“A significant opportunity to deliver differently” – reactions to the Comprehensive Spending Review
The transport sector is reacting to the Government’s Spending Review, in which Chancellor Rachel Reeves has committed to spending £24bn of capital funding to road maintenance between 2026 and 2030, Rachel Ellison, advisory and programme development managing director for UK and Europe at Mott MacDonald, has responded: “Plans to spend £113bn on infrastructure provides certainty to […]
£4m plan to improve Blackpool’s bus services
More than £4m of funding is set to be spent on improving bus services in Blackpool including upgrading shelters. It will go towards implementing Blackpool’s Bus Service Improvement Plan which sets out a number of priorities including bus lanes on Talbot Road, replacing worn out bus shelters and deep cleaning, says the BBC. The funding […]
Funding issues the key to Scotland’s active travel plans
Investing in and encouraging active travel is a key part of the Scottish Government’s plan to decarbonise transport, but while last year 203 miles of walking, wheeling, and cycling routes were added, funding has been a massive issue. The Scottish Government’s draft budget for 2025/26 allocated £188.7m for active travel, bus infrastructure, sustainable travel […]
WJ Group: Road maintenance should be synonymous with safety improvement
Road safety, surface treatments and line markings specialist, WJ Group, has responded to the announcement of £1.6 billion in road maintenance funding for local authorities by calling for the funds to be allocatedto long-term maintenance activities that maximise road safety and value for money. While the funding is not ringfenced for pothole repair, the DfT […]
Scrapped Stonehenge Road scheme “could fund South Wales sustainable travel” says TAN
Transport Action Network (TAN) has published a repor commissioned to explore better transport connectivity for the South West, after the scrapping of two highly contentious road schemes by the Government. It has been produced by transport policy experts, Greengauge 21. The report proposes using some of the £2.5billion saved by cancelling the A303 Stonehenge and […]
LGA warns one in four councils may need a bailout
One in four councils in England say they are likely to have to apply for emergency government bailout agreements to stave off bankruptcy in the next two financial years. A survey of council chief executives by the Local Government Association comes as more than 1,500 councillors, council leaders, senior officers, politicians and organisations gather for […]
Scottish Transport Secretary warns of budgetary challenges
It’s being reported Scotland’s Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has warned SNP government colleagues that her department is running at a loss and had made “all viable savings” after being asked to make further cuts. The Sunday Times this weekend said Ms Hyslop warned the finance secretary that the transport portfolio “has been carrying a significant […]
Plans to devolve highway funding to local councils welcomed by North Wales MS
A commitment from the Welsh Government to further devolve highway funding to local authorities in Wales has been welcomed by a Member of the Senedd (MS) for North Wales. Carolyn Thomas, Welsh Labour MS for North Wales, said that giving local councils more control over transport funding will enable them to address the areas of […]
TfL makes £80 million of funding available to boroughs to help make streets safer and improve bus journey times
TfL is making up to £50 million of funding available for boroughs to improve road safety on borough roads, as well as £30 million of funding to improve bus journey times and increase bus ridership. London’s boroughs play a key role in the planning and delivery of schemes that transform local areas and support the Mayor’s […]
EU to invest €7 billion into sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure
The European Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s instrument for strategic investment in infrastructure. This represents the largest call under the current CEF Transport programme. Around 83% of the funding will support projects that deliver on the EU’s climate objectives, improving and modernising the EU network of […]
