Approval given to £290 million M3 improvements to support over 2000 homes in Winchester
Winchester is set to see faster, safer journeys and 2000 new homes, as ministers approve the M3 J9 scheme in South Hampshire. Backed by £290 million of government funding, the road scheme will significantly speed up journey times, reducing the current bottleneck and saving commuters, businesses and tourists hundreds of hours each week. Peak time […]
A1 dualling project cancelled due to spiralling costs
On what has proved to be a poor day for A-road dualling projects, it has been revealed that plans to dual the A1 in Northumberland have been cancelled by the government due to projections which suggested the scheme would cost upwards of half a billion pounds. The scheme to upgrade the 13-mile (20km) section of […]
Heidi Alexander appointed new Transport Secretary
Heidi Alexander has been appointed the new transport secretary after Louise Haigh resigned. The Swindon South MP who was a justice minister until her promotion today, and previously worked as Sadiq Khan’s deputy transport mayor between 2018 and 2021. Ms Haigh resigned after it was revealed she pleaded guilty to an offence related to incorrectly telling police that […]
TfL poised to shelve “significant” number of projects – adviser
The Mayor of London’s main transport adviser is warning a “significant” number of schemes will have to be shelved by Transport for London because of its funding crisis. The London Standard reports that Deputy mayor for transport Heidi Alexander has told the London Assembly transport committee that tube station schemes, road maintenance programmes and the […]
