Scottish Transport Minister steps down
The Scottish Transport Minister Graeme Dey has tendered his resignation from the Scottish Government for health-related reasons. Mr Dey served as Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans from 2018, and was appointed Transport Minister following the 2021 Holyrood elections. Accepting his resignation, the First Minister said he had been a formidable minister, and would be […]
Government to introduce bill for the next phase of HS2
The government is to introduce the Bill for the next phase of HS2 from Crewe to Manchester. Once approved, the High Speed Rail (Crewe to Manchester) Bill will allow HS2 to create a new transport spine across the North West and boosting local economies through better connections, more capacity, improved reliability and slashed journey times. This includes cutting […]
Transport Scotland appoints specialist contractor for A38 Rest and Be Thankful ground investigations
Transport Scotland has appointed Raeburn Drilling & Geotechnical to undertake ground investigations to help identify a long-term solution for the landslide-prone A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful. Preliminary ground investigations are expected to get underway next month. These are part of the design work to identify a preferred route option for an alternative to […]
AA president calls for more accessible charge points for electric vehicles
Electric vehicle charging posts need to be more accessible for the one in five people with disabilities, according to the AA president, addressing the EV infrastructure summit today. The call is supported by the vast majority of the 17,302 drivers who responded to an AA Yonder survey* last year. 73% say charge post spaces should […]
Chris Boardman to lead government’s new active travel body
Cyclist Chris Boardman is to become national commissioner of the government’s new cycling and walking body, Active Travel England (ATE), which launches today (24 January 2022). ATE will be responsible for driving up the standards of cycling and walking infrastructure and managing the national active travel budget, awarding funding for projects that meet the new national standards set out in […]
Greater Manchester clean air leaders formally confirm call on government to review impact of vehicle supply chain issues on GM Clean Air Plan
Greater Manchester’s clean air leaders will formally write to government calling for an urgent review of global vehicle supply chain issues that threaten the city-region’s ability to comply with legal air quality limits. The Greater Manchester Air Quality Administration Committee – made up of representatives of all 10 councils – met on Thursday 20 January […]
Cabinet approve draft Caerphilly Active Travel Network Map
Caerphilly County Borough Council has recently approved the results of consultation on the draft Active Travel Network Map (ATNM). The Cabinet’s approval enables Caerphilly County Borough Council’s ATNM, that was conditionally submitted to WG by the 31st December 2021 deadline, to be formally endorsed and ensures that the Council’s statutory obligation is met. Since the […]
Bidders shortlisted for £730m Highways contract
Three bidders have been shortlisted to provide highway maintenance and infrastructure services for East Sussex in the future. Ringway Jacobs, Balfour Beatty Living Places and Colas have been selected to move to the next stage of the procurement process by East Sussex County Council. The shortlist for the £730 million Highways Infrastructure Services contract follows […]
Bus passengers set for greener, faster, safer, more reliable journeys
Transformational upgrades to the Liverpool city region’s busiest bus corridors to create ‘Green Bus Routes’ designed to improve journeys for the better could begin from this month, starting in Knowsley. The Combined Authority (CA) is seeking to invest £1.9m from its Transforming Cities Fund into Prescot Bus Station to not only improve bus services and […]
New Blyth gigafactory to build electric vehicle batteries
Britishvolt, the UK battery company, has received an in principle offer of government funding though the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) for its planned gigafactory in Blyth, Northumberland, as governments ramps up the infrastructure needed to support the growing electric car roll-out. Once complete, the factory will produce enough batteries for over 300,000 electric vehicles each […]