4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (457+ words) Car owners should not expect vehicle trackers to be able to help them if their car is stolen, warn experts from Thatcham Research, who say that there is a "genuine and growing gap" between consumer expectation and the technical reality…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago  (441+ words) The leader of Derby City Council has questioned if the recently shelved A38 scheme was still the right plan, 25 years on from its inception. Councillor Nadine Peatfield has said it would be "right" for residents to give their views on the…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago  (338+ words) Highway engineers, road safety professionals and transport specialists will witness a series of live 50 mph crash demonstrations next week as Passive Safety UK stages what it describes as the UK's first independent road safety demonstration event of its kind. Rather…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago  (503+ words) The plan to scrap'one of Nottinghamshire's largest infrastructure projects, as suggested in Highways News yesterday, has become "yet another betrayal' for the East Midlands region, local politicians say. Improvements to Newark's heavily congested A46 bypass have been in the running for…...

5+ hour, 42+ min ago  (222+ words) Kelly Formwork has strengthened its position in the UK infrastructure market after securing the A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction upgrade in Norfolk with Skanska. The "4 million job gets under way later this month, says Construction Enquirer, and is'aimed at improving connectivity and reducing…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (266+ words) Concerns that self-driving cars may not pick up pedestrians depending on what they're wearing emerged during a recent London Assembly meeting. The warning comes as driverless taxis or robotaxi trials are currently under way in London, with operators including Waymo…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (43+ words) Highways News M5 Junction 26 replacement scheme wins international award Heidelberg Materials UK is celebrating award success with project partner AECOM and client Somerset Council for the M5 Junction 26 Chelston Link project in Wellington....

2+ day, 9+ min ago  (332+ words) The Treasury has issued more details of proposed cuts to fund more spending on defence, including "800 million from the Department for Transport budget. In a policy paper entitled "The Defence Investment Plan Funding explainer", the cuts will be made between…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (239+ words) Passengers across West Northamptonshire will now find it easier to plan their journeys, as the Council rolls out around 180 new electronic information screens at bus stops throughout the area. The new screens will provide live timetable updates, service information and…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (240+ words) Last week National Highways, which finished most of the construction work seven years ago at a cost of "50 million, revealed'defects" had been discoveredat the two-bridge roundabout near Bristol linking Severnside and Avonmouth, along with a huge retail distribution park, causing…...