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Call for a Major Road Network27/11/2015 A consistent approach to a newly-defined Major Road Network is essential if the planned step increase in highways investment in England is to provide the greatest boost to the economy across the country, according to a study by the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund. |
Study identifies need for a Major Road Network12/10/2016 A new independent study for the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund has identified the need for a Major Road Network in England. |
RSTA welcomes Major Road Network study18/10/2016 The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has welcomed the publication of the Rees Jeffrey’s Report ‘A Major Road Network for England’. |
Major Road Network proposals gaining traction04/01/2017 The co-authors of the Rees Jeffrey’s Report ‘A Major Road Network for England’ are increasingly optimistic that the study’s proposals will be taken forward. |
Analysis: Major roads, major concerns?31/05/2018 With the consultation on the Department for Transport's major road plans having closed in late March and ministers now considering their next moves, Dominic Browne reports on reactions from leading professional bodies. |
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Long read: The missing links of the MRN21/02/2019 The Department for Transport (DfT) has released maps of the major road network (MRN) to sub-national transport bodies (STBs) in advance of scheme bids being handed in this summer. |
EEH releases major road network bids totalling £720m29/07/2019 England's Economic Heartland has released its final list of scheme bids for the first five-year programme (2020-2025) of the major road network. |
Transport for the South East announces MRN shortlist31/07/2019 Regional transport body Transport for the South East has released its shortlist of top 10 Major Road Network bids, hoping to secure a share of the £3.5bn 2020-2025 funding package. |
£120m 'hamburger' plan to replace Liverpool's Queens Drive Flyover15/08/2019 A £120m plan has been announced to demolish Liverpool's dilapidated Queens Drive Flyover and replace it with a new dual lane tunnel and a major redesign of the city's busiest junction. |
TfN submits £700m proposals for National Roads Fund21/08/2019 Transport for the North has submitted bids worth £700m to the National Roads Fund, including 12 schemes for the major road network and four for the large local majors. |
TfL completes the list of MRN bids with £375m ask04/09/2019 Transport for London has revealed the final bids in this round of the major road network competition, putting 10 schemes in the running for a share of the £3.5bn up for grabs from 2020-2025. |
DfT pulls out the stops on roads projects30/09/2019 The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that a raft of road schemes have been given the go ahead with £100m and put into immediate construction. |
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