DfT's ministerial line-up announced18/02/2020 The Department for Transport's ministerial line-up has been announced following the cabinet reshuffle. |
DfT completes AI health check for local roads17/01/2020 The Department for Transport’s £2m local roads health check, which used artificial intelligence to analyse video surveys, has been completed, with results showing broad similarity between the regions. |
The transformation is afoot: How the DfT is helping roads go digital18/09/2019 Work is progressing in central and local government to standardise highways and transport digital systems and build national guidance, as well as pan-European frameworks. |
DfT's Steve Berry says 'we need a sector deal'18/09/2019 The Department for Transport is working to develop a ‘sector deal’ including pin-pointing partnerships with industry on sector specific issues such as skills, supplies, R&D, collaboration and efficiencies. |
New road ministers take office26/07/2019 Boris Johnson has appointed two new ministers of state, Chris Heaton-Harris MP and George Freeman MP, at the Department for Transport. |
DfT confirms £23m for Plymouth link road as costs widen15/02/2019 Chris Grayling has confirmed Government funding of £22.5m towards the Forder Valley Link Road in Plymouth, whose cost has risen by nearly a third in the last year. |
8,000 drivers caught using mobiles in one week23/01/2017 Almost 8,000 drivers were caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel during a police crackdown in November. |
£1.1bn of road improvements set to take place in East of England16/01/2017 Consultations on £1.1 billion of improvements to some of the East of England’s busiest roads will take place over the next three months. |
Government gives green light to Stonehenge tunnel plans12/01/2017 Plans for a 1.8 mile road tunnel that will run past Stonehenge have been finalised by the Government. |
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. |
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. |
ORR publishes views on RIS215/12/2016 The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says lessons must be learnt from the delivery of the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) as plans for RIS2 continue to gather pace. |
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. |
Reports outline benefit of northern road improvements30/11/2016 Transport for the North has been working with the Department for Transport on three Strategic Road Studies in the North. |
Further details of £1.3bn road investment announced28/11/2016 Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has outlined further details of more than £1.3 billion of road improvements which were announced as part of the Autumn Statement last week. |
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). |
Road users want better information when stuck in roadworks16/11/2016 A report from transport user watchdog Transport Focus says the highways industry must consider the needs of people in vehicles when carrying out roadworks. |
RSTA: Investment in roads needed to cope with increased traffic15/11/2016 The head of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) says increased traffic on the network demonstrates the need for well maintained roads. |
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”. |
SIB 2016: HMEP future confirmed09/11/2016 The future of the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) has been outlined by programme manager Haydn Davies at this year’s Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) event. |
CIHT's new vision: Road charging, a £15bn fund and place-based roads
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