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Do roundabouts make Milton Keynes healthier?
Scientists say the town's road layout makes it a less polluted place to live.
Boris Johnson bets on HS2 to deliver new spine of UK transport
PM brushes off Tory objections and says work on laying track could begin in AprilBoris Johnson has staked his political reputation on delivering a “new anatomy of British transport” that will boost capacity and cut fares and journey times, as Downing Street seized control of the HS2 project and promised massive new spending on infrastructure.Brushing off the objections of Tory MPs who warned him that the rail scheme would become an albatross around the government’s neck, the prime minister announced on Tuesday that work on laying the track could start as soon as April. Continue reading...
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Boris Johnson cast doubt over Heathrows proposed third runway yesterday as he warned that there was no immediate prospect of construction.
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
BBC News
- Do roundabouts make Milton Keynes healthier?Scientists say the town's road layout makes it a less polluted place to live.
- Falling ice causes first Queensferry Crossing closureThe bridge will remain closed on Wednesday with a 35-mile diversion over the Kincardine Bridge.
Financial Times
- E-scooter start-ups braced for German crackdownCrunch vote could lead to ban in Europe’s largest market for the vehicles
City AM
- Under the pump: the challenges facing BP's new boss in the 2020sWhen Bob Dudley bowed out after a decade at the helm of BP last week, the praise was both effusive [...] The post Under the pump: the challenges facing BP's new boss in the 2020s appeared first on CityAM.
Birmingham Mail
- Clean Air Zone pay signs go up in city centre suggesting the system is now liveThe plan to introduce a Clean Air Zone charge for drivers entering Birmingham is not meant to start until the summer, but a series of 'pay online' road signs are being installed already and have not been covered up
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Bradford 'clean air zone' could see HGVs, buses and taxis charged to enter city POLLUTING commercial vehicles could be charged up to 50 a day to pass through Bradford as part of a drastic bid to improve the city's air quality.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- How the future of Gwynedd's recycling fleet could be hydrogen powered and what it actually meansThe move would reduce carbon footprint
Other Regional Press
- Stevenage councillors raise fears over A1(M) smart motorway plansStevenage councillors want the government to come up with alternative proposals to cut congestion on the A1(M) after highlighting their own fears about smart motorways.
- 'It’s like playing Russian roulette with your life' - heartbroken wife's plea to scrap smart motorwaysHe was hit by lorry after being involved in a minor crash
Other News Sources
- Blackburn's 11.5m road and jobs scheme gets final go-aheadTHE final green light has been given for a major road-widening scheme to cut traffic jams, create nearly 4,000 jobs and resurrect plans for a hi-tech medical park.
- Businesses want action on A34 congestion and safety ACTION is being demanded on the problems that plague one of the key roads in and out of Hampshire.
- A24 average speed cameras mean people speed through village roads to avoid them, say residentsA petition has been launched by Mickleham residents asking the county council to co-ordinate an action plan
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