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Roads are resurfaced once every 68 YEARS, says new report

Daniel Puddicombe - 0
Road industry body claims maintenance budgets are still lower than two years ago – and calls for long-term funding for road repairs.
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Kent motorway to shut for Brexit ‘dress rehearsal’

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 0
Highways England will close the M20 motorway in Kent for four nights to prepare for cross-Channel disruption after Brexit on 31 December 2020.
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Highways England tackles ‘bullying’ plants with soil

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 0
Highways England's Low Nutrient Grasslands policy uses soil to tackle invasive plants. It should be good news for wildflowers and wildlife.
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‘Shocking’ rise in drivers caught speeding during lockdown

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 0
Government data released today shows that the first lockdown led to a ‘shocking’ rise in the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit.
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Deck Scraper is here to make roadworks quieter and safer

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 0
The new Deck Scraper vehicle is smaller and quieter than excavators and diggers – good news for people living close to roadworks.
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Road users face highest risk at low speeds

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 0
New research shows that motorists are most at risk when travelling at low speeds. Most road casualties take place at 21-30mph.
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Britain’s most-bashed railway bridges revealed

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 0
Research conducted by Network Rail shows that a bridge on the A5 at Hinkley is struck by traffic more than any other in Britain.
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Average mileage for UK drivers plummets by a third

John Redfern - 0
Telematics data shows a huge reduction in average distance driven each year since 2002. And the figure is likely to fall further...
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Updated plans for England’s notorious ‘Missing Link’ road

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 0
Highways England has updated its proposed designs for the 'Missing Link' route in Gloucestershire, linking the M5 and M4 motorways.
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Eat Out To Help Out: the motorway services taking part

Gavin Braithwaite-Smith - 0
The major motorway services operators are taking part in the government's ‘eat out to help out’ scheme, with 50 percent discounts available to visitors.
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