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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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