traffic management

21/02/2020

A new off-the-shelf tool that local authorities can use to supply data in a government-agreed format should save taxpayers millions of pounds, according to the firm that developed it.

13/02/2020

The Government’s new online vehicle checker for Clean Air Zones has caused confusion after it wrongly told drivers of compliant vehicles that they would be charged £8 under Birmingham’s forthcoming CAZ.

13/02/2020

The ongoing battle between Bristol City Council and government over the authority's failure to address air quality issues has taken another turn after it watered down its most recent efforts.

21/01/2020

Non-residents could be charged £2 a day to drive into Cardiff after the city council unveiled a £2bn vision to transform the transport network in the city and South East Wales.

08/01/2020

Traffic management firm the Chevron Group has acquired R&W Traffic Management from the wider R&W Group.

06/01/2020

New car registrations fell for the third consecutive year in 2019, with a major drop in the number of new diesel cars but a rise in electric vehicle sales.

10/12/2019

The BBC has reported that Milton Keynes has run out of green bulbs for a number of traffic lights.

29/10/2019

Highways England has confirmed that work to deactivate Operation Brock will be carried out late on Tuesday but some restrictions will be left in place.

28/10/2019

Highways England is set to deactivate its plan to manage lorries in Kent in the event of a no-deal Brexit after the EU agreed to an extension of the UK's membership.

10/10/2019

The Commons Transport Committee has said it wants to start a national debate about road pricing – ‘something that has been lacking for more than a decade’.

10/10/2019

The sub-national transport body (STB) for the South East has launched a 30-year strategy document that warns indulging continued traffic growth is ‘no longer sustainable’.

09/10/2019

The Department for Transport (DfT) has signalled a shift in position on one of the most controversial topics in traffic management - the transfer of moving traffic enforcement powers to councils.

08/10/2019

08/10/2019

Transport for West Midlands has put together plans to run a pilot using powers to enforce against moving traffic offences in partnership with the local police.

07/10/2019

Seven out of ten 10 drivers want to see councils doing more to tackle motorists who leave their engines running when parked, according to the RAC.

19/09/2019

Compliance with London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has continued to improve over the summer, resulting in millions of pounds of lost income for Transport for London (TfL).

19/09/2019

Local authorities in Oxfordshire have announced new plans for reducing congestion on all major routes into Oxford.

17/09/2019

Two councils in Hertfordshire are set to bring in a charging Clean Air Zone to tackle pollution on a major A road.

02/09/2019

An alliance of councils and mapping experts is playing a key role in Government plans to open up data around Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) to help cut jams caused by roadworks.

22/08/2019

The inaugural National Traffic Managers' Conference from council directors' body ADEPT is taking place on 3 October this year at Welford Road Stadium, home of the Leicester Tigers. Just as wider social, economic and technological changes play into their hands, ADEPT is leading traffic management out of the wings to take centre stage.