Welsh Conservatives are calling for more clean air zones and greater pedestrianisation. Shadow Environment Secretary David Melding yesterday launched the party’s Liveable Cities strategy for urban renewal and a focus on healthier, happier cities and towns, which is an extension of the schemes announced last month by Labour controlled Welsh … [Read more...]
Free-wheeling ideas for £60 Million Welsh investment
First Minister Carwyn Jones met cyclists at Cardiff’s bike café to discuss the Welsh Government’s £60 million investment in Active Travel. Earlier this week, the Welsh Government announced the investment over the next three years to create new active travel routes across Wales, connecting homes to schools, jobs and their local community. This is the … [Read more...]
Average speed cameras will monitor A55
A set of average speed cameras will be set up on the A55 dual carriageway within weeks. A lower 50mph limit will be set from J28 to 30 following a spate of crashes where two-thirds of the vehicles were exceeding 70mph limit. The system will identify and track vehicles over the stretch of road which links the popular Snowdonia area and Anglesey ferry … [Read more...]
Welsh traffic plan risks increasing pollution, warning
Welsh Government plans to reduce vehicle emissions and pollution actually risk making it worse, motoring organisations warned today. Welsh Government and councils are taking a shortsighted approach to tackling airborne pollution with the proposed new lower M4 speed limit and toxic-tax for urban areas. That’s the view of AA President Edmund King who … [Read more...]
New 50mph limits on M4 & urban-charging for Wales
New full-time 50mph speed limits will be imposed within two months on parts of the M4 in South Wales. The restrictions between Briton Ferry and Port Talbot and around the Brynglas Tunnels at Newport will be joined by similar limits on the A470 near Pontypridd, the A483 at Wrexham and A494 at Deeside. Councils will also get funds to introduce clean air … [Read more...]
Rising concern as more drivers’ report pothole damage
Half of British drivers have sustained vehicle damage from potholes in recent years, they told pollsters for the AA. The AA-Populus poll, which surveyed over 21,000 drivers, found that 92% of British drivers are concerned about potential damage to their vehicle as a result of poor road conditions. This problem has led to more than half (52%) of drivers … [Read more...]
Newslines 10 April
Plans for 7,000 new homes northwest of Fairwater and 400 homes planned in Llandaff, Cardiff will push traffic to unacceptable levels in the surrounding areas, says the leader of Welsh Conservatives, Andrew R T Davies. He’s urged Cardiff council to tackle traffic congestion ahead of the building the £2bn Plasdwr scheme and smaller project on the site being … [Read more...]
Plan to toll main roads through Bath
Two major routes through Bath will be tolled in 2020. The proposed Clean Air Zone for Bath could have a significant impact on the costs businesses in the area and those passing through on their way to popular tourist attractions and channel ports, according to the Freight Transport Association following the publication of the local council’s consultation … [Read more...]
Drivers being gassed by thieves
The Road Haulage Association is concerned about reports that criminals are ‘gassing’ lorry drivers before stealing goods from their trucks. In one incident a haulier was parked overnight on an industrial estate in the West Midlands and woke up the next morning to find that thieves had slashed the curtain on one side of the lorry and stolen cargo valued at … [Read more...]
19 Million Easter journeys expected
Drivers are expected to complete nearly 19m separate leisure journeys by car this coming weekend as the arrival of Easter marks the first big getaway of the year. A study of drivers’ plans conducted by the RAC indicates that the largest number of getaway trips will take place on Good Friday with 4.45m individual journeys being taken, closely followed by … [Read more...]
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