He was stopped by police just after 0400 BST on Monday on Tower Bridge Road, south London, a Scotland Yard spokesman said.

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At present, lorries use the city as a short cut from junction 18 of the M4 - along London Road and Cleveland Bridge - en route to the south coast.

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It will provide a new north to south route with a bridge over the River Tone, near Goodland Gardens, linking Wellington Road to Bridge Street.

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New traffic lights are being installed at the Longman Roundabout south of Kessock Bridge, Rose Street Roundabout and at the junction of Henderson and Longman Road.

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"The Forth Road Bridge has provided 25 million vehicles every year with a connection between communities north and south of the Forth estuary whilst acting as a vital link in Scotland's transport network, " he said.

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