£64m fund to encourage more cycling and walking26/01/2017 The government is investing £64 million in an effort to encourage more people to cycle and walk to work. |
Councils find out their share of £1.2bn local roads funding13/01/2017 The Department for Transport (DfT) has allocated £1.2 billion of local roads funding to councils across England. |
Learner drivers to take lessons on motorways under new proposals03/01/2017 Transport Minister Andrew Jones has set out plans to allow learner drivers to have driving lessons on motorways before passing their test. |
Highways self-assessment due 'very shortly' minister reveals06/12/2016 The next round of the self-assessment process for local highways maintenance capital funding could start ‘very shortly’, Transport Minister Andrew Jones has revealed. |
Exclusive: Ministers 'water down' National Roads Fund plans06/12/2016 The Government does not intend to legislate to create the National Roads Fund from 2020, Transport Network understands, in what some say is a watering down of the plans. |
New OS system will provide roads information17/11/2016 Ordnance Survey (OS) has created a new road network dataset that will bring together the best available information on the roads to create a single authoritative view of the network. |
SIB 2016: Message from the Minister09/11/2016 Roads Minister Andrew Jones has highlighted the demonstrations being carried out at this year’s Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) event as a “stand out feature”. |
Highways SIB: Less than two weeks to go27/10/2016 There are less than two weeks to go until this year’s Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) – Europe’s only event for indoor showcasing of highway products as well as outdoor demonstrations in all lighting conditions. |
Bedale bypass opened by Roads Minister11/08/2016 The new Bedale bypass in Yorkshire has been officially opened by Roads Minister Andrew Jones. |
Roads Minister: Time to share ideas18/05/2016 Roads Minister Andrew Jones has called on local authorities to share ideas and learn from one another when it comes to adopting asset management. |
Roads Minister views plans to boost Port of Liverpool16/05/2016 Roads Minister Andrew Jones has viewed plans to upgrade roads around the Port of Liverpool and believes they will help boost the city’s economy. |
Video shows demolition of bridge on A3816/05/2016 Highways England has released video footage that shows the demolition of a bridge over the A38 near Plymouth. |
DfT launches motoring services strategy12/05/2016 A strategy that sets out a vision for the Department for Transport’s (DfT) three motoring services agencies has been launched. |
Roads Minister opens A138 Chelmer Viaduct14/04/2016 Roads Minister Andrew Jones has officially opened a new £32 million road bridge in Chelmsford, Essex. |
DfT’s incentive funding allocations revealed08/04/2016 The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed councils individual allocations from the local highways maintenance incentive funding for 2016/17. |
Highways England launches £150m innovation strategy05/04/2016 An innovation strategy that sets out how £150 million will be spent on harnessing new technology – including trials of driverless cars and wirelessly connected vehicles – has been published by Highways England. |
Smart motorway goes live on M104/04/2016 The final phase of a £205 million upgrade of the M1 to a smart motorway between the East Midlands and South Yorkshire has gone live. |
Thousands give views as Lower Thames Crossing consultation ends24/03/2016 Highways England has received almost 30,000 online responses to a consultation on proposals for a multi-billion pound road link across the River Thames. |
First trial of fuel price signage on the M5 to get underway24/03/2016 New signs showing the price of fuel along the M5 between Bristol and Exeter will be up and running from next Tuesday (29 March). |
Transport for the North report released07/03/2016 A report into the progress of Transport for the North – a body set up to transform connectivity across the North of England – has been released today (7 March). |
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