Ten per cent of Britain’s motorways and major roads pose an unacceptable risk
to those that use them, a road safety group has said.
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One in 10 major roads dangerous, survey claims
Posted: 29th June 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: accidents, roads, safety
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Coalition considers plan to sell off Britain’s roads
Posted: 23rd May 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: network, plan, privatise, roads, sell
Britain’s road network could be sold off under a scheme being considered by
the coalition Government.
Road tolls ‘essential’ to avoid gridlock
Posted: 15th March 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: highways, motorways, road network, road tolls, RoadNetwork, roads, RoadTolls, tolls
Filed under: Government/Legal, Opinion/Editorial, UK, News
The UK’s road network requires a comprehensive overhaul if gridlock is to be avoided, a major business organisation warned today.
The Confederation of British Industry, a lobbyist that represents 80 per cent of the FTSE, claims that the highway network requires the same kind of ambitious vision that the three political parties have thus far saved for high speed rail.
A new report published by the CBI claims that congestion damages the UK’s economy to the tune of £8bn a year, and suggested that it was critical investment in the highway network be maintained at a pre recession level – even if this means introducing controversial road tolling schemes.
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Pothole Britain: councils disagree about when hole becomes a pothole
Posted: 13th March 2010 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: councils, definition, Pot holes, pothole britain, roads, size
Motorists face a postcode lottery of road quality due to the failure of local
authorities to agree a definition of what exactly constitutes a pothole.
Highway contains 71 road signs in half a mile
Posted: 3rd March 2009 by Car Broker in Motoring NewsTags: A419, gloucestershire, highway, highways agency, roads, uturn
Highway officials has been criticised for installing 71 road signs including 36 “No UTurn” signs in just half a mile of road.