TfN welcomes infrastructure investment but ask for northern pipeline
Transport for the North has welcomed the Prime Minister’s ‘Build, Build, Build’ plan made yesterday but has called for the government to commit to a Northern Infrastructure Pipeline again. Barry White, Transport for the North Chief Executive, said: “The Prime Minister’s continuing commitment to ‘levelling up’ across the country is good news for our region and […]
Regions will benefit from Prime Minister’s new transport funding boost
Regions across the will benefit from the £100 million announced for a range of road schemes and projects right across the country which will reignite local economies and connect communities, says the Department for Transport (DfT) Twenty-nine projects, ranging from fixing deteriorating roads and flood mitigation measures, through to repairing bridges that are part of […]
ADEPT says local authorities are ‘vital’ to recovery as it responds to Prime Minister’s recovery plan
Local authorities are vital to recovery, Nigel Riglar, President of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport’s (ADEPT) has said in response to the Prime Minister’s recovery plan announcement. Mr Riglar provides the comment on the PM’s announcement on coronavirus recovery 30th June: we must build back clean and green at the local […]
TfWM signs deal with Vodafone to improve the region’s transport
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), West Midlands 5G (WM5G) and Vodafone have signed an agreement to work together to improve travel around the region. The partnership is already discussing projects where the 5G-new superfast mobile phone network technology-can potentially improve transport and support congestion and emissions reductions, and help the region’s post coronavirus economic recovery […]
Government to commit to £5bn spend on infrastructure
The Government is to commit to a massive £5 billion spend on infrastructure including funding for 29 major road projects, including upgrade for the A15 in the region as well as £96 million to accelerate investment in town centres and high streets on further transport projects and improvements to high streets and parks. The announcement, […]
Highways England opens new consultation on Lower Thames Crossing project
Highways England have announced a new consultation for its Lower Thames Crossing project. This will give people the opportunity to feedback on refinements made to the project’s design based on comments from earlier consultations. These include minor changes to the highway design, new and updated paths for walkers, cyclists and horse riders, proposals for redirecting and […]
Liverpool’s Strand gets a redesign to help improve safety, air quality and congestion
One of Liverpool’s most well-known roads-The Strand-is to get a ‘eco-friendly’ redesign next week. The Strand runs past the historic Royal Albert Docks, Liverpool ONE and Three Graces, is to undergo a £22m upgrade to help reduce congestion and improve safety and air quality. This will include creating a permanent segregated cycle lane to connect […]
Amey Consulting led consortium appointed to Highways England £250m advisory framework
Amey Consulting, in collaboration with Capita, has been appointed by Highways England to the Specialist Professional & Technical Services 2 (SPaTS2) framework. Securing a place on Lot 1 of the framework. Amey will provide technical advisory and consulting services to Highways England over the next four years to help them deliver £27.4bn of investment in […]
Highways England starts search for ‘integration partner’ on Lower Thames Crossing project
Highways England has started the search for a ‘integration partner’ to project manage on its £6.8 billion Lower Thames Crossing Scheme although the winning company would not be the main contractor on the project. The crossing will feature three lanes in each direction and, at 16m in diameter, will be one of the largest bored […]
£200 million on offer in new Sustainable Innovation Fund
Highways and transport companies that have innovative, sustainable ideas could apply for funding today as part of a new £200 million fund launched by the Government Its Sustainable Innovation Fund will be open to companies across all parts of the UK who need urgent financial support to keep their cutting-edge projects and ideas alive. Funding […]