Labour to freeze local council transport funding
The Government is to freeze transport funding for councils ahead of Rachel Reeves’s Budget. Figures released by the DfT on Tuesday revealed every single English local transport authority has had its Local Transport Grant (LTG) funding frozen next year, says the Daily Telegraph. It comes amid continued warnings that the Chancellor intends to raise taxes in October’s Budget […]
A different approach to highway maintenance is still needed if we are to make the most of funding available, says RSTA
Implementing a proactive asset management plan with treatment interventions at the right time saves around two thirds of the cost and importantly around 75% of carbon generation, according to Paul Boss, Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). He was responding to the Budget this week that appeared to keep funding for infrastructure […]