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Roads Minister, Jesse Norman, has revealed plans to keep traffic moving through Kent in the event of disruption to cross-Channel services.
It includes a new version of ‘Operation Stack’ with a contraflow on the northbound carriageway of the M20 between junctions 8 and 9 while lorries are being queued for the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. This will prevent traffic having to be diverted onto smaller local roads.
The scheme will be ...
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Explosive detection dogs have been reintroduce at UK airports to screen cargo, according to the Department for Transport.
The dogs have undertaken a rigorous new training programme set out by the UK government to prepare them for the task of sniffing out explosives.
Free running explosive detection dogs (FREDDs) and their human ...
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The UK Government lifted a ban on air cargo on direct flights from Dhaka today (19 February). It said it followed ongoing cooperation with the Bangladesh government on aviation security at Dhaka International Airport. The government also said it would continue to work with the country to support improvement in ...
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Roads Minister Jesse Norman is urging companies to compete for up to £15 million of funding to develop technology to reduce harmful road freight emissions. Projects could include making vehicles lighter or improving the efficiency of engines or batteries. The completion has been developed with Innovate UK.
https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/26/overview.
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The Department for Transport has revealed its prefered route for the Lower Thames Crossing connecting the M25 to Channel-bound routes via a new estuary crossing. It chosen option 'C' running from a new junction between junctions 29 and 30 on the M25 over a new crossing to the east of ...
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Rail freight currently carries one in four of the containers coming into our ports but could carry an even higher proportion, said rail minister Paul Maynard on publishing the government’s new Rail Freight Strategy on 13 September.
Rail reduces carbon emissions by around three quarters compared to road, and also ...
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The UK Department for Transport has relaxed drivers' hours rules for trucks caught up in the congestion. The temporary measures apply for 30 days from 30 July and apply only to drivers who have used a ferry or Eurotunnel to reach or leave Kent or vehicles with operating centres in ...
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The UK Government is challenging an EU regulation that it says requires it spend money developing a rail freight corridor to Scotland. The Department for Transport has asked the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) to annul an amendment in the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which obliges London to invest in ...
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The House of Commons Transport Committee has called on the government to do more to tackle UK ports' bottlenecks in a report published on 26 November. The BBC website reported that Mps believe that the UK is at a disadvantage to other EU countries and there was inconsistency in who ...
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The CBI urged the Government to maintain night flights at London's three main airports - Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted – in its response to a Department for Transport consultation which closed on 21 April. It said that night flights play a key role in aviation and generate millions of pounds ...
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