DfT confirms RIS3 to run for a full five years from 2026 to 2031
The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) will run for a full five years from 2026 to 2031. In its Autumn Bulletin update, the DfT said that in the Autumn Budget, it was announced that the department will proceed with a one-year Interim Settlement for National Highways for 2025/26. […]
Egis UK welcomes project appraisal changes, as new Integrated National Transport Strategy announced
Engineering consultancy, Egis UK has welcomed changes in the Department for Transport’s (DfT) approach to project appraisal outlined by the former transport secretary, Louise Haigh, as she set out the government’s vision to create a new Integrated National Transport Strategy. However, it has cautioned that the approach to project appraisal must be replicated across national […]
TTF Autumn Update presentations online
Recordings of sessions from this year’s Transport Technology Forum Autumn Update, which took place on Tuesday 12th November at the IET Austin Court in Birmingham are now online. The event heard from Department for Transport Traffic Technology Deputy Director Anthony Ferguson about priorities of the new government policy and funding, and from ITS Policy Lead […]
Government guidelines to make school runs happier, healthier and greener
Millions more school runs across the country can now be transformed to be healthier, safer, greener and more active, thanks to new government guidelines published this week. The guidance, published by Active Travel England and the Department for Transport, outlines how councils can better deliver school street schemes, so that they work best for pupils […]
Authorities urged to work together more on data collection and modelling
Local authorities, consultants and data providers are being encouraged to collaborate more closely in their transport modelling work to speed up and standardise the way new projects are planned and traffic is managed in real time. More than a hundred modelling professionals meeting at the PTV User Group annual meeting in London heard an expert […]
TTF returns to Leicestershire for next year’s Conference – Bookings now open
The Transport Technology Forum will return to the Leonardo Hotel Hinckley Island in Leicestershire for next year’s Annual Conference from 6-8 May 2025. The event has grown significantly in popularity over the past few years and the overwhelming feedback was that the larger, out-of-town location worked well for both the knowledge sharing and networking aspects […]
West Yorkshire bus fares staying at £2 until at least March
The £2 cap on bus fares will be extended in West Yorkshire following the announcement Cengtral Government spending on buses. The Department for Transport has confirmed West Yorkshire Combined Authority would receive £36.1 million to go towards its Bus Service Improvement Plan for the coming year. This will allow the CA to continue to cap single bus fares […]
ITS UK calls ITMF cancellation a “hugely missed opportunity”
The Chief Executive, Intelligent Transport Systems UK has criticised the Government’s decision to cancel the £20 million Intelligent Traffic Management Fund, calling it “a hugely missed opportunity for the Government,” and strongly urging them to reconsider this move. The Department for Transport has written to English Local Authority Chief Executives this week to inform them […]
Significant government investment set to transform transport links across the north
Transport links across the north of England will be transformed following 2 multi-billion-pound rail and road schemes being secured in last week’s budget. The Chancellor and Transport Secretary joined forces on a visit to Manchester (7 November 2024) to discuss how the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) and long awaited A57 upgrade will better connect people, communities and […]
Think tank warns DfT may face cuts in budget fallout
There’s a warning that the Department for Transport may be in line for cuts in the future because the tax rises in the budget will not raise as much as forecast. The Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis says the increase employer national insurance contributions announced on Wednesday will not raise “anything like” the £25 billion […]