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Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Times Online

• £175m plan to make motorists slow down [subscription]England’s most dangerous roads will be fitted with speed cameras, warning signs and traffic-calming measures using a £175 million safety fund, it was announced yesterday.

London Evening Standard

• Over 10,000 people back petition against English language tests for London private hire driversMore than 10,000 people have backed a petition to scrap a new rule forcing private hire drivers to prove their English language skills.
• Oil price falling again as doubts grow over Opec production cutGood news for drivers planning cross-country journeys over Christmas: the price of oil fell again on Monday, ahead of a crunch meeting of the black gold's supplier cartel Opec.

Sheffield Star

• South Yorkshire to get �3m for transport improvementsThe Government will spend almost �3 million coming up with ways to improve key South Yorkshire transport routes.

Wales Online

• Resident blocks access to Cardiff street in protest at parking restrictionsVincent Crowley said he would not be moving his van at Moorland Road in Splott until he got a response from Cardiff council

Yorkshire Post

• Tunnel between Yorkshire and Manchester “cost could £12bn”THE PROSPECT of a new road tunnel connecting South Yorkshire and Manchester looks to be in doubt after it was revealed the project could cost up to £12bn.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Minister says funding to dig four villages bypass on the A12 will only come if it has the best business caseThe study for a long-awaited bypass around four villages on the A12 will need to make the best business case if it is to win funding from the government, a roads minister has said.
• Hopes 50mph speed limit on A133 Weeley bypass will reduce road deaths after seven in a yearFresh calls have been made to cut the speed limit on a deadly stretch of road in Essex in the wake of a new safety report.

Other Regional Press

• Long-awaited A40-A44 link road could be built by autumn 2019 A LONG-awaited link road between the A40 and A44 to cut congestion in North Oxford could be built by autumn 2019, transport officials say.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• English regions to benefit from transport investment worth �3 billionTowns and cities across the country are set to benefit from £3 billion worth of investment on improving roads in a boost for motorists. This investment will lead to quicker and safer journeys and help to build a stronger economy by linking people with jobs, businesses with customers, ensuring a country that works for everyone, not just the privileged few. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling visited Cambridgeshire on 28th November 2016 to witness the start of the £1.5 billion A14 upgrade. The new 21-mile road between Huntingdon and Cambridge will cut congestion, and improve journey ...

Green Miscellany

• Diesel exhaust fumes give children asthmaIt’s become a tradition for drivers to complain about petrol prices, vehicle tax, insurance premiums and the other general expenses of running a car. However, new research that reveals diesel exhaust fumes give asthma to children is a stark reminder of who pays the highest cost of motoring. It has been known for some time that diesel exhaust fumes exacerbate… The post Diesel exhaust fumes give children asthma appeared first on ETA.