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Green dream fuels shift in Whitehall
News Two government departments - Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Highways Agency showcased their environmental credentials at the Green IT 08 event. Another department airing its green credentials was the Highways Agency (HA), which... [09 May 2008]
The high-tech road to happiness
News Ambitious proposals in the Highways Agency's (HA) business plan for 2008-09 will build on the success of the six-month pilot of the Active Traffic Management (ATM) system on the M42. The Highways Agency is currently waiting for permission from... [01 Apr 2008]
Highways Agency inks £75m outsourcing deal
News The Highways Agency has awarded Atos Origin a £75m contract to manage its IT infrastructure and applications over the next five years. The Agency, which is an executive agency for the Department of Transport responsible for operating, maintaining... [03 Jan 2008]
In brief: Google university boost, Xerox print advance and graduate jobs
News Technology services company telent and Atkins have had their Midlands Technology Maintaining Agency Contract (Tech MAC) deal with the Highways Agency extended until July 2009. Trinity College Dublin has switched to using Google's email service... [12 Jun 2007]
Congestion-busting signs tested on motorway
News The congestion-busting sign system, which is being trialled by the Highways Agency, uses historical traffic data plus information from automatic number plate recognition cameras on the motorways to inform drivers of the expected travel time to... [01 Aug 2006]
Motorists to get jam-busting traffic info
News The Highways Agency (HA) is to try to help motorists plan their journeys better by using electronic motorway signs to display more detailed and up-to-the-minute travel information. The Think Ahead, Move Ahead booklet outlines the various HA website... [19 Jul 2006]
Police test road crash GPS scheme
News The Highways Agency is working with police forces in Surrey and Warwickshire as part of a three month trial, which began last week. Ginny Clarke, the Highways Agency's chief highways engineer, said in a statement: "We hope that by using innovative... [03 Apr 2006]
Fire service to get £350m Airwave emergency radio system
News Other Airwave users include the Highways Agency and the Ministry of Defence. The Fire and Rescue Service has awarded a £350m contract for a new national digital emergency radio communications system to O2 Airwave. [31 Mar 2006]
UK gets £160m traffic jam cam hub
News The Highways Agency has announced the opening of a £160m National Traffic Control Centre to provide more effective real-time updates on the state of the UK motorway network. The Agency claims the launch will help drivers to plan their journeys... [30 Mar 2006]
Expanded CCTV network aids M25 traffic officers
News Traffic officers are to begin patrolling the whole of the M25 as the Highways Agency has expanded its CCTV road monitoring network. The extension is part of the National Roads Telecommunications Services project - a £490m scheme to link more than... [06 Mar 2006]
Watch motorway traffic-jam clips on your mobile
News Drivers will be able to download video footage from Highways Agency CCTV cameras onto their mobile phones as part of a 12-month trial. The trial starts with 100 cameras on the motorways including the M25, M1, M4 and M40 and will extend to the full... [11 Jan 2006]
Re:Viewing 2005: The year in public sector IT
News This was swiftly followed by a project to allow speeding drivers to see photo evidence of their offences on the internet.silicon.com even sent out roving reporter Dan Ilett to spend a day with the Highways Agency to see how their new traffic... [19 Dec 2005]
Firefighters warm to Airwave contract
News As well as listing the Highways Agency and the MoD among its customers, the O2 subsidiary signed a similar deal with the ambulance service and completed a £2.9bn radio rollout for the police earlier this year. [11 Nov 2005]
Policing the motorway - how tech makes the roads safer
News The National Roads Telecommunications Services project is designed to link more than 14,000 traffic message boards, emergency telephones, CCTV cameras and traffic monitoring systems to the Highways Agency's network of traffic control centres... [22 Sep 2005]
UK motorways to get £490m PFI telecoms upgrade
News The Highways Agency (HA) has signed a £490m private finance initiative (PFI) deal to upgrade the telecommunications network that links all the information systems across the UK road network. The 10-year National Roads Telecommunications Services... [19 Sep 2005]
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