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The Government must inform taxpayers when roadworks to fix uneven surfaces from trenching will take place, the Shadow Minister of Transport said.
Susan Jackson said it was unacceptable that a number of roads have been left in a “deplorable state” aft...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
More than 2,000 unsafe helmets traded in for new models under a discount scheme have been turned into a display for Christmas.
The owners of Cycle Care, on Dundonald Street in Hamilton, said that at least three people have told them that replacing th...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bus drivers went on strike yesterday after industrial action by Bermuda Industrial Union members, the Ministry of Transport said.
Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, speaking on ZBM last night, said the dispute centred aroun...
DATE: Dec 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A section of Middle Road in Warwick was to be closed last night and later restricted to one lane to allow road-widening work to be carried out.
The Ministry of Public Works announced that the first phase of the work, east of Burnt House Hill, will in...
DATE: Dec 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Roadside breath test checkpoints will be set up across four parishes for a week over the Christmas period.
A Government notice warned that road blocks would be operated by police every day from December 20 to Boxing Day.
The checkpoints will all be ...
DATE: Dec 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s first electric buses are expected to hit the roads in April, it was announced yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said 30 buses would soon be on their way from China.
He added: “I am very excited to announce that the project ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Designated drivers will be offered complimentary alcohol-free drinks on Friday nights this month in a bid to combat drink driving.
The Bermuda Road Safety Council said it would offer free “zero proof cocktails” to customers at the Pickled Onion on F...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A charity against alcohol abuse is again offering a free lift home to make the roads safer over Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
CADA’s “Let Us Drive” programme will run from outside the LOM Building on the corner of Burnaby and Reid Street in Hamilton ...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Free parking for Christmas shoppers is back in the City of Hamilton.
From December 13 to Christmas Eve, drivers in the city can park free for their first three hours at City Hall Car Park and No 1 Car Park from 8am to 6pm.
Tickets are required as usu...
DATE: Dec 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Roadside breath-test checkpoints could be set up without warning in the future, senior police officers warned yesterday.
Police said the proposal was being examined by the Government along with plans to rationalise fines for traffic offences as part ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell