A frequently AWOL concrete bollard in a Lancashire city is in line for a local business award after becoming a social media star.
Burnham asks public to make changes under 'Congestion Deal' 28/03/2018 Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has floated the idea of a high occupancy vehicle lane as part of a ‘Congestion Deal’ .
MSP seeks default 20mph limit across Scotland 30/04/2018 A Green Party Member of the Scottish Parliament has pledged to take forward a bill that would cut the default speed limit for built-up areas across the country to 20mph.
Highways England reviewing use of variable speed limits 30/04/2018 Highways England is carrying out a ‘comprehensive review’ of variable speed limits on motorways but has defended its practice of implementing restrictions before drivers hit congestion.
Analysis: Of speed and its limits 02/05/2018 Highways received a briefing on Highways England's attempts to refine its variable speed limit system.
'Not very joined up': MPs and transport chiefs slam pollution plan 24/05/2018 Senior politicians and transport experts have criticised the Government’s latest clean air strategy for what they saw as a failure to tackle emissions from transport.
Talking Transport podcast prepares for the big events 30/05/2018 This week's Talking Transport podcast, brought to by our sister site SMART Highways, discusses two forthcoming major events for the ITS sector; one on each side of the Atlantic and neither to be missed.
Talking Transport podcast prepares for the big events 30/05/2018 This week's Talking Transport podcast, brought to by our sister site SMART Highways, discusses two forthcoming major events for the ITS sector; one on each side of the Atlantic and neither to be missed.
Car pollution costs health services £6bn a year, study reveals 06/06/2018 Pollution from cars and vans costs £6bn per year in ‘health damages’, new research has revealed.
Khan confirms 2021 ULEZ expansion 08/06/2018 London mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed that his Ultra- Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be expanded up to the North and South Circular roads from autumn 2021.
City leaders want 2030 petrol and diesel ban 18/06/2018 A cross-party alliance of English and Welsh city leaders has called on ministers to bring the ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles forward by 10 years.
Birmingham to get tough with Clean Air Zone charging 21/06/2018 Birmingham City Council has announced plans for one of the toughest possible charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) systems, which will include private diesel and petrol cars.
Reading seeks to curb traffic as growth fuels pollution 09/07/2018 Reading Borough Council is proposing a raft of measures to tackle congestion and air pollution, including a possible workplace parking levy.
'Road to Zero' plan could see charge points in new homes and street lights 09/07/2018 New housing and commercial buildings and all new street lights could have charging points installed in them under an aspirational £450m government plan to boost ultra low emission vehicles.
New INRIX platform aims to tackle 'very local' AV challenge 19/07/2018 INRIX has announced a new platform that will allow authorities to communicate traffic rules to connected and autonomous vehicles, which could in turn provide information about the condition of the highway.
Former top civil servant calls for common platform for traffic management 07/08/2018 A leading expert in traffic management has highlighted the importance of getting more data, including traffic speed data, onto a common network management platform.
Bad directions? Concerns raised over Govt traffic management guidance 29/08/2018 Dominic Browne reports on delays and safety critical concerns within the sector regarding traffic management guidance documents released by the Department for Transport.
Manchester top of the wrong table 10/09/2018 Manchester has come top of a new table of the most congested English areas outside London.
DfT consults on green number plates to improve ULEV take-up 10/09/2018 Ultra-low emission vehicles could be fitted with green number plates under Government plans to promote their take-up.
Bristol edges slowly towards congestion charges 03/10/2018 Bristol City Council has published a draft transport strategy that includes a mass transit scheme, as well as possible congestion and workplace parking charges.
Leeds aims to cushion impact of Clean Air Zone 10/10/2018 Leeds City Council has outlined its final plans for a Clean Air Zone to help cut pollution in the city, which will see buses, coaches and HGVs charged £50 a day.
Councils net £42m a year in bus lane fines 15/11/2018 Town hall chiefs have hit back at a report saying councils collected nearly £42m in penalties last year from motorists caught driving in bus lanes.
London penalty charge notices up 10% 14/11/2018 The number of penalty charge notices issued by London’s highway authorities rose by 10% during the last financial year.

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