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Road Test: Scania P320 Hybrid

Electric trucks don’t have the range to be viable for many applications. They cost too much and are heavy. But could a diesel truck with an electric motor for town running be a sensible option? Trucking took a Scania P320 Hybrid out for a spin…
By Pip …

Watford roadworks plus A41 Berrygrove Interchange closure

The M1 Junction 5 Roundabout at the Berrygrove Interchange is due to be closed overnight from March 3 to March 21 while the works take place.
Disruption is also likely in Beechen Grove, Watford, when a lane is set to be shut for ten days to enable a cr…

UK motorway reduced from 70mph to 60mph in ‘trial’

New UK motorway rules are seeing £8,000 per day racked up in fines[1]. A smart motorway has collected over £8,000 daily in fines after reducing the pathway’s speed limit from 70 mph to 60 mph amid the Cost of Living crisis.
This camera[2] is along the …

Fog: Motorways-M2 closed from Lahore to Kot Momin

Lahore: The plain areas of Punjab including Lahore are covered with heavy fog, due to which the visibility is very low and the highway has also been closed at various places.
According to the spokesperson of Motorways, M1 Peshawar to Burhan, M2 Lahore …

The little-known literary pilgrimage around London’s suburbs

Only a handful of authors have earned the distinction of an entry in the Collins English Dictionary[1]. “Ballardian”, we are told, means “resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in the works of J. G. Ballard, esp dystopian modernity, bleak…

M1 works to impact road near St Albans and Hemel Hempstead

Upgrade work will affect the motorway on various dates from today (Friday, January 12) until Saturday, February 3.
The road’s northbound carriageway has already been shut for two nights this week, between junctions 9 and 11a.
The same stretch will cont…

Heavy fog: Flight operations affected, motorways closed

Lahore: The plains of Pakistan including Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are covered in heavy fog that led to the cancelation of 18 more flights, while the motorways have been closed for traffic at any places.
Due to heavy fog, 11 domestic and for…

Second man arrested over suspected hit and run death

A second driver has been arrested after a suspected hit and run on the M1 motorway that forced it to close for about six hours.The man’s body was found close to the hard shoulder of the northbound carriageway between junctions four and five, for Watfor…

Heavy fog in Punjab, Sindh, KP

Lahore: Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continued to experience heavy fog today (Monday), while another 35 flights were canceled and several affected on Sunday.
According to the details, Motorway-M1 from Peshawar to Islamabad and Motorway-M2 from …

Fog reigns most district of KP, people facing hardship

PESHAWAR, Jan 07 (APP): The heavy fog reigns over most districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar, and makes visibility. Due to fog in Peshawar, citizens are advised to use fog lights. The M1 Motorway from Peshawar to Rishkai and Burhan Interc…