Transport and Logistics Network
A man has died in a crash on the M42. The incident[1] happened between junctions 10 and nine of the southbound carriageway in Warwickshire[2] in the early hours of Saturday morning (July 15).
The crash, near Tamworth[3], involved a recovery vehicle and…
A serious crash in the early hours of this morning (Saturday July 15) has led to a closure on the M42[1] motorway. The incident happened near Tamworth[2] at around 2.15am.
Initially the motorway was closed in both directions between J10 (A5, Tamworth) …
Events are being cancelled due to severe weather warnings around Birmingham and the Black Country today (Saturday July 15). The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of the West Midlands and shared the places it is likely to hit.[1]
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Part of the M42 will be completely closed this weekend ahead of HS2 works, and motorists have been urged to check their journeys and allow for extra time to follow a diverted route. National Highways is advising drivers to plan their journeys as the M4…
Heriot-Watt University and the University of Glasgow are working on creating a “digital twin” to fully simulate the UK’s entire transport infrastructure to help shape future decarbonisation strategy.
The Twinning for Decarbonising Project (Transit) was…
A new study figuring out how to urgently decarbonise transport will employ the use of ‘digital twins’ for real-world systems that calculate how their performance can be improved. Digital twins are sophisticated computer simulations of physical o…
Published: 22 Jun 2023
An ambitious new project to decarbonise the UK’s transport infrastructure is beginning a consultation to help the nation achieve its net-zero commitments.
The Twinning for Decarbonising Project, or TransiT[1], has received the…
Long tailbacks are taking place on the M42[1] after crash caused lane closures. At around 6.30am, the smash took place on the southbound carriageway after Junction 10, Tamworth.
There are delays of around 45 minutes, with significant amount of congesti…
Parts of the M6 and M42 northbound will be closed this week due to overnight HS2 works. The M6 will be shut from today (June 14) until Monday (June 19) between Junction 4 for Coleshill and Junction 4A for Water Orton, BirminghamLive reports.[1][2][3]
T…
How Walsall 90 willlook
Walsall Council has granted permission for the development of a former Holiday Inn complex on a vacant circa 5.4-acre site off Wolverhampton Road West in Bentley.
Graftongate will speculatively develop a single 90,000 sq ft un…