Eighty years ago the UK reintroduced a 30mph speed limit in built up areas. With calls to reduce the limit, Chris Stokel-Walker looks at its history and future. Today there are three typical speed ...

UK's largest ever road tunnel spanning 14 miles to be built as planning for mega project gets the go-ahead. By LES ROOPANARINE. Published: 08:08 EDT, 25 March 2025 | Updated: 10:00 EDT, 25 March 2025 ...

Four new roads are set to be built, ready to end traffic chaos across the UK. Projects in Wiltshire, Leeds, Essex and Buckinghamshire could cost a combined total of £90 million.

Caltrans said the work to fix the roadway would take several hours to complete. All lanes were reopened just after 10:30 p.m. In 2019, chunks of concrete from the bridge's upper deck fell onto the ...

The UK National Ecosystem Assessment, external (NEA), for example, estimates that less than 1% of the country is "built on", about 2% of England. I wrote about their work five years ago .

The lack of twists and turns means that many motorists believe it was built by the Romans, who made a number of particularly straight roads in the UK such as the A5. However, the road's history is ...

Plans for up to 270 homes can now go ahead after an appeal where the inspector found the nearby settlement was a village, and not, as the local authority claimed, a “large built up area” or town.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Ms Shan said the driver reached speeds of up to 85mph in 30mph zones, including in Catcote Road and Owton Manor Lane. She said he started to go off road and at one point reversed into the police car.

The development, which will be built near the Les Cinq Chênes estate, has sparked fears that more housing will exacerbate traffic problems in the area, particularly around St Saviour's School ...

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Britain will build a prototype fusion energy plant, business minister Jacob Rees-Mogg said on Monday. "We will build the UK's first prototype fusion energy ...

Wales will introduce a default speed limit of 20 mph (30 km/h) in built-up areas from next year, in a bid to lower road collisions and noise pollution, as well as encourage people to walk or cycle.