The Government has provided more than £100 million to local authorities for the repair of damaged roads (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘roads’
More money to repair winter potholes
Friday, February 25th, 2011
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…)
Poor road markings cost lives
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
One third of centre line markings on Britain’s most dangerous roads are non-existent (more…)
Calls to increase daylight during winter
Friday, October 29th, 2010
Research suggests that adding an hour all year will make roads safer and reduce carbon emissions (more…)
Britain’s most depressing roads revealed
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Motorcycle News conducted a survey of 3,000 drivers and bikers to reveal the UK’s most depressing roads (more…)
Super Lorries on British roads
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Draft European Union proposals could allow lorries weighing 60 tonnes and 82ft long on UK roads (more…)
Highways Agency Statistics
Monday, July 20th, 2009
The Highways Agency, responsible for the management of roads in England has released its 2008-2009 statistics
The results show that the agency has met 7 out of its 8 targets set. Deaths on the roads fell from 2,400 to just over 2,000. Journey reliability and road user satisfaction both improved says the report. The introduction of Active Traffic Management systems, such as those used on the M42, show congestion can be reduced without resorting to road widening schemes.
Road tolls dropped
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Transport Secretary drops plans to charge motorists for using roads (more…)
More money to repair winter potholes
Friday, February 25th, 2011Australian town renamed Speedkills
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011A 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, 2011The condition of the road network in England has dropped, latest statistics reveal (more…)
Speeding on rural roads more common
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011Research from Brake, the road safety charity, has shown that nearly half of drivers break the speed limit on rural roads (more…)
Poor road markings cost lives
Thursday, November 11th, 2010One third of centre line markings on Britain’s most dangerous roads are non-existent (more…)
Calls to increase daylight during winter
Friday, October 29th, 2010Research suggests that adding an hour all year will make roads safer and reduce carbon emissions (more…)
Britain’s most depressing roads revealed
Thursday, August 5th, 2010Motorcycle News conducted a survey of 3,000 drivers and bikers to reveal the UK’s most depressing roads (more…)
Super Lorries on British roads
Thursday, October 8th, 2009Draft European Union proposals could allow lorries weighing 60 tonnes and 82ft long on UK roads (more…)
Highways Agency Statistics
Monday, July 20th, 2009The Highways Agency, responsible for the management of roads in England has released its 2008-2009 statistics
The results show that the agency has met 7 out of its 8 targets set. Deaths on the roads fell from 2,400 to just over 2,000. Journey reliability and road user satisfaction both improved says the report. The introduction of Active Traffic Management systems, such as those used on the M42, show congestion can be reduced without resorting to road widening schemes.
Road tolls dropped
Thursday, June 25th, 2009Transport Secretary drops plans to charge motorists for using roads (more…)
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