A new handbook supporting the concept of Triple Access Planning has been published. It brings digital accessibility and spatial proximity alongside provision for... continue
Transport secretary Mark Harper has laid a revised National policy statement on major Road and Rail networks before Parliament, providing a new framework for government to decide on Development Consent Applications for such schemes. The important statement will guide decisions on a range of... continue
The Government is to press on with its Action Plan to reform the way in which major infrastructure is authorised, following consultation about the definition and consenting processes for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, DLUHC minister Lee Rowley has announced. He said this would... continue
The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT)... continue
Transport for London (TfL) is to introduce the next generation of its iBus bus tracking and management system with a 10- year, £160m contract going to Init for the required technology. The supplier will replace on- vehicle hardware and back-office services for all buses and trams used on... continue
Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd not only favours reopening of the railway between Portadown and Londonderry via Omagh... continue
Expectations of passengers switching from air to rail have tipped... continue
The Welsh Government appears to have abandoned its proposal to create a public service Operator of Last Resort in case of bus franchise failure, despite the idea being strongly supported during... continue
A new approach is urgently needed to planning that replaces... continue
The £1.5bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project application has been granted development consent by Transport Secretary Mark Harper. The scheme - spanning 80km between the M6 at Penrith and the A1(M) at Scotch Corner - involves sections of the existing single carriageway sections becoming dual... continue
More than 70% of Scotland’s transport infrastructure... continue
The DfT has announced a £38m investment to improve road safety on 17 of the England’s most dangerous roads. It says improvements will include: designing new junctions and roundabouts; improving signage and road markings; new road surfacing and landscape management; and Improved... continue
The average delay for each vehicle on local A roads in England went up last year - 47.9 seconds per vehicle per mile (spvpm), up 5.3% from 2022 but down 0.6% from 2019, reveals new travel time statistics from the DfT. Meanwhile, the average speed was 23 miles per hour, down 2.1% from 2022 and up... continue
More than half of the road network in England and Wales have less than 15 years’ structural life remaining, with the amount needed to fix the backlog of repairs reaching a record high of £16.3bn. This is among the key findings in the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM)... continue
Limited and unreliable transport is making it hard for people in rural... continue
Significant increases in investment are needed if the UK is to meet its... continue
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.7% in 2023 to their... continue
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