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Local Transport Today
In brief
Plans to increase the tolls on the  Dartford crossings twice within the space of six months have been dropped by the Government. Tolls were to... continue
Local Transport Today
Regular news
Councillors in Cambridgeshire are debating whether to cut the speed limit on the 12-mile stretch of the A10 between Cambridge and Ely. The single... continue
Local Transport Today
Secondary stories
The DfT will invite ideas for tackling congestion on the A14 corridor between Felixstowe and the Midlands this month, including whether improvements... continue
Local Transport Today
People/people
John Lamb has been appointed divisional director – place at Buckinghamshire County Council. Lamb is a former director of environment, transport... continue
New Transit
Technology News
Train operator East Coast has enhanced its real time information service for on-board Wi-Fi internet users. The new welcome page when logging on to... continue
Local Transport Today
In brief
Norfolk County Council is hoping to negotiate another ‘fixed pot’ scheme with bus operators for concessionary fares reimbursement next... continue
Local Transport Today
Regular news
Transport secretary Justine Greening this week delayed a final decision on plans for a new rail link from London to Oxford, pending the outcome of... continue
Local Transport Today
In brief
Buckinghamshire County Council is making a new application to ministers for a Local Enterprise Partnership covering the county.  The county is... continue
Local Transport Today
Regular news
Transport for London has outlined  options for building Crossrail 2 – the Chelsea-Hackney link – as an automatic metro railway, or... continue
Local Transport Today
In brief
Hertfordshire County Council plans to consult on a further round of bus service cuts that could save the authority £700,000 a year. The council... continue
New Transit
People
Elaine Holt is to join National Express in January as a rail bid director after failing to agree a new contract with the government’s Directly... continue
Local Transport Today
News
Ringway Jacobs has been named preferred bidder for Essex County Council’s integrated highways maintenance contract, seeing off competition from... continue
Local Transport Today
Media monitor
The 25th anniversary of the opening of the M25 orbital motorway around London generated wildly conflicting coverage its usefulness, or otherwise. A... continue
Local Transport Today
Regular news
Andrew Forster
Cambridgeshire County Council plans to launch three local transport franchise pilots this winter, with the  aim of delivering public transport... continue
Local Transport Today
Regular news
Suffolk County Council officers are recommending a traditional outsourcing approach to highways services, rather than a joint venture model that had... continue
Local Transport Today
Regular news
The Highways Agency has cancelled a road safety trial on the A47 in Norfolk that would have seen water-filled ditches (dykes) relocated away from the... continue
Local Transport Today
In brief
Cycle hire facilities will be provided at Norwich station as part of the new short-term Greater Anglia rail franchise awarded by the DfT to Abellio... continue
Local Transport Today
In brief
Environmental groups are pressing ministers to reject Norfolk County Council’s £67.5m funding bid for the Norwich Northern Distributor... continue
Local Transport Today
Regular news
Andrew Forster
Labour has urged the Government to redraw the London-West Midlands high-speed rail route to serve Heathrow Airport and reduce the impact on the... continue
Local Transport Today
People/people
Mark Kemp has left Cambridgeshire County Council, where he was service director, highways and access, and is now chairman of the Highways and... continue
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