Traffic & travel news roundup

Published: 14 April 2024
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

M1 Southbound - link road from A405 southbound to M1 J6 southbound | Southbound | Accident Location : The M1 southbound entry slip at junction J6 . Reason : Accident involving a vehicle that has left the carriageway. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 06:15 and 06:30 on 14 April 2024. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 06:15 and 06:30 on 14 April 2024. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 2.75 miles of Watford.

Rural Roads Need Safe Speeds A Safe System is a road network where the opportunity for death and serious injury has been systematically and proactively... The post Rural Roads Need Safe Speeds appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)

Pathways to Net ZeroSeries II In 2024 Greener Vision is spearheading a series of Pathways to Net Zero events that will explore how to develop a response to the climate crisis commensurate to the scale of challenge.  The series will build on insights from the Greener Vision: The Art of Seeing, and will develop further ‘The Pillars of Unity’ outlined… (Transport Wales)

Greener Transport Council The Greener Transport Council has written to MPs today in advance of the Parliamentary debate on the National Networks National Policy Statement on 26th March. In our assessment, the NNNPS as written, waters down the treatment of the carbon impacts of national road and rail programmes. We pose three key questions to answer. Whether an… (Transport Wales)

New ITC report explores the longer-term impacts of the pandemic The ITC is pleased to release our new report examining the longer-term impacts of the Covid19 pandemic on transport and land use in Britain. The report draws from a wide range of evidence to show how the pandemic has left a legacy of long-term behavioural changes which are reshaping assumptions about travel and land use […] (Transport Wales)

Advising Parliament through general election years It is over 40 years since PACTS came into being under the Chairmanship of Barry Sheerman MP. With another general... The post Advising Parliament through general election years appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)