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Councils share £75 million for major road improvements
Councils in England have been awarded funding to refurbish bridges, improve junctions and boost flood defences as part of a multi-million pound government investment announced by Transport Minister Jesse Norman.
Labour warns of fallout from scrapping rail electrification
Scrapping rail electrification projects will lengthen journey times, increase carbon emissions and raise the cost of running the network, the Labour party has warned. The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, announced in July that plans to electrify lines in Wales, the Midlands and the North have been cancelled or downgraded.
Wednesday, 02 August 2017
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- US car sales fall sharply in JulyThe US motor industry is going through a period of declining sales after several years of record growth.
Department for Transport
- Highways England ‘suited and booted’ for hazardous concrete repairs at Spaghetti JunctionFlying debris that travels faster than a bullet is just one of the hazards facing Highways England repair teams working on the Spaghetti Junction.
- Councils share £75 million for major road improvementsCouncils in England have been awarded funding to refurbish bridges, improve junctions and boost flood defences as part of a multi-million pound government investment announced by Transport Minister Jesse Norman.
Financial Times
- Germany’s carmakers feel the Tesla shockDiesel is dying and the only question is how long it will take
The Guardian
- The car has a chokehold on Britain. It’s time to free ourselvesOur insanely inefficient transport system is in thrall to the metal god. Electric vehicles are not the answer
Times Online
- Not fare: how Uber drivers gang up to exploit passengers [Subscription]Uber drivers are secretly colluding to cause price surges that allow them to charge customers more, according to research seen by The Times.
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- Bikers cause havoc on busy commuter routes in Great Barr and WalsallPolice insist they are tackling the menace
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Extra £1million needed for major Bradford road schemeALMOST £1 million has had to be invested into major improvement plans at a junction in Bradford, after delays caused by problems acquiring the required land.
London Evening Standard
- Uber drivers 'working together to drive up prices'Uber drivers in London have been accused of secretly collaborating to charge customers more, research has claimed.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Department for Transport urged to act over A19 accident blackspot following increase in incidentsEasington MP Grahame Morris tells the Government it must investigate why the number of accidents has increased
- The Silverlink roadworks are one year old - only another 19 months to goThe multi-million pound project at the A19 and A1058 Coast Road junction, in North Tyneside, began on August 2 last year
Other Regional Press
- Clock is ticking for new vision to tackle congestion-plagued roadCAMPAIGNERS fighting for a solution to congestion on the A40 have an ambitious answer to the problem – but the clock is ticking.
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- Spike in A331 nitrogen dioxide levels 'caused by M3 roadworks', as Michael Gove's borough is highlighted by air quality plan Surrey Heath has previously been put under the spotlight by campaigners over "worryingly high" levels of nitrogen dioxide
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