Traffic and Travel News - Wakefield Express

Parking fines on their way for Wakefield estate

Motorists who park on a Wakefield estate are being warned that they will be fined if they are found to have parked 'badly'.

Traffic and Travel

Coun Wallis said that a new Northern train timetable this month could leave more people standing on busy services.

Poor public transport 'contributing to climate change'

The actions of bus and train companies are contributing to climate change, a Labour councillor has claimed.

Traffic and Travel

UK toll road fees: 15 major toll roads, bridges and tunnels - and how much each charge to cross

The UK has numerous roads, bridges and tunnels where toll fees must be paid in order to cross.

Traffic and Travel

A bus burst into flames in Hemsworth over the weekend. Picture: Denise Hales.

Investigation underway after bus bursts into flames on Hemsworth street

This video shows the moment a bus burst into flames in Hemsworth over the weekend.

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Judith Blake at Transport for the North (TfN) inaugural conference at Cutler's Hall in Sheffield in February. Picture: Scott Merrylees.

Yorkshire leaders call for clear commitment from Government over HS2

Regional leaders in Yorkshire and other parts of northern England have written to Elizabeth Truss to ask for the Government’s clear commitment to fully deliver the second phase of high-speed rail plans.

News

Every 50mph, 40mph and 30mph mobile speed camera location in and around Wakefield from Monday, May 20

Police and Wakefield Council have released a list of every mobile speed camera location in the city.

Traffic and Travel

Chris Edmonson, 31, sadly died after being airlifted to hospital following a crash on the M62.

Tributes paid to tragic M62 crash victim who battled 'life-limiting conditions'

A lecturer at the University of York who worked with the victim of a terrible M62 crash has described him as an inspiration to 'generations of students.'

People

Crushing new £100 police fines for Red X offenders on M1 and M62

Drivers can be hit with a £100 fine and three points if they ignore this new smart motorway law.

Traffic and Travel

The M62 Westbound is fully closed after a crash between J23 and J22. Photo @WYP_TrafficDave

Crash brings traffic on M62 to a standstill as motorway is closed

Highways England has reported there is over five miles of congestion on the M62 motorway this morning after a crash between a lorry and van.

Traffic and Travel

Drivers on M1 in Yorkshire urged to watch out for these HGVs

A week of action to improve safety on England's most used motorway, the M1, starts today as undercover police target dangerous drivers from unmarked HGVs.

Crime

A van driver was also spotted with no hands on the wheel as he used one hand to change gear and the other to hold his mobile phone.

Undercover police catch 200 dangerous drivers on Yorkshire's busiest roads using HGV

More than 200 dangerous drivers in Yorkshire have been caught by police using an unmarked HGV supercab on the county's busiest roads in the past 12 months, the Yorkshire Post can reveal.

Crime