Bridge block victory: Boris Johnson intervenes to prevent dozens of Victorian bridges across the UK from being filled in with concrete Highways bosses plan to fill 69 historic bridges in five years over safety fears Critics claim it is vandalism after 159-year-old bridge in Cumbria was buried Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will unveil strategy to … Read more
Bridge block victory: Boris Johnson intervenes to prevent dozens of Victorian bridges across the UK from being filled in with concrete Highways bosses plan to fill 69 historic bridges in five years over safety fears Critics claim it is vandalism after 159-year-old bridge in Cumbria was buried Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will unveil strategy to … Read more
Ambitious plans to fit UK motorways with electric overhead wires to power and charge trucks have been announced by the government to cut carbon emissions. The Transport Decarbonisation Plan – which was delayed from its intended publication at the end of 2020 – is part of the drive to tackle climate change. It says it will … Read more
Ambitious plans to fit UK motorways with electric overhead wires to power and charge trucks have been announced by the government to cut carbon emissions. The Transport Decarbonisation Plan – which was delayed from its intended publication at the end of 2020 – is part of the drive to tackle climate change. It says it will … Read more
Grant Shapps today cleared the way for public transport operators including the London Underground to force passengers to continue wearing masks. The Transport Secretary said he was ‘very relaxed’ about rail, bus and Underground firms making face coverings a ‘condition of carriage’, meaning passengers failing to comply cannot travel. Facing MPs today he drew a … Read more