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roadworks.pro
Transforming communication of roadworks and traffic disruptions
Flexible and intuitive
roadworks.org is the most comprehensive source of roadworks and traffic disruption information in the UK.
It enables better planning and coordination of activities that cause disruption to traffic and residents, reducing congestion and keeping the fully public informed.
View & share, anywhere
roadworks.org is the most comprehensive source of roadworks, road closures and other live and planned traffic disruption information in the UK.
Optimised for tablets and smartphones for use 'on the go' by the public and at the roadside by operational users, roadworks.org
provides data and tools for Local Authorities, utilities and contractors to coordinate and plan roadworks, reducing road space occupancy and congestion
enables Highway Authorities to publish up-to-date information using a cost efficient common platform, which can be integrated into their own services
is the single, authoritative source of current and planned roadworks and traffic disruption information for the travelling public, road users and professional stakeholders, including streetworks teams, traffic management officers, emergency services and the haulage industry
More than 6,000 new roadworks start in Britain every day. Elgin collects data from Local and National Highway Authorities and other streetworks systems and automatically publishes the information on roadworks.org. It is the only source of both national and local roadworks and road closures
The data is updated, from real-time to no longer than every 30 minutes and is widely syndicated through other websites and sat-nav services. There are nearly 20 million 'hits' (hover overs, tool-tip look-ups & deep click-throughs) on roadworks self-served each year via roadworks.org.
What's on the map?
More than a map of roadworks: It provides accurate, up-to-date information on incidents, road closures and other issues affecting traffic on UK roads, as well as live public transport timetables and a host of other information.
Current and planned roadworks
Live traffic congestion, incidents and accidents
Road closures, diversion routes and a wide range of other temporary traffic interventions
Public events affecting the roads
Live information from traffic cameras and traffic information signs
Bus stops, train stations and other public transport points with timetabled and live departure information
Operational data for streetworks professionals including National Street Gazetteer, winter gritting routes, Section 58 Restrictions and a host of other data layers
Follow specific disruptions affecting your local neighbourhood, commute or other specified area with self-service user email (SMS coming soon) alerts
Where can I see the map?
Widely accessible and free-to-view, roadworks.org is the one of the most visited and the largest syndicated network of roadworks and traffic management information in the UK. It can be embedded into third party web pages and currently features on the roadworks and travel sections of over 100 websites.
See a list of who embeds our map.
Want to embed the roadworks.org map? See our embedding guide in the Support User Guides section
The Embedded Map Code Generator can be found here
Where does the data come from?
roadworks.org is the national roadworks database. 170 of the 175 Local Highway Authorities of England and Wales contribute data, along with the strategic Highways Agencies of England, Wales and Scotland and metropolitan transport authorities.
Our public sector partners contribute official roadworks information and often road closures and diversions, live incidents and other information relevant to road users.
roadworks.org is the only source to combine roadworks and traffic disruptions across the local and strategic road networks.
Local Highway Authorities (see Data Coverage Matrix)
Transport Scotland
Traffic Wales
Gas, water, electricity and telecomms utility companies
Providing a common map platform, roadworks.org underpins all of our operational tools – available in the roadworks.org Pro environment – which support professional users planning and coordinating roadworks, creating traffic management and signage plans and communicating information to the public.
Our national coverage
Selected contributors
"roadworks.org is a phenomenal piece of technology which is being continually enhanced by Elgin to include the very latest functionality. It has opened the door for us to working more smartly when planning our works and engaging with the communities we serve more easily."
Graham Bond, Streetworks Manager
Intelligent Data
Over 2.5 million roadworks published on roadworks.org in the last 12 months
Nearly 20 million 'hits'* on roadworks.org in the last 12 months
(*hover overs, tool-tip look-ups & deep click-throughs)
4.8 million unique visits to roadworks.org in the last 12 months


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Marksberry Released By Somerset
Mike Ashmore • August 6, 2017
Hopefully, you read the incredible story of Matt Marksberry in today's Courier News.
Unfortunately, you didn't get to ask him about it at the ballpark today. The 26-year-old left-hander, who hasn't pitched in over a year after suffering an arm injury, was released by the Patriots on Sunday without ever appearing in a game.
"I just don't think he was ready," explained Somerset manager Brett Jodie.
"He came in and (had thrown) 11 bullpens and five 'live's' at home, and I told him just like this, I said, 'In my years of doing this, when somebody says they've done that type of work at home, you expect them to be pretty close to form.' I get that he's maybe not 100 percent, but you maybe want to be 90-95 and we can get you the extra little bit. We can't get him the extra 25-30 percent he's missing right now. We could if we'd have agreed to that ahead of time and (he) said this is where I'm at and this is what we need to do, but that wasn't the conversation. I thought we were getting somebody that was ready to go out there and get the job done and compete. I think he is ready to compete, but I don't think he's ready to compete at a high level in my judgment right now."
Marksberry has appeared in 35 major-league games over the last two seasons, all with the Atlanta Braves, and will be a valuable commodity as a hard-throwing left-handed reliever somewhere. Don't rule out that it might not still be Somerset.
"I told him I felt like he was about 3-4 bullpens away and a couple 'live's' away," Jodie said. "I said we could get him in front of some eyes, or (shoot) video (of) it or something, and if you want to come back here, then I'm open to that once we we see that you get closer to form. He said he wanted to go play right now, so I'm not sure if he's going to take us up on that or not. I wish him the best. I want him to be back in the big leagues this year, I just didn't see it happening with what we're trying to do right now. It's tough, because you don't know if he'd be close to himself here in a few weeks or a month or something. Maybe? But we're at a stage right now where we need some innings pitched now and can't really afford to do that and hope he gets his form back…I thought we were getting someone closer to his true self, and from a bullpen session, I didn't see that."
Mike Ashmore, mashmore98 AT gmail.com
Posted in Uncategorized on August 6, 2017 by Mike Ashmore.
Game 98: Somerset Patriots Post-Game Notes
To your left (or above you, if you're looking at this on a mobile device) is a live look at the Somerset Patriots offense.
It doesn't exist.
Over the course of a three-game series against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, it produced exactly two runs. The same player, Kyle Roller, drove in both.
"We need to pick it up, that's a fact," said Patriots manager Brett Jodie.
"I'm not happy, if you're asking me that. We need to get more consistent. I'm not scared or nervous or anything, but we've got to pick it up and we've got to do better."
That carries over to all aspects of the game, really. Only David Kubiak's gem — and a subsequent strong showing by the bullpen afterwards — spared Somerset for an anemic sweep in this series, but while Efrain Nieves managed to turn in a strong outing on Saturday, Will Oliver wasn't as fortunate tonight.
Were there positives to his outing? Sure. When he does have a tough outing, the runs have typically come early, an issue he managed to avoid by keeping the Blue Crabs off the board the first time through the order. However, a big five-run fourth inning was what got him this time, with a grand slam by eight-hole hitter Ryan Wiggins, who is currently batting .164, serving as the big blow.
"I think he pitched well early; he pitched, he was throwing smart pitches in the right spots and getting ground balls like he needs to get and we want him to get, plus some double plays," Jodie said.
"Even in the inning he gave up all the runs, there were a couple little weak hit balls when he was ahead in the count, which happens. But then I thought he maximized it by making some mistakes; 0-2, that was a well-hit ball to right field and then he kind of lost it to Palmer and grooved it with the bases loaded to (Wiggins). It snowballed on him…he's got to find a way to get out of that inning giving up one or zero. You'd like to say he threw the ball pretty well, but that one inning messed it up. We've got to find a way to not give up that big inning, and he hasn't done that so far."

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