A CBI report has strongly criticised Labour's ten year transport plan, launched with a fanfare three years ago this month.
But the government insists progress is being made....
[b]ROADS[/b]
Pledge:
360 miles of trunk roads widened.
PENDING: Four widening schemes completed, six under construction and further 14 earmarked in current improvement plan.
Pledge:
80 schemes to improve safety and traffic flow at junctions.
PENDING: One major scheme completed so far, at M11 junction eight. "Steady progress" being made on a further 20 schemes, while another 39 have been identified for the program. Others should follow to reach target.
Pledge:
Wiping out maintenance backlog on local roads.
PENDING: Spending doubled on local road maintenance, with commitment to halt deterioration in local road condition by 2004.
Pledge:
New technology for better traffic management and real-time information.
PENDING: Highways Agency developing "active management" project and work continues on new national Traffic Control Centre in Birmingham.
[u]What are peoples thoughts.....?[/u]
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More details can be found on the [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3035328.stm#roads"]BBC Website[/url]
[url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3036770.stm"]CBI Report[/url][/i]
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I'm guessing the local road management excluded the county of Oxfordshire then...
To be fair about 6 weeks ago they came and painted white boxes around the offending pot holes, major dips in the road, cracked surfaces, dipped manhole covers and any other road problem under the sun but haven't done anyhting about it, at least you can see where the problems lie and use the whole road to navigate through them...
It's easy for a government to say were doing this that and the other but it's not until you get to see the completed work you'll believe them, there's too many ways to spin a yarn....
As they say 78.4% of statistics are made up oin the spot, no was that 84.6565% I can't remember....
To be fair about 6 weeks ago they came and painted white boxes around the offending pot holes, major dips in the road, cracked surfaces, dipped manhole covers and any other road problem under the sun but haven't done anyhting about it, at least you can see where the problems lie and use the whole road to navigate through them...
It's easy for a government to say were doing this that and the other but it's not until you get to see the completed work you'll believe them, there's too many ways to spin a yarn....
As they say 78.4% of statistics are made up oin the spot, no was that 84.6565% I can't remember....
Hmmm...me is guessing that these MP's don't drive on the M25 then!! 
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