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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Sebastian Mann

East London council issues 'lane rental scheme' in bid to tackle roadworks at busy times

London's roadworks problem has previously been described as 'incredibly difficult' to fix -

An east London council could soon introduce a ‘lane rental scheme’ in a bid to dissuade roadworks taking place during busy times.

Havering Council will soon consider a scheme which would see companies pay for each day a road is closed between peak times of 7am to 10am and 3pm to 7pm.

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