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Highways Voices: Talking Roads and Transport Technology innovation

Paul Hutton
Women In Bus and Coach
Diversity
Electric Vehicle Exercise Duty
A417 Missing Link
ITS World Congress
Transport For London
Rennicks
EVED
London
Bus Operations
Istanbul
Birmingham
Nira Dynamics
London Bus Network
Hopper Fare
SWARCO
Volkswagen Group
PACTS
Starling Technologies
Sustainability

The Highways Voices podcast is a must-listen for professionals in the Highways and Transport Technology industries covering construction, maintenance, Intelligent Transport Systems and Public Transportation. Presented by leading journalists Paul Hutton and Adrian Tatum, you’ll hear industry leaders sharing insights you won’t hear anywhere else, giving you a taste of the latest thinking about the s... more

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Latest Episodes

This week’s Highways Voices podcast takes you from connected vehicle data that's finally moving beyond endless pilot projects to artificial intelligence that can identify road defects before they become a problem, as we bring you chat from the LCRIG ... more

How can the highways sector deliver innovation faster while navigating tight budgets, procurement hurdles and increasing demands on road networks? That's the question explored in the latest episode of the Highways Voices podcast, recorded at SWARCO's... more

Road safety and intelligent transport solutions specialist Rennicks is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and this Highways Voices podcast marks the milestone, featuring Rennicks Chairman Michael Flanagan and Director Robert Tait.

Mr Flanagan reflect... more

What happens when you have the right idea at the right time… but still fail?

In this thought-provoking episode of Highways Voices, Paul Hutton sits down with Andrew Caleya Chetty, founder of Starling Technologies, for a candid conversation about inn... more

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Michael Flanagan
Chairman of Rennicks
Rennicks UK
Episode: Rennicks at 50: Learning about five decades of innovation and resilience
Robert Tait
Director at Rennicks UK
Rennicks UK
Episode: Rennicks at 50: Learning about five decades of innovation and resilience
Andrew Caleya Chetty
Founder of Starling Technologies
Starling Technologies
Episode: Starling Technologies: A candid post-mortem on innovation in transport
Giles Perkins
Representative from Adept's Live Labs 2 programme
Adept Live Labs 2
Episode: Beyond EVs: Practical ways for highways authorities to cut carbon thanks to lessons from Live Labs 2
Jamie Hassall
Executive Director of PACTS (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety)
PACTS
Episode: Vision Zero or Vision Wishful Thinking? Actually making our roads safer with Jamie Hassall of PACTS
Ben Plowden
Campaign for Better Transport Chief Executive
Campaign for Better Transport
Episode: Odometer readings or smarter tracking? The options for EV road pricing
Silviya Barrett
Director of Strategy and Research
Campaign for Better Transport
Episode: Odometer readings or smarter tracking? The options for EV road pricing
Tim Ray
Associate at Kapsch
Kapsch
Episode: Odometer readings or smarter tracking? The options for EV road pricing
Richard Salno
Associate at PA Consulting
PA Consulting
Episode: Odometer readings or smarter tracking? The options for EV road pricing

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Paul Hutton
Host focusing on highways voices and industry perspectives
Adrian Tatum
Co-host and interviewer in segments and panel discussions

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 3 ratings
  • World Congress - LA

    Paul's podcasts from the ITS World Congress were excellent. For those of us that didn't make it to LA Paul brought LA to us! Good interviews and great overall synopsis on a daily basis. Professional as always.

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    Roadstechno
    United Kingdom4 years ago

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Consistently knowledgeable guests and well-structured discussions.
Great breadth across public and private sectors, helpful for procurement planning.
Valuable for keeping up with transport tech trends and policy shifts.
Insightful industry perspectives with practical implementation tips.
Strong emphasis on safety, decarbonisation, and collaboration across sectors.

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The Missing Link: Solving a 50-year transport challenge
Q: How did public engagement shape the design and delivery?
Early and ongoing engagement with key stakeholders (National Trust, local authorities) allowed constructive inputs to be integrated into design and helped secure an unchallenged DCO, while ongoing forums and a customer hub kept the public informed.
The Missing Link: Solving a 50-year transport challenge
Q: What is Kier Transportation's role on the project?
Kier acts as the principal contractor, handling civil activities, construction management, and supporting National Highways with stakeholder engagement and consultations.
More women, better performance: The communication shift in bus operations
Q: When you say four routes, how many buses are on any route at any one time?
The number varies by route, with high-frequency routes having many buses and low-frequency routes having fewer; controllers must manage around 55-60 buses on average.
AI, cyber threats and a changing industry: SWARCO's CEO’s unfiltered view
Q: How is cybersecurity being approached as the network becomes more connected?
Cybersecurity is integrated from the design phase across products and solutions, with edge and central level AI-powered protections to mitigate larger attack surfaces as CCAM interfaces expand.
AI, cyber threats and a changing industry: SWARCO's CEO’s unfiltered view
Q: So what about AI?
AI is a tool in our toolbox, and when used responsibly with humans in the loop, it can reduce routine workload and improve decision support, especially in configuring intersections and optimizing traffic flow.

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The show focuses on highways, transport technology, and public infrastructure, featuring industry leaders discussing procurement hurdles, deployment of ITS, decarbonisation, safety, and policy. Episodes highlight real-world implementations, collaboration between authorities and vendors, funding challenges, and practical lessons for scaling innovations in road networks and public transit. A standout facet is the mix of technical depth with practical, deployable insights from a broad range of stakeholders including government, industry, and advocacy groups, making it useful for listeners shaping strategy, policy, or delivery in transport projects.

Overall, the program tends to skew toward practitioners and decision-makers in highways and tra... more

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