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• UK government seeks to limit low-traffic schemes as part of its ‘plan for drivers’

  15-03-2024 17:39
  
  Exclusive: Department for Transport has already cut funding but now seeks to block councils’ ability to fine driversThe Department for Transport (DfT) is set to intensify its battle with local councils over low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) and other active travel measures, with imminent new guidance seeking to limit their use.However, a promised plan to try to force local authorities into abandoning the schemes by cutting them off from the central database needed to issue fines for infrac
  
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• Tell us: how will you be affected by the M25 closure?

  15-03-2024 16:33
  
  A five-mile stretch between junctions 10 and 11 will be closed from 9pm on Friday to 6am on MondayFor the first time in its history, the M25 motorway is to be fully closed for roadworks this weekend. A five-mile stretch between junctions 10 and 11 will be closed from 9pm on Friday to 6am on Monday.We would like to hear from people who will be affected by the closure, such as those living nearby. Has it affected your plans? Do you have any concerns? Continue reading...
  
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• M25 five-mile closure: drivers warned to steer clear over weekend

  15-03-2024 14:55
  
  Roadworks mean stretch between junctions 10 and 11 will be closed for first time, from 9pm on Friday to 6am on MondayDrivers have been warned to steer well clear, turn off the satnav and stick to the official diversions as some of the biggest roadworks since the Romans results in part of the M25 motorway fully closed for the first time in its history this weekend.Epic traffic jams are anticipated, with a five-mile stretch of Britain’s busiest motorway, the London orbital motorway, closed f
  
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