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Highways England could be taken to court for corporate manslaughter following the death of a grandmother on a smart motorway. The dramatic development comes less than a month after the notorious roads were condemned by a coroner as death traps. Yesterday another coroner referred Highways England to prosecutors after it was revealed no one had … Read more
Plague of potholes in the garden of England: Kent is the cracked roads capital of Britain with 52,000 defects in three years, data reveals Kent recorded 52,245 defects recorded in past three years – almost 50 a day Across country nearly 600,000 potholes reported between 2018 and 2020 Staffordshire recorded 40,725 potholes and Fife in Scotland … Read more
Roads could soon be made of FACE MASKS: Scientists engineer stronger concrete material using recycled surgical face coverings Around 6.8 billion disposable face masks are used globally every day Researchers found a way to mix decontaminated masks with rubble for roads Found 1% face masks to 99% rubble meets civil engineering standards The addition of the … Read more
Parts of Britain could be brought to a standstill by blizzards over the next five days as forecasters warned ‘significant’ falls of snow up to 3ft 4in (100cm) deep could cripple transport in the worst-affected areas. Much of northern England and Scotland are under weather warnings for snow and ice until at least the end … Read more
Three of the nation’s major roads are due to receive new government funding as part of ministers’ pledge to bolster transport links and ‘make journeys safer and more reliable for motorists’. Transport secretary Grant Shapps has pledged £93million to revamp routes in North Yorkshire, Hampshire and the Midlands, which will total £107million with local councils providing … Read more
Rush-hour traffic congestion in London reached its highest level of the third national lockdown so far this morning with 216 traffic jams totalling nearly 90 miles as Britons continued to travel into work. TomTom data put congestion at 36 per cent at 7am and 37 per cent at 8am today – with both the highest … Read more
Town halls have squandered nearly £1million after being forced to scrap controversial road schemes brought in during the pandemic. An investigation reveals councils have spent millions more on schemes that have been riddled with problems, including increased pollution, traffic gridlock and delaying emergency services vehicles. Freedom of Information requests were sent to local authorities across … Read more
Road chiefs have pledged to accelerate the rollout of potentially lifesaving safety measures on smart motorways following crisis talks with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The minister ordered Highways England to bring forward the deadline for installing vital technology which can detect when vehicles are marooned and prevent collisions. More CCTV is to be rolled out to … Read more
New roads in Britain should be named after Victoria Cross heroes, say ministers, as Government continues its ‘war on woke’ Plans to rename roads after recipients of the Victoria and George Cross backed by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden and Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick ‘Common Sense’ group of MPs also proposed plans for statues in home … Read more
A woman has been banned from the roads after being convicted of drink driving on an e-scooter today. Kyah Jordan was almost three times over the limit when she went through a red light and almost crashed into an unmarked police car. In court, her lawyer tried to argue that she was travelling so slowly … Read more