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• A member of the Royal Family is expected to open the 2300 million second road bridge over the River Severn on 5 June. The crossing has taken four years to build.
• Eurotunnel's Le Shuttle freight service continued to increase market share during February. Figures showed the cross channel operator carried 46,454 trucks in February-1,000 more than in January and more than double February 1995's traffic.
• Parcel and freight carrier, United Carriers, has set up a web site on the internet. It will include details of the company and services and can be accessed on http://www. unitedcarriers.co.uk.
• Registrations of vehicles over 3.5 tonnes fell by 503 to 3,652 in February compared to the same month last year. Year-to-date figures have fallen by 458 to 7,910.
• The Highways Agency information line has received over 4,200 calls in its first six months of operation, two thirds of which were general enquiries about roadworks • Around 160 trunk road bridges in Wales will require strengthening to carry 40-tonne lorries, Parliament was told last week.
• CM's first Match and Win Competition last week produced 10 winners who will each receive £100. Another 21000 is up for grabs this week (p 34). If you haven't a card ring 01235 824301