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Tuesday, 12 January 2021

BBC News

• Ford ends decades of Brazil manufacturingThe US car giant is closing its last three Brazilian factories, with a loss of 5,000 jobs.

Times Online

• Schools missing out on traffic bans to protect pupils from polluted air [subscription]Half of schools in towns and cities are suitable for temporary road closures to protect children from traffic fumes but only a fraction have them because of delays in implementing government policy, a study suggests.

Birmingham Post

• Green shoots of recovery at Jaguar Land RoverSports car manufacturer says it has second sales growth for the second quarter in a row
• JCB launches new machine to tackle UK's pothole problemThe machine's development has been personally led by JCB Chairman Lord Bamford

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Over 120 roads could be improved under £11.8 million planChapel Lane in Heckmondwike is among more than 120 roads that could be improved in Kirklees.

Other News Sources

• Highways chiefs defend transport plans including £20m bypass for HarrogateCampaigners and councillors have lined up to scrutinise North Yorkshire County Council’s Harrogate Transport Improvement Programme
• New Ordnance Survey APIs the ticket to realise future transport policy for public sectorWith government transport policy committed to investing in thousands of miles of new road and rail infrastructure, location data will continue to play a key part in getting people moving around safely and more efficiently, helping to make roads less congested and enabling lower carbon transport.