Official figures from the Irish government have shown a record level of articulated lorry traffic at the ROI-NI border in 2022. The number of HGVs crossing the border has been steadily increasing since 2013, when the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) began collating the figures.

Official Irish data shows record level of HGVs border-crossing in 2022

The Department for Transport has opened an £80-£100k budget tender to find the best digital technology for managing EU-bound lorries in Kent so that no queues or congestion shall form in the future.

Government to use digital tech to stop EU-bound HGVs queuing in Kent

HGVs will be diverted onto several different roads as a result of a closure affecting <a href="https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19820680.a35-new-forest-close-january-april/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an 8-mile stretch of the A35 in Hampshire</a>. The stretch of road shall be closed for over 3 months; it it is due to reopen on April 8th. 

Stretch of the A35 to close for 3 months

<strong>Traffic is scheduled to be heavily restricted on the Haringvliet bridge in the Netherlands from 9 August. A one-lane system and a 50 km/h speed restriction are to be introduced for 2 years time. However, more than 10,000 people have signed a petition against the partial closure.</strong>

Official Irish data shows record level of HGVs border-crossing in 2022

Government to use digital tech to stop EU-bound HGVs queuing in Kent

Stretch of the A35 to close for 3 months

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