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Private companies will be invited this summer to fund, finance and build a £1.6bn railway between London’s Heathrow airport and the south of the capital under government plans to expand Britain’s rail network without spending taxpayer money.
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Highways bosses have been accused of introducing smart motorways by stealth to avoid public scrutiny. An independent report said that motorists had been repeatedly misled over the expansion of motorways without a hard shoulder, often being provided with “incomplete information”.
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