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Expect Delays As Work
Begins On M25 Junction
A multi-million pound road improvement
project that will help to kick start billions in
regeneration began at the end of last month.
The interchange between the A13 and the
M25 at junction 30
near Thurrock in Essex
will be overhauled to
reduce congestion and
improve safety.
The A13 on approach to
the junction will be widened to four lanes in each
direction, and the junction
itself will be improved, with
new dedicated link roads
between the M25 and the
A13.
Highways Agency project
manager Lizzie Pauling
said:
“This busy junction sits
at the heart of the Thames
Gateway regeneration area,
and the improvements we’re
making will make sure that
it can continue its key role
Charity
urges police
investment
as road
casualties rise
Brake, the road safety charity, is urging government to make traffic policing a national priority, in response to
figures revealing that traffic police
numbers in England and Wales have
fallen by 23% in the past four years,
from 5,635 in March 2010 to 4,356 in
March 2014. This continues a trend,
highlighted by Brake, which has been
ongoing since at least 2008.
in supporting economic
growth, both nationally and
in the region. Traffic at the
junction is expected to grow
by up to a quarter by 20 3"