The first of 25 megawatt-scale electric heavy goods vehicle (eHGV) charging hubs planned under the eFREIGHT 2030 progranme has gone live. The eHGV charging site at East Midlands Gateway was created by global logistics company Kuehne+Nagel. It is the first MCS-ready (Megawatt Charging System)... continue
The Treasury has published the promised new version of its Green Book guidance on scheme appraisal, expected to trigger comparable revisions to Department for Transport practice. It responds to the changes referenced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Public Spending review announcement last June,... continue
Draft new Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) has been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). It consolidates four existing guidance documents—the National Design Guide, the Design Process and Tools PPG, and the National Model... continue
Public transport connectivity , carbon emissions, bus patronage and active travel levels, are amongst transport indicators chosen by The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) for the first edition of the Local Outcomes Framework (LOF). Released alongside the Final Local... continue
Jacobs and PA Consulting have secured a four-year £16m contract extension from the Department for Transport leading a consortium to deliver its role in the National Security Science and Research (NSSR) programme. The initiative focuses on applying research and technology to improve the... continue
Transport payment technology business Masabi has acquired bus ticketing systems provider Passenger. Masabi, which pioneered early digitally scanned fare payments on rail services, now operates a payment -as-a-service model. It says the move will strengthen its “end-to-end mobility offering by... continue
The Government is to contribute £110m in funding towards the £200m North Hykeham Relief Road project in Lincolnshire. The remaining £90m costs will be covered by Lincolnshire County Council, which estimates the project will boost the local economy by £800m. The new dual... continue
Plans to create the blueprint for a Swiss-style integrated public... continue
Councils will find it hard to successfully implement Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) without regional leadership and adequate funding streams, concludes a report from a team of academics. “We found that local authorities needed access to extra resources boosting the limited capital budgets... continue
Suppliers of Connected Vehicle services across the UK have... continue
In the last issue of LTT, I noted that the departure of National Highways chief executive Nick Harris came as the DfT was preparing to allow the company to release the POPE reports about smart motorway schemes that it had previously suppressed. This, I suggested, raised “suspicions that they... continue
Many of England’s smart motorway schemes are poor value for money, evaluation reports from National Highways reveal. Analysis by the AA of National Highways’ 16 Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) reports shows that many smart motorway schemes are bad for the economy, or barely... continue
Plans to re-open the Gobowen-Oswestry branch line in Shropshire have been shelved after Rail Minister Lord Hendy said funding for the plan would not be available. In a letter to the LibDem North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan, Lord Hendy said: “I am sorry to advise that it has not been possible... continue
Network Rail has announced plans to close Bordesley railway station in Birmingham in 2029 as part of the Midlands Rail Hub (MRH) project. The project would see two new elevated tracks connecting the lines on the existing Bordesley viaduct from Birmingham’s Snow Hill and Moor Street stations... continue
Ann Davies MP, Plaid Cymru’s Transport Spokesperson, has tabled amendments to the Railways Bill to deliver Welsh rail devolution. Currently Wales & Borders train operations are devolved but the infrastructure is not, except for the Core Valley Lines. Davies called for parity of rail... continue
Electric vehicle, fuel and corporate payments company Allstar has renewed its agreement with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), strengthening its role as a long-term partner to public sector fleet operators. The renewed agreement marks more than 20 years of continuous collaboration. It enables... continue
9Yards has appointed Believ to install EV chargepoints across 12 of its retail parks nationally. The project is backed by a £10m... continue
The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has appointed Julia Prescot as the new Chair of its Council of Expert Advisers, succeeding Sir John Armitt. Prescot has worked in global... continue
The West Midlands is to become a Government centre for Transport and Infrastructure with a new campus for civil servants to be created. The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) will lead the development of the campus, appointing a senior civil servant, based in... continue
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