Labour slams road waste
Page 7
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
• Labour has condemned the Government's road building plans for London as an "appalling waste of public money" and says the proposals will only heighten the capital's congestion crisis.
Deputy shadow transport spokesman Joan Ruddock (right) unveiling Labour's document Time for a U-Turn, says road building costs could have been underestimated by as much as 400% and that the environmental impact of the road schemes has also been "totally ignored".
As an alternative, says Ruddock, Labour would look at more public transport, restrictions on the use of company cars and road pricing. L' Despite calling road building plans for London a "balanced package which will bring environmental benefits," the Freight Transport Association has hit out at red route proposals.