Transport secretary Mark Harper has announced delays to major transport schemes including HS2 and strategic roads as well as big cuts to active travel funding. Ahead of the Spring Budget on Wednesday, Harper warned it would be... continue
The DfT has launched a consultation on an updated National Networks National Policy Statement (NNNPS) and Appraisal of Sustainability to guide the developers of major new road, rail and rail freight schemes and incorporate the latest environmental standards, policy commitments and net zero... continue
The Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS) report for the National Networks National Policy Statement is published for consultation alongside the draft NNNPS. It provides information to stakeholders on the potential sustainability effects (positive and negative) of the NNNPS. The AoS identifies... continue
Newcastle Newcastle City Council has started trials of low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) on streets in the Jesmond area of the city. The restrictions have been introduced on an 18-month trial basis – with public consultation happening in the first six months of the experiment. Jesmond is the... continue
A Senedd-backed motion which criticised “lack of engagement”... continue
Transport secretary Mark Harper has announced delays to major transport schemes including HS2 and strategic roads as well as big cuts to active travel funding. A week ahead of the Spring Budget, Harper warned it would be difficult for the Government to deliver its capital programme due to... continue
With rail projects, Phase 2a of the HS2 project between Birmingham and Crewe has been pushed back by two years. Plans to extend HS2 to its London terminus at Euston will now be delivered at the same time as Phase 2b to Manchester. “We will therefore take the time to ensure we have an... continue
Harper’s statement suggested that spending for active travel projects has been cut from £300m to £100m. This, he said, was part of “around £3bn investment in active travel over this Parliament, including from City and Region Sustainable Transport settlements and... continue
Delivering £8.8bn City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) and £1bn for ‘levelling up’ and were among the pledges announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his Spring Budget last week. CRSTS will cover 2027-28 to 2031-32, with funding for Greater Manchester... continue
A Senedd motion which criticised “lack of engagement” by the Welsh Roads Review Panel has been supported by 54 MSs with no opposition or abstentions. First Minister Mark Drakeford and Climate Change Minister Julie James voted for the motion but her deputy, Lee Waters, was... continue
A new road to “divert rat running” away from Melton Mowbray town centre in Leicestershire will “reduce congestion improve air quality and provide faster local journeys”, according to the Government. The £115.2m scheme includes £49.5 from the Government, alongside... continue
Sheffield City Council’s scheme to remove thousands of street trees and... continue
The proposed reopening of a derelict railway on the island of Anglesey could be achieved at 35% lower capital cost if light rail rather than heavy rail technology were used, according to consultant WSP. Reopening the Anglesey Central Railway, which passes through the county town of Llangefni,... continue
Nearly 30% of young of people in Glasgow responding to a survey admitted that they lacked the confidence to travel by bus. The survey, carried out by operator First Bus, found that younger respondents, aged 18-34, were nearly 10% more likely to report that low confidence prevents them from... continue
Stagecoach has joined with D&G Bus to provide buses for the route from Chester to Crewe, after Arriva North West said it was pulling out of the area. Route 84 will operate out of Stagecoach’s Chester Depot 24 April. The service will run Monday to Saturday as an hourly service between... continue
A NHS board is developing a Transport and Accessibility Strategy which will inform the development of a new hospital site and support other national plans for transport, active travel and clean air. Hywel Dda University Health Board, which covers the rural counties of Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire... continue
The Welsh Government is considering preventing private hire drivers from working for multiple operators at the same time, in an attempt to stop the “multi-apping” which can lead to sudden cancellations of bookings. The proposal is one of many in a white paper which the government is now... continue
The effect that autonomous vehicles (AVs) will have on road traffic volumes is too uncertain to influence current decision making on enhancing network capacity, according to Welsh Deputy Climate Change Minister Lee Waters. “We don’t yet know for sure what the reaction is going to... continue
The Government has confirmed plans to introduce a replacement HGV 'green' levy in which carbon dioxide emissions, estimated according to the weight of the vehicle, and its environmental performance are taken into account, whilst ensuring that the levy liability is as closely aligned as possible to... continue
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