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Face coverings will be mandatory on public transport from Monday 15 June, and people could be refused travel or fined if they don’t comply, transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced.
Some have suggested that the inexperience of drivers has caused problems on smart motorways. However, International Transport Specialists JJX Logistics Ltd tells Transport Network that well trained professional drivers are also raising concerns.
Labour's shadow transport secretary, Jim McMahon, has written to the transport secretary calling on the Government to 'urgently' bring forward a plan to protect the aviation industry.
Transport minister, Kelly Tolhurst, has warned that airline companies like British Airways that cut staff and reduce terms face losing the most lucrative landing and take-off slots in British airports.
Liverpool City Council is set to deliver a £4m fund for up to 65 miles of pop-up cycle lanes along seven key routes across the city.
“ The construction industry’s leading procurement contract suite, NEC, has issued guidance for navigating its contracts during the coronavirus. ”
Tom Van Vuren, technical director and practice leader transport planning Australia at Mott MacDonald, discusses what the COVID-19 outbreak can teach us about transport modelling.
Highways England has re-opened the debate over the effectiveness of its current stopped vehicle detection (SVD) technology, claiming that it is ‘effective in all levels of traffic’.
Mark Lynam is director of transport, housing and infrastructure at Sheffield City Region and a director of the Institute of Economic Development. He argues we must seek to use the current crisis as an opportunity to encourage the move towards better travel choices.
