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 […]

Using additional highways funding for surface treatments will bring savings and a reduction in carbon, says RSTA

Whilst investing this additional £500million highways funding into addressing the immediate pothole issue, consideration should also be made into investing into preventative maintenance, otherwise further roads will fall into decline in the future, according to the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). Additional funding for highway maintenance announced in the Autumn Budget, presents an opportunity for […]

ITS UK sets out five key priorities for transport technology in Autumn Budget Submission

Ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget on 30 October, ITS UK has published its submission, with five key priorities for the industry. The document, submitted to HM Treasury yesterday on 10 September calls for Government to: Max Sugarman, Chief Executive of ITS UK, said: “The upcoming Autumn Budget will be a critical moment for the UK’s […]

Wiltshire village ‘like the Bermuda Triangle’ after Stonehenge Tunnel cancellation

Residents of a traffic-blighted village close to where a now-cancelled tunnel would have been constructed near Stonehenge have talked of their concerns over the project’s cancellation and say they are “back to square one”. The two-mile tunnel, which would have cost £2bn, was cancelled by the government after a spending review. Chancellor Rachel Reeves told the Commons […]

Reeves scraps ‘unaffordable’ A27 Arundel bypass

Following the announcement of the cancellation of the planned Stonehenge Tunnel, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has now revealed that the bypass to take traffic on the A27 away from Arundel in West Sussex has also been scrapped, as the new Labour government insisted it had inherited a projected overspend of £21.9bn from the Conservatives. National Highways […]

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