Police making construction ‘impossible’ with haulage restrictions, says NFB

By Daniel Gayne2024-04-10T11:15:00

Body calls on government to intervene

Police and local council restrictions on the movement of large loads on UK roads are making construction logistics nearly impossible, according to the National Federation of Builders (NFB).

The body claims it has heard that crane operators and hauliers which move abnormal-sized loads are pulling out of the market because embargoes on travel between certain hours are making jobs “impossible” or “financially unviable”.

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