Motoring and freight bodies this week demanded Government... continue
The National Audit Office this week censured the DfT and HS2 Ltd for their poor management of the HS2 project. The NAO’s report, released as LTT closed for press, says the project is over budget and behind schedule because the DfT, HS2 Ltd and wider government have underestimated the... continue
The consultant who was instrumental in putting HS2 on the... continue
Welsh transport minister Ken Skates intervened this week in Cardiff Council’s proposal for a road user charge from which city residents would be exempt. The council’s new transport White Paper explains that the authority will consider road user charging and a workplace parking levy... continue
Transport for London is inviting bids to London FreightLab, a programme to promote innovative freight projects in the capital. Ideas must be submitted by 5 February. FreightLab will offer funding, land, and expertise during the pilot stage for up to six projects. Ten organisations are supporting... continue
The Government needs to help find a way to make it easier for businesses to install electric vehicle charging facilities at their premises, according to the Freight Transport Association. Natalie Chapman, the FTA’s head of urban policy, told LTT that funding the upgrade to electricity... continue
Lancashire County Council has rejected criticism after marking out electric vehicle charging bays with white paint. Colne’s Business Improvement District said the bays should be blue because that is the colour associated with electricity. In response, Lancashire said: “The markings for... continue
Oxfordshire County Council is to prepare a business case for a workplace parking levy covering some of the least accessible parts of the city. The levy... continue
Milton Keynes Council has voiced alarm about deteriorating bus service performance in the area. There has been a “considerable deterioration of service punctuality and reliability over recent months”, head of transport Steve Hayes and strategic lead for passenger transport Adele... continue
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) is in talks with the DfT about refreshing Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2. The likelihood is that the CIHT and DfT will collaborate on a new version, Manual for Streets 3, incorporating developments since... continue
Carmarthenshire County Council is to install electric vehicle chargepoints in 14 public car parks close to residential areas, rather than on-street. The chargepoints are funded by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV). “The OLEV scheme is primarily focused on the installation of... continue
A bus-based mass rapid transit (MRT) system could support the future growth of Milton Keynes, according to a 30-year spatial strategy published for consultation by the council. Milton Keynes Council’s draft 2050 strategy envisages the area’s population almost doubling from 268,600... continue
The construction of a ‘garden village’ between Portsmouth and Southampton appears to be in jeopardy because of a lack funding for the necessary improvements to a nearby motorway junction. The 6,000-home Welborne Garden Village near Fareham is being promoted by... continue
Norfolk County Council has complained to the Office of Rail and Road about Highways England’s lack of progress to improve sections of the A47 east-west road that... continue
The Freight Transport Association has voiced frustration at the Government’s decision not to provide an account-based autopay facility for clean air zone charges. The Government is creating a national payment portal for all charging CAZs in England, simplifying the payment process. But... continue
Warrington Borough Council is pressing for a Northern... continue
Cancelling HS2 will push up the cost of all future major Government infrastructure projects because contractors will build in additional risk premiums to their tender prices, the rail industry warned this week. The message comes in a letter to the Prime Minister ahead of the Government making... continue
Local authorities in northeast England are calling for no change to the way track capacity between Newcastle and Northallerton in North Yorkshire is allocated when a new timetable is introduced in December 2021. The two-track line between Newcastle and Northallerton, north of York, currently... continue
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