Despite the political and economic shockwaves caused by Brexit, the UK Government remains committed to infrastructure spending and indeed likely sees it as a mechanism to promote and maintain economic growth. Despite opposition, HS2 is progressing, an east-west HS3 route along the M62 corridor is being promoted and with the construction of Crossrail coming to […]
The pace of innovation is changing rapidly, with innovations such as autonomous driving that, whilst still some distance away from full deployment, would have seemed the stuff of science fiction ten to fifteen years ago. Considering the challenges of creating a transport system that is safe, efficient, environmentally sustainable and affordable, most would agree that […]
Autonomous or driverless vehicles are set to be a transformational technology, with most mainstream car manufacturers having plans to develop partially or fully autonomous vehicles, not to mention Google, Apple and Uber and their ambitions around future mobility, moving away from the traditional model of private vehicle ownership. Whilst there seems to be lots of […]
In the Cardiff City Region, work is about to start on Phase 2 of the South Wales Metro running from 2017 to 2023. This will largely focus on modernising the core Valley lines to increase the frequency of trains, reduce journey times and potentially add stations and network extensions. In 2015 the Welsh Government committed […]
Roads have been in existence for the duration of human history, originating from animal tracks, through stone roads, smooth roads surfaced with tarmac and eventually modern roads, motorways and ‘smart’ roads containing ICT. We all therefore are extremely familiar with what a road is and what is used for; it is a surface on which […]
With a transition required from fossil to renewable energy and recognising the role that transport plays in generation of carbon dioxide, there are a number of transport authorities and private companies looking to use the road surface to generate energy in one form or another; either heat or electricity. On the one hand, there is […]