Further details of £1.3bn road investment announced
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has outlined further details of more than £1.3 billion of road improvements which were announced as part of the Autumn Statement last week. This includes: £925...
View ArticleReports outline benefit of northern road improvements
Transport for the North has been working with the Department for Transport on three Strategic Road Studies in the North. Newly published reports outline how journeys across the region could be...
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56,000 construction professionals needed by 2020
More than 50,000 construction professionals, including 15,000 in the roads sector, are needed to deliver key infrastructure projects. Speaking to civil engineering contractors at the London Transport...
View ArticleExclusive: Ministers ‘water down’ National Roads Fund plans
The Government does not intend to legislate to create the National Roads Fund from 2020, Transport Network understands, in what some say is a watering down of the plans. Senior Whitehall sources...
View ArticleORR publishes views on RIS2
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says lessons must be learnt from the delivery of the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) as plans for RIS2 continue to gather pace. The ORR has been working closely with...
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Major Road Network proposals gaining traction
The co-authors of the Rees Jeffrey’s Report ‘A Major Road Network for England’ are increasingly optimistic that the study’s proposals will be taken forward. The report calls for the recognition of an...
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Modelling shows driverless cars could cut delays
Driverless cars could significantly reduce delays, according to a new study by the Department for Transport. The project used computer software to create virtual models of different parts of the UK...
View ArticleGovernment gives green light to Stonehenge tunnel plans
Plans for a 1.8 mile road tunnel that will run past Stonehenge have been finalised by the Government. The plans to transform the A303 from a single carriageway to a dual-lane form part of a £2...
View ArticleCouncils find out their share of £1.2bn local roads funding
The Department for Transport (DfT) has allocated £1.2 billion of local roads funding to councils across England. Local authorities are today (13 January) finding out their share of the pot for the 2017...
View Article£1.1bn of road improvements set to take place in East of England
Consultations on £1.1 billion of improvements to some of the East of England’s busiest roads will take place over the next three months. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said eight schemes are being...
View ArticleFunding secured for new M11 junction
A new £45 million junction on the M11 near Harlow will be jointly funded by the Department for Transport and Essex County Council. The new junction will help to ensure the delivery of 15,000 homes and...
View Article8,000 drivers caught using mobiles in one week
Almost 8,000 drivers were caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel during a police crackdown in November. Last year the Department for Transport (DfT) announced plans to double the punishment for...
View ArticleRecord numbers choose electric vehicles
New official figures show that a record number of new ultra low emissions vehicles (ULEVs) are on Britain’s roads. Department for Transport figures show 9,657 ULEVs were registered in the UK in the...
View ArticleNew campaign to improve cyclists’ safety
Cyclists in London and Manchester are being encouraged to ‘hang back’ from lorries in a safety campaign launched by the Department for Transport (DfT). The THINK! campaign has been developed after...
View ArticleMidlands Connect receives £12m funding boost
The Department for Transport (DfT) has provided Midlands Connect with a further £12 million for its work in developing the transport links needed to power the Midlands Engine. The funding from the DfT...
View ArticleSIB 2016: Message from the Minister
Roads Minister Andrew Jones has highlighted the demonstrations being carried out at this year’s Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) event as a “stand out feature”. Highways SIB is Europe’s only event...
View ArticleSIB 2016: HMEP future confirmed
The future of the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) has been outlined by programme manager Haydn Davies at this year’s Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) event. Speaking earlier today (9...
View ArticleRSTA: Investment in roads needed to cope with increased traffic
The head of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) says increased traffic on the network demonstrates the need for well maintained roads. Responding to new traffic level estimates from the...
View ArticleRoad users want better information when stuck in roadworks
A report from transport user watchdog Transport Focus says the highways industry must consider the needs of people in vehicles when carrying out roadworks. That’s the message from road users across...
View ArticleChancellor to unveil £1.3bn roads improvement package
Chancellor Philip Hammond will unveil a £1.3 billion package of local road improvements and congestion busting schemes in the Autumn Statement on Wednesday (23 November). According to national media...
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