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After successful extensive off-road testing, an automated cone laying vehicle has now taken to the road network for the first time<\/h2>\n

The automated cone laying vehicle<\/a> has been putting out traffic management on both the A5 and M54 in Shropshire.<\/p>\n

Further testing is set to take place on the M4 in Berkshire.<\/p>\n

Developed by Highways England<\/a> and a group of industry experts, the vehicle avoids the need for two people to manually lift and drop the cones in almost all weathers.<\/p>\n

The automated cone laying vehicles, which could be in use by the end of the year, will be operated solely by the driver, improving safety and freeing up two workers to carry out other tasks.<\/p>\n

Two vehicles have been developed.<\/p>\n

The first, created by Highway Care<\/a>, is being trialled on the Highways England road network. The second, developed by King Highway Products<\/a>, is currently undergoing testing in Holland and will shortly be trialled off-road in the UK.<\/p>\n

\u2018Protecting the safety of workers\u2019<\/h3>\n

Head of lean and continuous improvement at Highways England, Martin Bolt, said: \u201cThe implications of these vehicles in protecting the safety of workers are immense and we are delighted that testing is progressing so well.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy taking the human element out of laying cones we are eliminating one of the greatest risks for road workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have received a lot of support from the industry as a whole for the automated vehicle and we are now getting some very positive feedback from those workers who have been trialling the Highways Care prototype on the live roads network<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this testing proves as successful as we anticipate it will, motorists could be spotting more of these automated cone laying vehicles on the roads by the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kier<\/a> general foreman Stuart Pegg, who used the vehicle to put out traffic management on the A5, commented: \u201cIt was great to be invited to participate in this ground-breaking advancement in traffic management.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have ironed out a few initial teething problems and I found the automated cone laying vehicle easy to use. It performed above my personal expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Experts from Highways England, Kier, HW Martin Traffic Management<\/a> and Highway Care and King Highway Products are working together in a collaborative effort to resolve this potential safety risk.<\/p>\n

Highways England is funding the development and establishing a minimum standard while the companies themselves are developing the automated cone laying vehicles.<\/p>\n

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