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Authorities say they do not receive enough money for road repairs, with one in six in poor condition.
Chinese firm MTR to help operate UK's South West trains franchise
The Hong Kong state-owned metro operator MTR and FirstGroup are to take over the running of South West Trains, one of the Britain’s biggest commuter networks, in a seven-year deal that trade unions denounced for handing another franchise to a state-controlled foreign operator.
North East transport giant Arriva boost sales to £4.32bn after launch of new rail franchise
The Sunderland firm started the Northern rail franchise last April and also invested heavily in bus improvements
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
BBC News
- Damaged roads in Wales 'would take nine years to fix'It would cost nearly £600m and take nine years to get Wales' roads into a reasonable condition, a study says.
- Councils 'face funding gap' to fix roadsAuthorities say they do not receive enough money for road repairs, with one in six in poor condition.
Financial Times
- Cameron ‘lobbied on behalf of Uber’ in LondonEx-PM said to have urged Boris Johnson, then London mayor, to drop tough regulations
- UberEats to expand to 40 UK citiesMore than 1m people have downloaded app in nine months since launch
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Times Online
- Bobbies on the bus catch motorists using mobiles [Subscription]Police have fined dozens of drivers after commandeering a double-decker bus to spot them using their mobile phones.
- One in six local roads faces closure amid pothole plague [subscription]Up to a sixth of local roads could be closed to cars within a few years unless their potholes are filled in, a report has warned.
Birmingham Mail
- How West Midlands councils are paying millions in pothole compensation In 2016/17, councils across the West Midlands said they paid out £7.9 in compensation to road users due to poor road conditions
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Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Road users speak out over potholes 'nightmare' as Council resorts to short-term fixes CYCLISTS and motorists have spoken out about the road network’s “crazy” potholes as a new report reveals Yorkshire’s repairs backlog stands at £1.63bn.
Peterborough Telegraph
- More traffic lights for Bourges BoulevardA new right-turn on Bourges Boulevard for motorists to get into the station’s long-stay car park will soon be introduced.
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- Millions to be pumped into Flintshire Council's transport upgradesAs part of a £31.4m grant programme launched by Ken Skates, AM for Clwyd South and cabinet secretary for economy and infrastructure, Flintshire will benefit from more than £2m investment to improve transport schemes.
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