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…
Lorry crash blocks busy A-road
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Officers from Kent Police[3] ha…
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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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The Third Road Investment Strategy, published this week, will be used to improve England’s motorways and trunk roads between 2026-31.
Richard Smith RHA managing director said: “This is a real missed opportunity, and we will still continue to make the c…
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Grant, who joins the leadership team and the Board of Directo…
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M40 Watlington lorry fire causes Bucks traffic chaos
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