London mayor Sadiq Khan says he will create one of the world’s largest car-free areas of any capital city by closing swathes of central London to motorists. Mr Khan and Transport for London today announced the London Streetspace programme, which will transform the capital’s streets to have a focus on walking and cycling as people … Read more
Sadiq Khan has used the coronavirus lockdown to roll out a drastic new layout of the Capital’s roads as he warned there will be ‘no swift return to normal’ across the transport network. The Mayor of London and TfL have today unveiled their ‘London Streetspace’ programme which will transform London’s streets to accommodate a possible ten-fold … Read more
Lockdown roads could become a ‘dangerous postcode lottery’ for law-abiding drivers and other road users, warns Nick Freeeman Roads could become a ‘dangerous postcode lottery’ for drivers during lockdown after it was revealed that some police forces are going easy on speeders due to mounting workloads. A driver claimed to have receiving a letter from … Read more
Rush-hour is creeping back: Congestion in London is 5% higher than it was at the start of the lockdown and is rising by 1% a week – as traffic on UK roads also hits new peak Swathes of drivers returning to the roads daily despite lockdown still in place Statistics revealed that traffic levels across … Read more
New Mexico’s Governor has issued a three-day emergency order in the city of Gallup where roads will be sealed off and businesses closed during peak hours in a desperate bid to stop a surging coronavirus outbreak. On Friday Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham invoked the state’s Riot Control Act to ban all traffic in Gallup for … Read more
Fix potholes while roads are empty, councils are told as breakdowns caused by them soar Department of Transport has told councils to start fixing roads during lockdown RAC research shows that 3,426 cars were damaged by potholes up to this March Britain’s road crisis was exacerbated by a period of heavy storms this winter Councils … Read more
Traffic levels in Britain continued to creep up today amid further signs people are starting to get back to work during the coronavirus lockdown. Photographs taken during rush hour showed queues building up on London roads including the A40 at Perivale and the A102 at Greenwich, while the M5 in Bristol and the M6 in … Read more
London’s air quality has ‘dramatically improved’ due to a cut in traffic caused by the coronavirus lockdown. Figures published by the mayor’s office show average levels of nitrogen dioxide at some of the capital’s busiest roads are half what they were before the pandemic. The findings match preliminary analysis by York University experts which shows … Read more
Lockdown speeders who abuse clear roads are targeted by police after one driver was caught at 151mph on the M1 Metropolitan Police launch new unit to crackdown on speeders during lockdown Road safety chiefs say average speeds on some roads have gone up 50 per cent Figures show one driver caught speed speeding at 73mph … Read more
A team has set a new speed record while competing in the Cannonball Run from New York City to Los Angeles, but people have accused them of exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic that has cleared roadways across the country. The unnamed team successfully traveled from the East Coast to the West Coast in 26 hours and 38 … Read more