Posts Tagged ‘roads’

Devolution in transport funding

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Proposals could see decision making on local transport schemes handed to local transport bodies (more…)

Calls for rural roads in driving test

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

The IAM has renewed its calls to the Government to include rural A-roads in the test (more…)

New signs to ease sat-nav woes

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Local councils have been given powers to implement appropriate signage without permission from central Government (more…)

Cyclists should be segregated from cars

Friday, June 17th, 2011

Research by three universities examining 4 cities suggests cyclists should be segregated from cars on main roads (more…)

New THINK! Campaign aimed at motorcyclists

Friday, June 17th, 2011

In a bid to reduce the number of motorcyclists killed on Britain’s roads each year a new campaign has been launched (more…)

Unfinished roadworks cost taxpayers £70 million

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Contractors that dig up roads for utility companies do not leave the roads in a satisfactory condition, leaving the bill to the taxpayer (more…)

More money to repair winter potholes

Friday, February 25th, 2011

The Government has provided more than £100 million to local authorities for the repair of damaged roads (more…)

Australian town renamed Speedkills

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

A tiny town in the Australian outback is to rename itself from Speed to Speedkills for the whole of March (more…)

Road surface condition drops

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

The condition of the road network in England has dropped, latest statistics reveal (more…)

Speeding on rural roads more common

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Research from Brake, the road safety charity, has shown that nearly half of drivers break the speed limit on rural roads (more…)