Councillors in Medway, Kent consider 20mph speed limit trial
Medway Councillors are set to consider introducing a 20mph spped limit across all of its towns to help improve road safety. Councillors have said a pilot scheme across the area needs to start and the idea will now be put to the authority’s cabinet to decide whether to accept the proposals. Support was agreed after […]
Cheshire East Council revokes seven air quality management areas as pollution levels drop
Cheshire East Council has revoked seven air quality management areas as a result of falling pollution levels. The air quality management areas were introduced in response to raised pollutant levels within small ‘hotspots’ across the borough and to help provide a focus for air quality improvement measures. As a result of the improved picture, the […]
Highways England reports good progress with the bridge over M6
Highways England has reported good progress with the construction of a bridge over the M6 at junction 19 at Knutsford. Put in place to improve traffic flow between the motorway, the A556 and reduce congestion around the junction roundabout. Work to lift dozens of steel bridge beams into place over the motorway was completed on […]
Number plate “scam” risks green initiative
It’s emerged that some suppliers of car number plates are being sold the new green version without having to prove the car they’re for is actually eligible to carry them. The Telegraph says that this means people could attach them to petrol or diesel cars but then could be eligible for cheaper parking or to […]
Historic Welsh bridge won’t be fully repaired till next year
The listed White Bridge in the Welsh Valleys town of Pontypridd is scheduled to reopen in the coming months, but won’t be fully repaired until 2022. The bridge, officially called the Berw Road Bridge was severely damaged in Storm Dennis last February and has been shut ever since. Because the structure is Listed, the local […]
Highways England Designated Funds money boosts cycling and pedestrian access in the New Forest
Highways England has been improving access in the New Forest for residents, walkers and cyclists along a main street in Ringwood, ahead of its work to widen the A31 in the area. The work, which is being carried out by Hampshire County Council on behalf of Highways England, will improve safety and accessibility for non-motorists […]
Ford investing $29bn in electric and autonomous vehicles
Carmaker Ford has announced it’s allocating a combined $29 billion (£21.1 billion) to develop electric and autonomous vehicles, to mark its “leadership of the EV revolution and development of autonomous driving.” In its Quarter 4 2020 results, CEO Jim Farley said the company is working on “bringing customers high-volume, connected electric SUVs, commercial vans and […]
