congestion

Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has ruled out construction of a stretch of new M4 motorway around Newport, citing economic and environmental issues.

A £317 million project to tackle traffic jams has made journeys longer on some of England’s major roads.

Manchester is the second most congested city in England, according to a National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) congestion league table, and chairman Sir John Armitt says this cannot be addressed from London, but must be tackled by metro mayors.

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced that £49.5 million of government funding will go towards a scheme to build a 7-kilometre single carriageway road around the centre of Melton Mowbray to ease congestion.