Plans for a new A487 road behind Newgate, Pembrokeshire have been unveiled. It is being threatened by rising tides and a bus was washed off it four years ago so planners have proposed a viaduct or two schemes to bypass the village. Caerphilly Council is seeking funding to introduce electric buses on local routes in a first for Wales. It’s also … [Read more...]
Key-in your thoughts on air pollution in Wales
The Welsh Government wants to hear public views on their final package of measures to improve air quality on Welsh roads. At the end of July, Welsh Government published an interim supplemental plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations alongside the UK Government’s plan 2017 - Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations in … [Read more...]
Drivers rough ride over “humps” law
Around 1,000 speed humps are installed on roads across Wales in a bid to improve safety but they are giving motorists a bumpy ride and are causing ‘too much’ damage to cars, according to a new poll. Research for Wales-based Confused.com revealed that almost half (45%) of motorists in Wales think speed humps, bumps or cushions cause too much damage to … [Read more...]
Newslines extra 12 September
Wales Future Generations Commissioner Sophie Howe has questioned spending £1.4 Billion on the planned M4 relief road around Newport, including a new bridge over the Usk, remodelling the docks and building on grazing land. It will not cut congestion and is a "20th Century solution to a 21st Century problem”, said Ms Howe and suggested money would be better … [Read more...]
Tradelines 29 August
A survey conducted by road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has found that its members are increasingly disillusioned with the state of the roads in the UK – and feel the Government is not doing nearly enough to tackle the problem. The survey of more than 7,000 IAM RoadSmart members found that the majority think that our roads have become much worse in recent … [Read more...]
Wales’ bridges need money spending on upgrades
About 40 state-managed bridges in Wales need £5m spent on them to meet current standards, said the Welsh Government. While the Government says they are not dangerous or liable to collapse, some 39 out of 1,263 bridges are substandard and the admission came after the Institution for Civil Engineers in Wales said the Genoa, Italy motorway collapse was an … [Read more...]
Continental holiday routes hit by driving bans
Highways to the South of France, Italy and Switzerland are closed in parts due to poor air quality. Five tourist areas currently introduced driving bans due to poor air quality. Paris, Strasbourg, Lyon, Annecy and Isère (Alpine region, Grenoble) have imposed traffic restrictions. Some cities had exclusion zones operating last month. In these zones, … [Read more...]
Newslines 3 August
MPs will probe the state of local roads in England. The Transport Committee will look at funding and maintenance but it does not include local roads in Wales, paid for by local councils, and the RAC said the main issue was potholes and frequency of incidents. BMW will invest 1 billion euros for a new plant in Hungary. It plans 150,000 cars, which … [Read more...]
Paris bans polluting vehicles this week as ozone rises
Paris has been shut down to all but the cleanest vehicles due to rapidly rising ozone levels, reports GreenZones. The environmental service said this morning that the ban applies today and tomorrow. Vehicles with the Crit'Air badges 4 and 5 as well as all vehicles without a vignette may no longer enter. In addition, all vehicles over 3.5 t are not … [Read more...]
Welsh roads get make-over
Gateway roads into Wales will get a make-over. Welsh Transport Secretary Ken Skates today announced a five-year programme to landscape and enhance main roads for visitors. Three routes making up the Wales Way (A487, A470 and A55) as well as entrances into Wales on the M4, M48, A483, A5 and A494 Deeside will benefit. He said, “It will build upon and … [Read more...]
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