£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. |
Modelling shows driverless cars could cut delays06/01/2017 Driverless cars could significantly reduce delays, according to a new study by the Department for Transport. |
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. |
Motorway roadworks limit could be increased05/12/2016 The Government is considering reducing the length of roadworks permitted on motorways and increasing the maximum speed to 60mph. |
Record numbers choose electric vehicles09/09/2016 New official figures show that a record number of new ultra low emissions vehicles (ULEVs) are on Britain’s roads. |
Trial leads to reduction in lorry journeys on UK roads06/09/2016 A pilot scheme on Britain’s roads has seen a reduction of up to 90,000 lorry journeys, leading to cleaner air and reduced congestion. |
Shortlist drawn up for Trans-Pennine tunnel options18/08/2016 The Department for Transport (DfT) has shortlisted five routes for the Trans-Pennine tunnel – a project that it describes as the “most ambitious road scheme undertaken in the UK in more than five decades”. |
DfT announces £21m green transport funding24/05/2016 Councils across the country have won almost £21 million of funding from the government to promote green forms of transport, including cycling and walking. |
New transport minister visits HA control centre19/08/2014 New Transport Minister John Hayes was on hand to see the Highways Agency’s east regional control centre in action yesterday (18 August 2014). |
Investment in roads will create almost 10,000 jobs12/11/2013 Transport Minister Robert Goodwill has announced that almost 10,000 construction jobs will be created next year as a result of more than £1.9 billion of investment in Britain’s roads. |
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