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- Llanbedr bypass: Plaid Cymru 'furious' as road is scrappedAll major road building projects in Wales are being reviewed as ministers tackle climate emergency.
- MPs call for five year delay in all-lane smart motorwaysThey say more safety data is needed before the hard shoulder is made into a permanent traffic lane.
- Smart motorway deaths: Coffins protest takes place in LondonCampaigners carried 38 coffins to the Department for Transport to demand smart motorways are scrapped.
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Times Online
- Halt spread of smart motorways, say MPs [subscription]No more smart motorways should be created until their safety can be ensured, a parliamentary report has said.
The Mirror
- Smart motorway rollout should be halted after deadly crashes, MPs warnMPs have said that the rollout of smart motorways needs to be halted due to safety worries after a series of deadly crashes, in a new critical report where it said the risks were not fully addressed
Birmingham Post
- Bibby Line Group makes 2040 net zero carbon pledge as COP26 gets underwayThe group traces its history to 1807 and is best known for its shipping activities
- Computer chip shortage continues to hit revenue and sales at Jaguar Land RoverBut the car giant says it is "well placed" to return to strong financial performance as supply begins to improve
- Welsh Government cancels £14m Llanbedr bypass scheme in Gwynedd as fails climate change testThe much-delayed bypass project will now be scrapped and other alternatives looked at
Bristol Live
- Bristol traffic: The slowest A road in Bristol has been namedThe slowest A road in the country was the A4201 in Westminster, London
Daily Post (North Wales)
- North Wales bypass project scrapped in Welsh Government's climate change roads reviewLlanbedr bypass got the go-ahead in March 2020 but will now be stopped from moving forward
Wales Online
- No more smart motorways should be built until it can be proved they're safe, say MPsA new report says five years worth of data is needed
Other Regional Press
- Huddersfield's £75m 'congestion buster' road scheme to be reviewedThe huge overhaul would route traffic along a quiet residential street
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