Well thanks to school holidays, you should avoid setting off on the 1 August if you want to steer clear of traffic hotspots, data shows. The 26 July, 1 August, and 22 August are the busiest for Wales with a tenth of one families each date heading away, and 8am is the worst time with 34% leaving at this time. Surveying parents across the nation, car … [Read more...]
Getting more from our roads
There are stark choices facing Europe’s road planners. They need to look to smooth flows and handle demand: add capacity to our current road network or manage the load more efficiently, according to two of the key speakers at the European Road Infrastructure Congress, http://www.eric2016.eu/ taking place this month. In a session entitled “Big data and … [Read more...]
Newslines 24 September
The European Road Infrastructure Congress has announced a full, vibrant programme for what is seen as the premier European Highways Conference of the year. World authorities, policymakers, industry representatives, academics and research institutes are to join forces in Leeds next month which will culminate in The Big Debate: The Future of the Road and … [Read more...]
