Stonehenge tunnel scrapped as chancellor tackles '£22bn overspend'29/07/2024 The £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge tunnel scheme has been scrapped by chancellor Rachel Reeves, as part of cutbacks she blamed on a £22bn inherited overspend this year. |
Combined groups welcome government investment24/11/2016 The heads of Midlands Connect and Transport for the North (TfN) have welcomed the Government’s commitment to the combined transport groups in the Autumn Statement. |
Industry reacts to Autumn Statement24/11/2016 The industry has given its reaction to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement. |
Chancellor confirms infrastructure investment in Autumn Statement23/11/2016 Major investment in infrastructure and a package of road improvements were just some of the plans revealed by Chancellor Philip Hammond in the Government's Autumn Statement today (23 November). |
Chancellor to unveil £1.3bn roads improvement package21/11/2016 Chancellor Philip Hammond will unveil a £1.3 billion package of local road improvements and congestion busting schemes in the Autumn Statement on Wednesday (23 November). |
Budget 2016: Osborne reaffirms commitment to Northern Powerhouse16/03/2016 Chancellor George Osborne reaffirmed his commitment to the Northern Powerhouse in today’s (16 March) Spring Budget after confirming that the government will find the money to create a four-lane M62 and develop the case for a road tunnel from Manchester to Sheffield. |
Osborne outlines transport spending plans25/11/2015 Capital funding of transport projects will increase by 50% to a total of £61 billion, under plans revealed in Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement today (25 November 2015). |
Regions to be offered powers to transform transport11/11/2015 Regions could be given new powers to transform transport in their areas if government proposals are given the green light. |
DfT agrees to Chancellor’s spending cuts target09/11/2015 The Department for Transport (DfT) is one of four government departments that have agreed to spending cuts over the next four years. |
Budget 2015: Osborne reveals transport strategies18/03/2015 Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the government will publish a comprehensive transport strategy for the North. |
Cameron and Osborne visit M1 improvement project23/04/2014 Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne visited Skanska’s M1 Junction 19 improvement project yesterday (22 April). |
Chancellor sees road workers in action29/07/2013 Chancellor George Osborne paid a night-time visit to meet Lafarge Tarmac workers on the M6. |
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