RIS3 – missed opportunity to drive growth
| Road Transport | RIS3 – missed opportunity to drive growth
15:00 Wed 27th Aug 2025 | Posted By UKHAULIER
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The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that £24.9bn will be al…
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Germany faces transit chaos 29–31 August
According to the ADAC, the most affected routes include:
A1 Lübeck – Hamburg – Bremen – Dortmund
A3 Passau – Nuremberg – Frankfurt – Cologne (an important east-west axis for transit traffic from Austria and the Czech Republic)
A5 Basel – Karlsruhe – …
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