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Authorities condemn figure-of-eight M25 prank

The Highways Agency has condemned pranksters who last night reconfigured the M25 in to a giant figure-of-eight, and branded their actions as ‘short-sighted, potentially dangerous and extremely silly’.

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Posted: Mar 27th, 2013
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Swindon resident turns garden into lucrative toll road

Featuring a shed, some petunias and a gnome with a fishing rod, the route shaves vital seconds off the journey between Acacia Gardens and Huxbury Crescent.

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Posted: Jan 5th, 2013
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Highways Agency aiming for 90% of motorways to be undergoing roadworks by 2013

A spokesman for the Highways Agency has today confirmed that their current strategy is to have cones, a 50mph speed limit, and average speed cameras on 90% of the UK’s motorways by mid-2013.

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Posted: Dec 16th, 2011
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Stranded Londoners treated for fresh air contamination

Londoners stranded outside London by the M1 closure are being subjected to dangerous levels of fresh air and amicable conversation, warned health experts yesterday.

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Posted: Apr 18th, 2011
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Drivers ‘ill-prepared’ for clement weather

drivers often stuck for hours in unbearable sweatersThe mild weather hitting large parts Great Britain over the last couple of months has brought the country to a standstill. Britain’s road network has once again ground to a halt, with weather-stricken motorists caught off guard by the sudden arrival of flurries of sunshine.

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Posted: Mar 23rd, 2011
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