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Greater Manchester bus services to be brought under public control
Bus services in Greater Manchester will be brought under public control, with one integrated service to replace the dozens of private operations in a “broken market”, the city’s mayor, Andy Burnham, has announced.
Watchdog examines smart motorway risk [subscription]
A review into the safety of smart motorways has been ordered by the transport secretary after warnings that public confidence in them has plummeted.
Coach industry goes unheard by ministers at Select Committee
UK-wide bespoke support for the coach industry looks farther away than ever after a Transport Select Committee evidence hearing on 24 March examined COVID-19’s impact on the sector.
Friday, 26 March 2021
The Guardian
- Lockdown did not reduce air pollution from tyre wear in LondonLess traffic meant less congestion, but the remaining vehicles went faster
The Telegraph
- Lorry drivers entering UK face compulsory Covid test [subscription]Fears of disruption to food supplies as ministers scrap exemptions for hauliers in effort to keep Covid-19 variants out of the country
Times Online
- Record decline in air pollution saves 3,600 lives [subscription]A record decline in air pollution from traffic and industry last year saved 3,600 lives and prevented 5,600 new cases of childhood asthma in the UK, a study has found.
- Watchdog examines smart motorway risk [subscription]A review into the safety of smart motorways has been ordered by the transport secretary after warnings that public confidence in them has plummeted.
London Evening Standard
- Another fall in car production amid continued impact of virus crisisOverseas orders accounted for more than four out of five cars made in the UK last month, with most of these heading into the EU.
Transport Network
- £12m more for Welsh roads as election nearsThe Welsh Government has announced an extra £12m for local authorities to 'fix potholes and improve roads, pavements and active travel routes' across the country.
- An independent report into the procurement of highways-related services at Liverpool City Council has called for the highways service to be completely restructured after finding a culture of ‘rule avoidance’ leading to excessive costs.The report by Max Caller CBE followed a request from communities secretary Robert Jenrick to lead a statutory inspection into the council’s use of public money and whether it was achieving ‘Best Value’.
- Shapps asks for recount on smart motorway reportTransport secretary Grant Shapps has said he intends to delay publishing a progress report on smart motorway safety until ‘the summer’, despite recently telling MPs that he would ‘come back to this House and report on it very quickly’.
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