“The Government alone cannot drive growth”: Transport sector responds to Chancellor’s Autumn Budget
Transport industry leaders have been responding to how the sector fared in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ second Autumn Budget – while most are largely positive, the introduction of a pay-per-mile scheme for electric vehicles and fears of the ramifications of the tax rises evinced in her statement are a clear thread running through the replies. Andy […]
Ireland announces €24bn transport plan
The Government of Ireland has published its €24bn plan for roads, rail, aviation, maritime and active travel projects it intends to begin over the next four years. Under the National Development Plan, the public transport projects that are being prioritised are Phase 1 of the Cork Area Commuter Rail programme, construction of DART in Dublin, […]
Belfast City Council receives road infrastructure project update
Members of the Belfast City Council have received an update from the Department for Infrastructure regarding road maintenance and improvement works for the years 2024/25 and 2025/26. During a meeting on Wednesday, 26 November, Divisional Roads Manager Simon Wells addressed the council, stating: “The Department’s Final 2025-26 Resource Budget is £637.1m, representing an increase of […]
Heathrow expansion – the legal path ahead: Top transport lawyer on ‘major infrastructure milestone’
Commenting on yesterday’s Heathrow expansion news and the legal/regulatory path ahead, Andrew Sanderson, Transport partner at law firm Kingsley Napley LLP, has issued a comprehensive response. “The government’s decision to back the Heathrow Airport third-runway proposal, including the rerouting of the M25 motorway, marks a major milestone for UK infrastructure. Yet from a legal and regulatory […]
ITS Australia announced as host of the 5th International Symposium on Free and Tollway Operations
ITS Australia is proud to announce that it will serve as the official host of the 5th International Symposium on Free and Tollway Operations (ISFO), taking place from 25 to 27 May 2027 in Melbourne, Australia. This landmark event will bring together world-leading experts, innovators, policymakers, and industry leaders to collaborate on advancing road infrastructure, […]
Agilysis and Transport Scotland win Prince Michael International Road Safety Award
A pioneering Safe System Capacity Building Programme, created by road safety specialists Agilysis, to support Transport Scotland, has been recognised with the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. The accolade acknowledges Scotland’s groundbreaking work in embedding the Safe System approach to achieve its objective of eliminating deaths and serious injuries on the roads by 2050. The project has delivered […]
Ferry firms’ dual carriageway plea for A75 bypass
Ferry operators in south-west Scotland are leading calls for any new bypass on the A75 to be a dual carriageway in both directions. The South West Scotland Transport Alliance (SWSTA) claims that dualling the long-awaited bypass for the villages of Springholm and Crocketford is the only option that should be considered, says the BBC. As […]
Survey shows travel in Scotland back to pre-pandemic levels
A survey of Scotland’s transport and travel habits has found that levels of travel have now returned to where they were immediately prior to the pandemic. Transport Scotland statisticians today released the Transport and Travel in Scotland statistics publication. The publication includes a range of statistics from the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) about the journeys […]
A troubling contradiction: Bus Users UK warns against ‘sidelining’ bus passengers in Budget response
Bus Users UK has welcomed measures in the Autumn Budget that will offer relief to many households, particularly the increase in the National Living Wage, but the charity warned that for the bus network, and the millions of people who rely on it, the Budget represents a troubling contradiction. Lydia Horbury, Chief Executive of Bus […]
Staffordshire County Council completes Cheadle Junction safety improvements
A crossroad in Cheadle has been changed from a ‘give way’ to a ‘stop’ junction after safety concerns were raised by the local community. A Staffordshire County Council highways scheme to carry out road repairs and improve safety at the Draycott Cross Road junction with the A521 Delphouse Road, as reported in Highways News last week, completed on Friday 21 November. […]