Transportinfo.org.uk - today's transport news in the uk, hand picked for you each morning

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

BBC News

• Contenders unveiled for Clyde's first opening road bridgeThe 184m swing bridge will connect Renfrew to Clydebank and Yoker when it opens in 2022.
• Car industry investment plummets in UKIt comes at a time when the sector has been spending heavily on preparations for a no-deal Brexit

City AM

• Car industry investment grinds to a halt as Brexit uncertainty cripples sectorInvestment into Britain’s car manufacturing industry has come to a near-standstill, as companies divert hundreds-of-millions of pounds towards mitigating a potential no-deal Brexit which they fear will plunge the sector into chaos.

London Evening Standard

• Hammersmith Bridge 'may be shut to drivers for good' as repair bill nears £100mHammersmith Bridge may never be reopened to motorists as the estimated repair bill nears £100 million, it emerged today.

Other News Sources

• Calls for U-turn on Queen Street bus lane and traffic islandA NEW traffic island is to be installed at a busy town centre junction... but residents say it is not enough to ease congestion. Essex Highways plans to install the traffic island in Colchester High Street, at the junction with Lewis Gardens, next Monday but Colchester Civic Society and the Roman and Castle Road Residents Association fear it will cause more problems.