Traffic Jams in the M6
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2000 x 1312 px | 33.9 x 22.2 cm | 13.3 x 8.7 inches | 150dpiDate taken:
6 May 2003Location:
Wolverhampton UKPhotographer:
David JonesMore information:
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Southbound traffic approaches Junction 10 of the M6 near Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. Motorists will discover later how much they will have to pay to use Britain's first toll road which will relieve congestion on the busiest stretch of the country's roads after the M25. The privately-built-and-run 485 million road will open in January 2004. Designed for 72, 000 vehicles per day, the section of the M6 between junctions 4 and 11 currently carries 180, 000, at an average speed of 17 mph . 16/06/2003: Traffic on the busiest roads could increase by an alarming 25% over the next seven years if the Government fails to act now by introducing a nationwide congestion charge, experts claim Monday June 16 2003. In an influential new report Transport Secretary Alistair Darling is warned that many parts of the country would come to a standstill by 2010 if he delayed any decision. The controversial charge - introduced in London four months ago - should be extended to other parts of the country to cover peak periods and could be introduced alongside a compensatory reduction in motoring taxes, the study said. 03/12/03: Young children suffer more coughing attacks the nearer they live to a main road, researchers claimed. Researchers from the University of Leicester studied 3, 410 youngsters aged one to five living in the city and found that for every 100 metres they lived closer to a busy main road. 31/12/03: southbound traffic on the M6 near Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. More than two in three motorists believe the Government should be doing more to improve congested roads, the RAC said. Many motorists would mark the Government's performance on transport in 2003 with a resounding "must do better" the motoring organisation said. 10/02/2004: Drivers will spend the equivalent of an extra working week a year stuck in traffic by the end of the decade unless the Government changes its transport policy, a campaign group warned Tuesday February 10, 2004.