DfT indicates future focus on motorway and A road renewal after trouble with major schemes in response to Transport Committee
The Government has indicated it will be less likely to invest in major road infrastructure projects in future years and instead put more focus on maintenance of England’s Strategic Road Network, something that was confirmed last week in a Highways News story from Highways UK. The suggestion is made in the Department for Transport’s response to […]
North West to benefit from £19.8 billion transport investment
The North West will benefit from more frequent trains, more capacity and faster journeys in a major funding boost to create stronger public transport networks. Yesterday the government has announced the Network North plan, which will build better connectivity across the North and Midlands with faster journey times, increased capacity and more frequent, reliable services. Its plan […]
TTF supporting local authorities in deploying the National Parking Platform
The Transport Technology Forum is offering local authorities further help and expertise to take advantage of the Government’s National Parking Platform, which will simplify how motorists pay for parking across the country. In launching the Department for Transport’s Plan for Drivers, the Transport Secretary Mark Harper confirmed the nationwide roll-out of the NPP pilot, which […]
£80 million funding to improve and protect bus services
The Roads Minister has announced a further £80 million to support buses into 2025, with the aim of delivering lower fares, improved reliability and better bus services. Richard Holden has confirmed allocations for 64 local authorities across England from the £80 million investment in the Bus Service Improvement Plan+ (BSIP+) for 2024-25. Local authorities can […]
LCRIG announces record entries for this year’s DfT Special Recognition Awards
A record number of entries have been received for this year’s DfT Special Recognition Awards. There are a total of seven prestigious awards being handed out by Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) Chair Martin Duffy at the event in Blackpool on 4th October. LCRIG are proud to be hosting the prestigious Special Recognition Awards […]
Arup appointed by UK Department of Transport to provide specialist technical advice
Arup has been selected as a Prime supplier on the Department for Transport (DfT) STARThree Framework, the overall value of which is £600 million. STARThree (officially known as the Specialist Technical and Commercial Advisory for Rail and Other Transport Systems Framework) looks to support the delivery of rail, road and aviation projects. Arup will provide […]
Road traffic remains below pre-pandemic levels, but vans buck the trend
New figures from the Department for Transport show overall traffic levels in the year ending June 2023 were higher than in year ending June 2022, but below pre-pandemic levels. It shows there were 328.2 billion vehicle miles driven in the year, 2.3% above last year but still 1.4% below the year to June 2018, five […]
£4.5m funding secured by Amey for UK decarbonisation programme in local roads
The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) have approved funding for the next phase of the Centre of Excellence for Decarbonising Roads. Live Labs 2: Decarbonising local roads in the UK is a three-year, UK-wide £30 million programme funded by the Department for Transport that […]
“130 Local Authorities” can’t be wrong – councils urged to sign up to National Parking Platform explainer
People who deal with parking within local authorities are being urged not to miss out on an important online meeting tomorrow (Friday 8 September) about the new National Parking Platform, as figures show more than 130 authorities have already signed up. The Transport Technology Forum’s Parking Working Group is holding the webinar from 9.30-11.00 to […]
TTF Smarter Parking Working Group details the National Parking Platform with a webinar on 8 September
Local Authorities across the UK are being urged to take part in a forthcoming Transport Technology Forum online meeting which will focus on the National Parking Platform. The NPP is a Department for Transport-led initiative to simplify parking payment. The pilot platform, being operated by Manchester City Council, has four primary functions. These are to […]