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A People’s Inquiry into High Speed 2 (HS2) could be established if the government fails to order an official vote on the project following this evening’s Parliamentary debate on the rail scheme.
Monday, 13 September 2021
Financial Times
- BMW and Daimler pledge to keep prices high when chip crisis endsTwo of the world’s biggest carmakers plan to restrict supply and push their luxury models
Times Online
- Scottish drivers on drugs as often as drink [subscription]Traffic police see 40 to 50 motorists a week who have taken narcotics
- Traffic jams send smart motorway careering to £200m loss [subscription]A stretch of smart motorway on the M1 intended to provide a £1 billion economic boost is on course to cost more than £200 million, according to a previously undisclosed official report.
The York Press
- 'Lethal' Lendal Bridge resurfacedURGENT work was carried out this morning to resurface a 'lethal' road surface on York's Lendal Bridge.
Other Regional Press
- Watford mayor claims transport plan will cut congestion and make air cleanerThere are few things more frustrating than being stuck in congestion. Not only are congested roads annoying for people waiting in queues, the pollution from vehicles has a big impact on our health. Improving how we get around Watford will be really important to the health and success of our town in the future.
- Start date for 'horrendous' £30 million bypass revealedKent County Council says a vital relief road to ease congestion at one of the county's most congested junctions will take two years to complete.
New Civil Engineer
- Police commissioner claims M1 safety upgrade ignores the problemA South Yorkshire police commissioner has claimed that National Highways’ commitment to add an additional emergency refuge area (ERA) to a dangerous stretch of the M1 does not “adequately address” concerns about the stretch of road.
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