Workers are wasting over five days of their time a year due to commuting problems, according to a poll by the CBI and Porter Novelli/Opinium. A survey of 2,000 employees across the UK found that they lost, on average, 2.7 hours a week due to travel disruption or delays. This equates to 125 hours, or over 5 whole days, in the course of a working year. As … [Read more...]
Welsh Government pledge £74M for “greener” transport
Greener buses, trains and motor vehicles will be encouraged and utilised as part of a £74M Welsh Government fund. It also plans to spend money on making infrastructure more resilient to bad weather and encourage public transport, cycling and walking as well as creating a North Wales Metro network. The 2020-21 budget is the first since the declaration of a … [Read more...]
50mph permanent limit proposed for M4 around Newport
A permanent 50mph limit along the M4 around Newport has been proposed as an alternative to building a new motorway bypass south of the city. South East Wales Transport Commission set up to look at an way of improving traffic flow after First Minister Mark Drakeford axed the recommended new road on environmental and cost grounds said the lower permanent … [Read more...]
£20M preferred route announced for A40 near Narberth
Welsh Government has decided on its preferred route for a £20M improvement to the A40 north of Narberth, Pembs.. Ken Skates, Welsh Government Economy and Transport Minister, has confirmed the preferred route for improvements between Penblewin Roundabout and Redstone Cross on the A40, with work starting next year and completed in 2021, The proposal – Option … [Read more...]
Uber blamed for rising pollution in urban areas
Uber is adding more polluting car trips to already-clogged European cities such as London and Paris, new analysis suggests - contributing to air pollution and climate change and exploding the company’s sustainability claims. Data compiled by Euromonitor for European research and campaign group Transport & Environment shows a surge in the number of Uber … [Read more...]
Safety fears of majority drivers on ‘smart’ motorways
About 68% of drivers questioned by the RAC think removing the hard shoulder on the ever-increasing number of the country’s smart motorways compromises safety for those who breakdown in a live lane. To increase capacity on the country’s busiest roads over one hundred miles of hard shoulder have been converted by Highways England into running lanes for … [Read more...]
Council crews vote on possible gritting strike
Council workers in Carmarthenshire will finish voting today on possible industrial action over gritting duties this winter. GMB Union is balloting members for strike action over winter gritting, or other forms for action short of a strike. If members strike there could be a blanket ban on winter gritting duties - meaning roads across south Wales could … [Read more...]
Roads conditions worsening, RAC survey is told
The equivalent of nearly 20m UK drivers think the condition and maintenance of the roads they use every day has got even worse over the past 12 months, new RAC research has found. Half of drivers (49%) surveyed for the 2019 RAC Report on Motoring say the condition of local roads – that is all roads that are not motorways or major A-roads – has deteriorated … [Read more...]
Welsh Government says further delay to major road
Conservative AMs have criticised Welsh Government over another A465 completion date delay. A critical section of the Heads of the Valleys Road will be delayed until n late 2020. Commenting on the announcement that the completion date for widening part of the Heads of the Valleys Road A465 has been pushed back for the second time this year, Russell George … [Read more...]
Bright tips for dark nights
With the clocks going back on Sunday 27 October, we’re going to be travelling more in the dark and IAM RoadSmart has top tips about riding and driving in the autumn and winter. It’s not just drivers and riders who need to be more careful, there are vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists that need to be aware of the dangers too. IAM … [Read more...]
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