M5 Gloucestershire bridge work starts
Road users are reminded that a comprehensive package of bridge safety improvements and maintenance to benefit road users on the M5 near Gloucester will require lane closures from Monday 13 January.
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Parking fines could be cut, ending use as council 'cash cow'
Parking fines could be reduced and grace periods introduced, the Government has said, following criticism that local councils use parking enforcement as a “cash cow”.
The Department for Transport is considering legal options to abolish the minimum rates for parking penalty charges to allow local authorities to lower fines for minor parking violations.
It also wants local authorities to publish their parking accounts in a bid to create more transparency around fines.
It today formally responded…
Bank stabilisation work A38 Haldon Hill
Work to stabilise the bank alongside the A38 at Haldon Hill will get underway on Monday 13 January.
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Roads closed in Wiltshire, January 9
The following roads are closed in Wiltshire this morning:
A30 Wilton Road Barford St Martin, both ways at B3089 West Street
A30 Wilton Road in Barford St Martin closed in both directions near the B3089 West Street junction, because of flooding.
A303 Deptford, eastbound at A36
A303 Wiltshire – A303 in Deptford closed and slow traffic eastbound at the A36 junction, because of flooding. Diversion in operation – via A36 into Salisbury.
A4 Pewsham, Chippenham, westbound between King Henry Drive…
