roadworks

Grant Shapps: 800 miles of roadworks will be cleared for Christmas

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Driving home for Christmas? Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says almost 800 miles of roadworks will be cleared for five-day bubble period as the Government tries to prevent travel chaos Grant Shapps said 778 miles of motorway and A-road roadworks will be cleared Government is also postponing a wave of planned rail network maintenance Ministers hope … Read more

Drivers’ fury over 42-MILE diversion for 390ft of roadworks that adds an hour to their journey

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Drivers’ fury over ‘stupid’ 42-MILE diversion that adds over an hour to their journey… while engineers close 345ft tunnel to fit LED lights A 390ft stretch of closed road has resulted in a 42.2-mile diversion for drivers Lights in a tunnel on the A3066 in Dorset ‘need to be replaced with LED fittings’ Bypassing the … Read more

Workmen surround Kia with 6ft metal fences after driver leaves hatchback in roadworks

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Instant car-ma! Workmen surround Kia with 6ft metal fences and start digging up street after driver leaves hatchback in roadworks area The driver left his  Kia Rio 2 in a roadworks area in Whitechapel, East London Workmen surrounded it with metal fencing and started digging up the road A passerby posted a photo on Facebook with the … Read more

Mother stops with her two young children at roadworks sign intended for traffic

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Stop, look, listen! Mother and her two young children wait patiently on the PAVEMENT for red temporary traffic light to go green Video shows mother in the UK waiting on pavement in front of sign After standing for around 30 seconds, light turns green and family move on Footage was filmed by a van driver … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Gridlock as roadworks surge across country

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Motorists are battling more than 1,300 roadworks across Britain as councils build cycle lanes and widen pavements as they aim to get people off public transport. Local authorities are using cash from a £250million Government fund to create pop-up bike lanes, bigger pavements, safer junctions and cycle and bus-only lanes. The emergency active travel fund aims to … Read more

Speed limits will be raised on sections of motorway affected by roadworks to cut journey times

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Speed limits will be raised on sections of motorway affected by roadworks to cut journey times and ease drivers’ frustrations, Highways England says Speed limits will be raised on parts of the motorway affected by roadworks Highways England said 50mph limits near roadworks would increase to 60mph Trials over 18 months found that safety could … Read more

Post-lockdown London is beset with 206 sets of roadworks

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London drivers have vented their anger as they faced more than 200 roadworks in the capital just as rush-hour congestion levels shot up significantly while people are still advised to avoid public transport when returning to work. Data from the AA showed there were 206 separate roadworks within the M25 today, including for telecoms, gas … Read more

Speed limits through motorway roadworks could rise from 50mph to 60mph

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Speed limits through motorway roadworks could rise from 50mph to 60mph… including on one 34mile-long zone on M4 and vast stretches where ‘no work is being carried out at all’ Highways England carried out 12-month trial looking at raising roadworks limit  The trial findings could lead to the 50mph limit being scrapped in some areas … Read more