road

Government Investment

Highways England begins search for partner to build Britain’s longest road tunnel

Highways England is today inviting tenders for its largest ever contract, the £2 billion package to build the longest road tunnel in Britain that sits at the heart of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, the most ambitious roads project for a generation.
Other

Tank of mum and dad – Parents spend up to £750 a year to help keep their children on the road

Over 60% of 17-24-year-old drivers have received financial support from their parents to help them run their car over the last twelve months – up from 49% before the pandemic
Cars

KWIK FIT introduces special precautions for mobile fitting appointments

Kwik Fit, the UK’s largest tyre retailer, is introducing social distancing measures for its mobile fleet operators as it responds to a spike in bookings
Other

Innovative incident response vehicle geared up to reduce traffic delays

An innovative all-in-one response vehicle that can stop and direct motorway traffic after incidents – then clean up spillages and repair the road afterwards – is set to dramatically reduce delays for drivers
Road Safety

Following Prince Philip’s car crash, how many elderly drivers are on the road?

The 97-year-old duke’s driving skills have received scrutiny after his recent crash – but how many people around his age have licenses in the US and UK?
Road Safety

Do these new video clips show the worst driving in Derbyshire?

Dodgy driving was recorded all over the county
Road Safety

Road deaths ‘broadly flat’ since 2010

The 2017 figure, published today (27 Sept) by the DfT, is one death more than in 2016 (1,792) – making it the highest annual figure since 2011
Technology & Innovation

Potholes – you may have heard of them?

Ford’s new detection system, unfortunately won’t go around filling in potholes and won’t be swerving dangerously around them either

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