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Little Petherick Bridge © The HRE Group

Highways England accused of abusing emergency powers to demolish or infill bridges on disused railways

Campaigners say government-owned company's actions put plans for active travel routes at risk

Mon, Feb 01, 2021 15:32
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The M25 (CC licensed image by Highways Agency:Flickr)

High Court challenge to government’s £27 billion plans to build roads in England

Campaign group Transport Action Network says plans conflict with government commitments to fight climate change

Tue, Apr 21, 2020 14:03
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Queensbury Tunnel No 2 Shaft (picture credit Queensbury Tunnel Society)

Highways England accused of wasting tens of thousands of public money on CCTV in Queensbury Tunnel

West Yorkshire Combined Authority has requested £23m to save the tunnel and build a cycle route, but Highways England wants to fill it in

Sat, Feb 29, 2020 14:18
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Queensbury Tunnel No 2 Shaft (picture credit Queensbury Tunnel Society)

“Inexplicable” why Highways England is refusing to pause abandonment of tunnel earmarked for cycle route

Campaigners say recent infilling of a ventilation shaft was “entirely unwarranted”

Fri, Jan 03, 2020 15:26
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Queensbury Tunnel No 2 Shaft (picture credit Queensbury Tunnel Society)

Highways England refuses to pause abandonment of Queensbury Tunnel even as council applies for funding to turn it into cycle route

West Yorkshire Combined Authority requests £23m to save tunnel and build cycle route

Fri, Dec 20, 2019 15:04
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Queenbury Tunnel – Deconstruction site

Queensbury Tunnel row: Bradford Council urges Transport Secretary to intervene

Highways England accused of breaching planning permission by starting to fill in tunnel

Tue, Oct 29, 2019 21:41
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Queensbury Tunnel No 2 Shaft (picture credit Queensbury Tunnel Society)

Highways England accused of “ruthless vandalism” and abuse of emergency powers over filling of Queensbury Tunnel

“We’ve been advised that the material being tipped down the shaft could be removed and used as the foundations for the cycle track”

Sat, Oct 26, 2019 14:00
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Queensbury Tunnel No 2 Shaft

Queensbury Tunnel campaigners accuse Highways England of over-reaction as works suspended on safety grounds

Campaigners have been battling to have disused rail tunnel re-opened as Europe's longest cycling tunnel

Mon, Oct 21, 2019 16:48
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A30

Highways England to spend £17m on cycling projects alongside A30 in Cornwall

30km of projects due to be delivered by spring 2021

Sat, Feb 23, 2019 12:00
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Bradley Wiggins on the A63 (via YouTube).jpg

Highways England decides against banning cyclists from UK’s fastest time trial course

Cycling UK welcomes a ‘victory for common sense’

Thu, Sep 13, 2018 14:41
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