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...]
Cardiff Airport’s big lift for future
A new on-site multi-storey car park and improved transport links are among proposals unveiled today for Cardiff Airport. Welsh Government and Cardiff Airport said they want to double the number of passengers from today’s 1.5m by 2040 with a new terminal, on-site hotel and transport hub included. … [Read more...]
Potholes pushing patrols towards record
The second three months of 2018 led to RAC patrols dealing with more pothole-related breakdowns than in any other second quarter since 2015. Between April and June an analysis of RAC breakdown data showed there were a total of 4,091 call-outs for damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs or distorted wheels – faults which are most likely to be … [Read more...]
Roads without cones, the future is flowing
There’s a quiet revolution going on in world of road maintenance. The sight of miles of traffic cones on the motorway could become a thing of the past, thanks to a host of innovations that fix the road without any lane closures. Traffex Seeing Is Believing at Bruntingthorpe, next week is the only event of its kind which allows high-speed crash demos … [Read more...]
Automated vehicles will reduce and alter crashes
Serious crashes on inter-urban roads may be slashed by a quarter over the next 30-40 years with the introduction of automated vehicles. But the ride may be far from smooth, with a mixed fleet transition and vital need for roads that cars can read, according to a EuroRAP report. The report, the third in the “Roads that Cars Can Read” series, examines … [Read more...]
Beat the bans
If going away on a foreign motoring holiday you may hit issues with driving bans in some cities, notably France and Germany. In Hamburg, Germany’s first diesel driving ban was introduced on 31 May and others will follow. For this reason, car drivers have many questions: Is my vehicle affected? How can I avoid the driving ban and how do I reach my … [Read more...]
Smart motorways worry drivers, say GEM
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist says two thirds of motorists are concerned about safety on smart motorways. In a survey of more than 2,500 people the main concern expressed by 51 per cent was of breaking down with no access to a hard shoulder. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth commented that it was easy to see why motorists … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 June
Welsh Government has failed to deliver promised improvements to the A55 dual carriageway, claim Conservatives. The opposition party was commenting on a Welsh Government plan to consult on improvements between Llanfairfechan and Penmaenmawr which the Government had said would be started in 2017. Britain saw a 20 percent increase in sales of petrol … [Read more...]
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