He also urged authorities to reinvest all surplus lane rental revenues in
road improvement schemes, a call echoed by the Freight Transport Association.
Not exact matches
«Due to the perceived lack of public support for
road pricing, any
scheme must also provide significant
improvements in the capacity and quality of viable alternative travel by public transport.»
As a result, an average
road improvement has induced an additional 10 % of base traffic in the short term and 20 % in the long term: individual
schemes with induced traffic at double this level may not be very unusual, especially for peak periods.
The last couple of months have been very challenging with major
road, drainage, anti-flood
schemes and electricity supply
improvements being completed by the utility companies and the Council.
It is expected that audit recommendations could include: moving school entrances and play areas away from busy
roads; «no engine idling»
schemes; changes to local
roads, including improved
road layouts and pedestrianisation around school entrances; green infrastructure such as «barrier bushes» along busy
roads and in playgrounds to filter toxic fumes; and
improvements to encourage walking and cycling to school along less polluted routes.