Leicester set for over £80m in transport improvement funding
Over £80 million of Government funding will be invested in what the council describes as an ‘ambitious’ programme of local transport improvements across Leicester over the next five years. Leicester City Council has been allocated £59 million of Local Transport Grant funding for the four years from 2026, following the Chancellor’s 2025 Spending Review. Although […]
New CIHT President has resilience at his core
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) has announced the election of Mitesh Solanki as its new President for 2025 / 26. At his Presidential Inauguration at the CIHT’s offices in London, Mitesh called for the Institution to continue its focus on resilience, professionalism and equity. Mitesh Solanki, President, CIHT said: ‘Climate change is […]
“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 […]
If the North had seen the same transport investment as London under the previous government, it would have received £140bn more, says IPPR
A decade of broken promises has been laid bare today as a leading think tank reveals how the disparity in transport spending between the North and London has ballooned over the last ten years. In new analysis, IPPR North and IPPR have revealed that if the north of England had received the same per person […]
London hits a new green milestone as more than 2,000 zero-emission buses now on capital’s roads
London is leading the way with the largest zero-emission fleet in Western Europe. There are now more than 2,000 zero-emission buses on the capital’s streets helping to improve the city’s air quality and reducing its carbon emissions. This means two in every nine of London’s world-famous red buses have now gone green, which is more […]
Plans submitted for new Tyldesley ‘travel hub’ to boost park and ride capacity and encourage more people to use public transport
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has submitted a planning application for a new Travel Hub in Tyldesley to help more people access the Bee Network and boost the numbers of people using public transport by providing improved park and ride facilities. The proposed new Travel Hub will create 99 additional parking spaces – including electric […]
Pilot Group to close the doors at TWM Traffic, Highways News understands
One of the traffic technology sector’s most well-known brands, TWM Traffic, is set to close. Highways News understands that its parent company Pilot Group has decided to close the doors of its traffic technology division TWM Traffic in a sudden move that was not expected. Established in 2002 and based in the Northwest of England, […]
Nottingham City Council welcomes £16.4million transport funding boost
More than £16m of external funding will be invested into Nottingham city’s transport network in 2025/26 thanks to the new East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). Nottingham City Council is expected to officially accept the funding at its Executive Board meeting on Tuesday 22 April. EMCCA, which has now taken over the role of directing […]
Eight extra electric buses heading for Reading
Government funding of £1.3m announced for eight more zero-emission buses to run on Reading – Calcot route Funding on top of £4.7m already secured for fleet of 24 electric buses on routes 17 and 21 Investment supports Council’s aims of encouraging public transport use, reducing carbon emissions and improving air quality Another eight electric buses […]
New legislation to transform local bus travel in Wales
Proposals to transform the way local bus services are planned and delivered across Wales have been published today. (Monday 31 March). They will benefit passengers, communities and encourage more bus travel. A new Bill has been laid in the Senedd which, if passed, will provide the powers to create a bus network that meets passenger […]
