Yorkshire region one of the winners in latest round of roads funding

North and East Yorkshire as well as York City Council have been winners in the latest round of maintenance funding. According to the Department for Transport (DfT), the City of York Council was getting £5.592million, North Yorkshire County Council £52.623 million and East Riding of Yorkshire Council £20.295 million. The funding package will target around […]

Caerphilly could be first fully-electric transport hub in Britain

Caerphilly in Wales is set to have the first fully-electric public transport hub in Britain by the end of the year, the council has reported. This is after the delivery of 16 new electric buses, which the council has said would be a ‘positive step’ towards improving ‘clean, green public transport’. The agreement for the new […]

Council welcomes funding boost for Lincolnshire’s road network

A Lincolnshire councillor has welcomed the new £54.3 million investment for the county’s road network. The money comes after the announcement by the DfT of an extra £1.7 billion for the UK road network and also news of the full maintenance allocation for local authorities for 2020 and 2021. Councillor Richard Davies, executive member for […]