• Government pledges £30m to greener roads
    • 31/01/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The government is pledging £30m to help decarbonise UK roads. The funding will be set aside to support construction of motorways using asphalt made from grass cuttings and ‘carbon capturing’ cement. The announcement is part of a funding round awarded to seven innovative, net zero projects that will aid in [...]
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  • Smart motorways top driver concerns
    • 10/08/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has revealed that more than half of UK drivers are worried behind the wheel, with smart motorway causing the most anxiety. According to IAM Roadsmart, which surveyed more than 1,000 motorists, 60% said they had concerns driving UK roads, with 33% reporting that they are most worried about driving on [...]
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  • New data reveals UK’s most dangerous roads
    • 27/10/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has revealed the most dangerous roads, conditions and circumstances for drivers, with London identified as the most likely place for collisions. Local Driving School has analysed data from the Department of Transport and found that the 20 areas with the highest casualty rate in the UK were all London [...]
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  • Roadworks should be limited
    • 23/09/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The length of roadworks on motorways and A-roads in England should be shortened to reduce drivers' frustrations, ministers have urged. Contractors are being asked to limit lane closures, with one report suggesting they should only be between two and five miles long. Highways England, which manages the roads, is [...]
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