Winner Best Presentation: Local Authorities are continuing to feel the squeeze when it comes to budgets, and highways asset services like traffic signals are no exception. Whilst tighter purse strings are applied to our capital refurbishment and maintenance pots, there seems to be no reining back in the use of signals to solve congestion or safety issues, nor indeed for highway improvements brought about by S278s. They are often seen as the easier, cheaper option when compared to say a new roundabout. Indeed we’ve seen 26 new sites installed in the last 5 years, an 8% growth in our asset whilst our budgets have not increased accordingly.
- November 4, 2026
- John Nightingale