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New Welsh transport minister signals watering down of Sloman roads policy

New Welsh transport minister signals watering down of Sloman roads policy
Rhodri Clark

Newly appointed Welsh transport minister Ken Skates has said that one of the new criteria which Welsh road schemes must meet has caused difficulties. Skates was appointed Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and... continue

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Changes planned to transport decision making to meet climate resilience

Changes planned to transport decision making to meet climate resilience
Peter Stonham

The Department for Transport has promised to embed consideration of... continue

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The Mid Cornwall Metro travel improvements
Peter Stonham

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has confirmed the following funding allocation from Levelling Up Fund 2 for The Mid Cornwall Metro (MCM) rail improvements links between the north and south coasts of Cornwall by providing an hourly direct train service on the existing... continue

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Cornwall presses on with costly £147m road scheme
Peter Stonham

Cornwall Council is to go ahead with plans to build the A39 Camelford Bypass despite the cost tripling over original estimates to £147M resulting in a benefit cost ratio of only 0.74 putting the scheme in the “poor” value for money criteria. The council is having to submit an... continue

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Pre-scrutiny of plans called for by PAC chair amid concerns on waste

Pre-scrutiny of plans called for by PAC chair amid concerns on waste
Peter Stonham

Concerns at the need for greater scrutiny over public expenditure... continue

11 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
Crossrail sponsorship review seeks to learn wider lessons

Crossrail sponsorship review seeks to learn wider lessons

Continually reviewing a major project’s delivery model is highlighted as a key message from experience with the £19bn Crossrail project in a new report published jointly by the Department for Transport (DfT)... continue

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Transport planners examine merit of DfT ‘driver-friendly’ rules

Senior transport and traffic professionals have given their forthright reactions to the tranche of new traffic guidance introduced by the Government just before Easter in support of its Plan for Drivers. The range of new notices and regulations was covered in the last issue of LTT including... continue

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Government gets Parliament approval of new NNNP
Peter Stonham

The Government has obtained the required Parliamentary approval of the new National Networks National Policy statement (NNNPS), after a thinly attended short 90-minute debate just before the Easter recess. There was some criticism from the few MPs who spoke, including Labour Shadow Transport... continue

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Oxford Greens push for higher SUV car park charges

Oxford Greens push for higher SUV car park charges
Deniz Huseyin

Green councillors at Oxford City Council are to put forward a motion that owners of larger cars should pay higher car park tariffs. Owners of larger and higher emitting vehicles cost the public purse... continue

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Harper seeks information on Lower Thames Crossing from range of bodies

Harper seeks information on Lower Thames Crossing from range of bodies
Deniz Huseyin

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has issued a letter requesting more... continue

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