Cardiff Council is expected to get tough on illegally parked or untaxed vehicles abandoned on the streets, and it could be removing 20 a week. It already has powers to clamp and remove illegally parked vehicles but does not always use them and the additional powers would see them taking over duties from the DVLA with abandoned cars early in 2019. Wales … [Read more...]
Newslines 3 November
Chepstow and south east Wales house prices are soaring. The end of the Severn Tolls from the middle of December has led to a rapid rise in property enquiries and prices as Bristol commuters seek to improve their lives and move over the Bridge into Wales, adding close to £100,000 to some Chepstow prices. Ford may be offered a VW electric vehicle … [Read more...]
Infrastructure commissioners appointed for Wales
Economy and Transport Secretary Ken Skates has announced the members of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales which met for the first time yesterday. Welsh Government established the NICW to support independent, better informed advice on a longer-term strategy for infrastructure investment, which enshrines the goals and principles of the … [Read more...]
Breaking news: Cleddau Bridge Tolls to end
Tolls on the Cleddau Bridge will end in April. Since it opened in 1975 the bridge fees have angered local people who commuted between Pembroke Dock and Neyland to avoid a 56-mile round trip by road. Now Pembrokeshire CC and Welsh Government have agreed to stop the charges and fund maintenance out of main funds while the council hopes to redeploy the 25 … [Read more...]
Newslines 26 October
Priority for proper road repairs should precede building new highways, said Welsh Assembly members. It comes after the Welsh Assembly's economy, infrastructure and skills committee launched a photo competition to highlight the state of the roads and a resident from Wrexham submitted the worst example along the A525. Jaguar Land Rover and unions have … [Read more...]
Cars that read your mind are just around the corner
Driverless cars will become smoother and more intuitive after scientists developed technology to make them behave like humans. One of the stumbling blocks with autonomous cars has been their inability to interpret visual cues from pedestrians, making them overly cautious. So when a person begins to cross the street but changes their mind a driverless car … [Read more...]
Backlog of road repairs is growing, says report
The UK’s perennial pothole problem shows no sign of ending any time soon, according to the latest breakdown data analysed by the RAC. While, as is customary, the total number of pothole-related breakdowns, such as damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and distorted wheels, attended by RAC patrols in the third quarter of the year dropped … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 October
An on-line petition has been started to install average speed cameras on moorland roads over Gower. It follows a rise in death and injury to animals grazing the land and struck by traffic which is already subject to a 40mph limit. A review is underway to alleviate parking congestion on the A5 through the Ogwen Pass at Nant Ffrancon which is extremely … [Read more...]
Congestion is threat to business growth
Congestion is increasingly becoming a critical business issue according to the latest research from the Mercedes-Benz Vans Business Barometer. Delivery drivers say that, on average, 16% of their working day is lost due to congestion, which means, based on a (very conservative) 8 hour working day this equates to 1 hour 17 minutes a day, or more than 6 … [Read more...]
Severn Tolls end on 17 December
Christmas is coming early for users of the Severn Bridges. The controversial tolls which have operated since the early 1960s will be abolished on 17 December, The news has been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association, the only business group representing all of logistics, welcomes this news after campaigning for the removal of the tolls for a … [Read more...]
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