Regions' advice on transport investment priorities receives Alexander's blessing

13 July 2006

Douglas Alexander said the regional funding allocation process had been ?generally welcomed? and ?proved very constructive?

South Yorkshire PTE's plans to extend the Supertram system have been rejected

The DfT has provisionally approved Essex County Council's £63.6m plan to remodel the A13/A130 Sadlers Farm Junction

Anyone who doubted the sincerity of the Government's pledge to give the eight English regions outside London a say on transport investment priorities should have been reassured last week by transport secretary Douglas Alexander's announcement on regional funding allocations. Alexander accepted the broad thrust of the regions' submissions, with the advice from the regional stakeholders (the regional assemblies, regional development agencies and the Government offices) influencing both what...