Budget set to bring ‘biggest ever boost for better roads’
The Government says that millions of drivers will enjoy smoother, safer road journeys as the Chancellor ensures every region in England feels the benefit of the government’s record £7.3 billion local roads boost. Councils are set to benefit from the record roads funding, enough to fill millions of potholes each year, after the Chancellor doubled […]
“The Government alone cannot drive growth”: Transport sector responds to Chancellor’s Autumn Budget
Transport industry leaders have been responding to how the sector fared in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ second Autumn Budget – while most are largely positive, the introduction of a pay-per-mile scheme for electric vehicles and fears of the ramifications of the tax rises evinced in her statement are a clear thread running through the replies. Andy […]
Chancellor confirms appointment of infrastructure and planning adviser to clear path for new investments
Leading planning lawyer Catherine Howard has been appointed to advise Chancellor Rachel Reeves to help drive through the next phase of the government’s planning reforms with Housing Secretary, Steve Reed, to ‘get Britain building.’ The Chancellor has vowed that tomorrow’s Autumn Budget will focus on building an economy that works for working people by taking […]
Labour to freeze local council transport funding
The Government is to freeze transport funding for councils ahead of Rachel Reeves’s Budget. Figures released by the DfT on Tuesday revealed every single English local transport authority has had its Local Transport Grant (LTG) funding frozen next year, says the Daily Telegraph. It comes amid continued warnings that the Chancellor intends to raise taxes in October’s Budget […]
Rachel Reeves to announce £66m West of Scotland investment
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP is set to announce millions of pounds for West of Scotland transport links and extra funding to explore upgrades to the A75. The extra cash for the Dumfries and Galloway road comes after the former chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledged £5 million towards a feasibility study for the road, which stretches […]
Chancellor backs Lower Thames Crossing
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, has set out the government’s commitment to delivering the Lower Thames Crossing She said: “We will work with a private sector to deliver the infrastructure that our country desperately needs. This includes the Lower Thames Crossing which will improve connectivity at Dover, Felixstowe and Harwich, alleviating severe […]