Survey suggests pay-per-mile road tax damaging drivers faith in EVs
According to a poll of 12,000 drivers by the AA and electric car website Electrifying.com, most petrol or diesel car owners believe a switch to electric will not save them money. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is largely to blame, suggests the survey, due to her intention to levy a per-mile tax on zero-emission vehicles, according to […]
Dorset: Tunnel to link Studland and Sandbanks entered in Elon Musk-run competition
A Dorset-based web developer has submitted plans for a pedestrian tunnel beneath Poole Harbour linking Sandbanks and Studland as his entry into a competition run by Elon Musk’s private tunnelling firm, The Boring Company. As part of the Tunnel Vision Challenge the proposal would see the construction of up to 1 mile of tunnel at no cost […]
Transport Scotland awards £1.1m for Dumfries and Galloway A75 bypass scheme
Two bypass projects at Springholm and Crocketford in Dumfries and Galloway are making progress after Transport Scotland awarded £1.1 million to the schemes. The government body has committed the funding for a ground investigations work contract to Causeway Geotech Ltd to support the ongoing design and assessment work for the A75 improvements, says DnG24. Work […]
Fife communities connected as new Mountfleurie Bridge opens
Fife Council is marking a major milestone for the Levenmouth Connectivity Project as the new Mountfleurie Bridge officially opens. The £5.8 million active travel crossing, which stretches over the Levenmouth Rail Link between Kirkland and Mountfleurie, provides residents with a safe, fully accessible route for walking, wheeling and cycling. The 100‑metre structure reconnects communities, schools […]
90% of drivers broke 20mph speed limit on Whitehaven road
A survey has suggested that of the 10,500 drivers SURVEYED, 90% of them broke the speed limit. Following concerns raised about speeding at Red Lonning in Whitehaven, Cumbria, Copeland Police installed a speed indicator device between 10 and 26 February, reports Cumbria Crack. The roads has a speed limit of 20mph. Copeland Police said the […]
Swindon: Funding for pothole repair doubles
A major increase in funding will see funding available for reparing potholes in Swindon double. According to the Swindon Advertiser, Transport Secretary and Swindon South MP Heidi Alexander has launched her Great Pothole Investment Survey, which will gather public feedback to help Swindon Borough Council prioritise road repairs under a new funding boost. Ms Alexander […]
Clearance work to begin as part of Nottinghamshire roads upgrade
Work is set to begin on a project designed to improve a busy route in Nottinghamshire. Site clearance work, including removing hedgerows, vegetation and some trees, will take place at Lowdham roundabout on 26 and 27 February, with fencing due to be installed this week, says the BBC. Similar clearance work will then be carried […]
Watford: Council install ANPR to enforce bus gate rules
Cameras will be brought in to enforce a bus gate almost 90 per cent of vehicles are using illegally. A council survey looking at the bus-only route between homes in Northwestern Avenue and the Leavesden Green roundabout found only 42 out of 359 vehicles using it on the day in question were buses, says the […]
Re-opening of Hammersmith Bridge inches closer
The Department for Transport will reconvene the Hammersmith Bridge taskforce in a key step towards it being reopened. 10 April will mark a significant milestone in the Hammersmith Bridge saga, says LBC, some seven years since the bridge closed to cars and motorbikes. The 19th Century bridge links Hammersmith with Barnes, in south-west London, and was […]
BCP Council aims to ‘halve’ roadworks disruption under new lane rental scheme
Disruption from roadworks across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) is expected to be halved after a scheme to charge utility companies up to £2500 for delayed works is introduced. According to the Bournemouth Echo, BCP Council wants to submit an application to implement a lane rental scheme on more than 100 roads across BCP. This […]