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8.6.18  :  Public views on a proposed permanent solution to avoid the need for Operation Stack will be invited during a six-week listening exercise being launched on Monday 11 June  (for more information go to highwaysindustry.com

Last call for cycle and walking safety responses before DfT consultation closes on 1st June.

Please find Guidance and a checklist for your use in our members area. Don’t forget this comes into force on 25th May 2018.  Further information can be found on the ICO website  

23/4/18  Lincolnshire County Council is planning a bidders day ahead of inviting bids for a £762m highways maintenance framework. This will take place in Lincoln on 18 May. To book your place e-mail the council. (for further information see Highways England press) 20/4/18  Highways Indsutry.com are currently promoting “£270m Area 10 specialist highways works up for grabs”. […]

12/4/18   –  Government funded research and development projects relating to CAV and self driving vehicles have now reached £180M with 73 projects identified so far.  Highways Magazine April 2018

The following National Highway Sector Schemes (NHSS) documents have been updated during November 2018;   Scheme 8 Particular Requirements for the Application of ISO 9001:2015 for The Overseeing and / or Installation and / or Maintenance of Highway Electrical equipment and supporting works (Edition 2, November 2018) Scheme 12A/B Particular Requirements for the Application of […]

Please note TSM second draft Chapter 6 is now out for peer review – documents can be found on the Members are of our website – date for end of consultation 27th April 2018  Please forward your reviews directly to [email protected] using the responses sheet. Thank you

20/3/18 : HE are now in the process of reviewing documentation relating to Variable Signs and Signals.  Specifically they have identified IAN 109/8; TA 60/90; TA83/05; TA74/05; TD33/05 (this may not be a complete list).  Please contact me or your working group chair if you wish to have a copy of the comment review sheet.

A lot of research is currently going on within the UK Universities’ Transport Studies Departments across the UK At Leeds Institute for Transport Studies you can read about: InterACT (European Commission H2020) L3Pilot (European Commission H2020) X-Cycle VRA: Vehicle Road Automation (European Commission FP7) AdaptIVe (European Commission FP7) CityMobil (European Commission FP7) CityMobil 2 (European […]

The initial report from HE was produced in December 2017 and can be accessed from the Gov.UK website.  The DfT public consultation on this document closed on 7th February.