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Wednesday, 02 October 2019

City AM

• Jobs at risk after no-deal Brexit as Nissan may pull SUV production from Sunderland plantAutoworkers in Sunderland were left worried earlier today after reports that Nissan could pull the production of its Qashqai SUV from the city if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal in place.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Parking charges in Brighouse to be re-instatedAN on-street parking charge is returning to Brighouse, but a review of parking in the town has also been approved.

Cambridge News

• A428 upgrade one step closer after massive Government roads funding announcedThe A428 overhaul could save Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire commuters 90 minutes a week

East Anglian Daily Times

• How a new way forward for Highways England is good news for motoristsHighways England says motorists on the region’s major roads will be the winners as it introduces a new way of working.

Other Regional Press

• "Why are we waiting for a death to address traffic levels?"Mirfield councillor Vivien Lees-Hamilton wants Kirklees to address commuter traffic

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Mapping app Waze to share traffic data with transport authoritiesMapping service Waze is to make data gathered from across the UK accessible to local authorities to help them plan transport upgrades in the future. The tech firm's maps use crowd-sourced data from users to update on traffic conditions and other live information about road congestion. The company has announced it will make its Waze for Cities Data available on the Google Cloud Platform for 12 initial partners in the UK. That includes transport authorities covering the West Midlands, Oxfordshire, Essex, Greater Manchester, Leeds, Middlesbrough and London. The anonymous data, which has been ...

New Civil Engineer

• Stonehenge tunnel geotechnical work nudges forwardGeotechnical work is edging forward the proposed £1.7bn upgrade of the A303 between Amesbury and Berwick Down near Stonehenge.

Other News Sources

• Brighton Station taxi rank to be moved in November A RAILWAY station taxi rank will be moved in a bid to improve traffic flow.