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Monday, 19 October 2020

BBC News

• Scottish roads warning as preparations made for heavy rainRoad teams are on standby and the Rest and Be Thankful is to close as a precaution.

The Telegraph

• Andy Palmer has 'no regrets at all' about his time as Aston Martin boss [subscription]In his first major interview since leaving the car maker, Palmer discusses taking a different track into the world of electric vehicles
• UK hydrogen car firm Riversimple opens £150m funding round [subscription]The Welsh company aims to go to market with its two-seater city car, the Rasa, by 2023

Times Online

• Traffic jams caused by badly designed cycle lanes put funding at risk [subscription]The transport secretary has threatened to withhold funding for new cycling and pedestrian schemes after warnings that badly designed programmes were causing unnecessary congestion.
• More volunteers set to be armed with speed guns [subscription]Volunteers with speed guns will be deployed nationwide under plans to tackle reckless driving.
• Pollution halved as speed cameras enforce lower limits [subscription]Imposing lower speed limits on major roads has almost halved the levels of pollution in local areas, according to a new analysis.limits will be cut from 70mph to 60mph in a trial on four sections of the motorway network

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Council criticised for moving forward with South Bradford link road planBRADFORD Council has been criticised for moving ahead with plans for a link road in the South of the city.

Manchester Evening News

• 'If I'd known I wouldn't have moved in': The village tormented by wagonsCarrington locals say they are the 'forgotten village' - and complain of constant noise pollution and air pollution

Other Regional Press

• Nearly £25million approved for road schemesThree projects in Warwick, Coleshill and Stratford will benefit

New Civil Engineer

• Amey to draw up Derby electric transport systemDerby City Council has signed up Amey to undertake an £11.5M feasibility study for a "revolutionary" electric rapid transport system in the city.
• Hammersmith Bridge | ‘More easily-constructed’ temporary footbridge lined upThe Department for Transport’s (DfT) Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce has identified a “more easily-constructed” temporary footbridge than had previously been proposed.