Kent CC calls for share of Dart Charge profits11/07/2025 The Department for Transport (DfT) is set to increase the toll charge for the Dartford Crossing from September this year, and the leader of Kent County Council feels that it should see a share of the profits. |
North Northamptonshire secures additional £55m for transport10/07/2025 North Northamptonshire council has been awarded £55.3m by the Department for Transport, in addition to the £15m per year from the General Fund Capital Programme. |
Government green lights strategic schemes worth billions08/07/2025 The Government has thrown funding and political support behind scores of road and rail schemes, including the long awaited A66 Northern Trans-Pennine route. |
New permanent secretary announced by DfT02/07/2025 Jo Shanmugalingam has been announced as the new permanent secretary for the Department for Transport (DfT), taking over the role from Bernadette Kelly. |
Universal theme park 'in line for £500m infrastructure support'30/06/2025 The UK Government has reportedly pledged to spend nearly £500m on infrastructure and transport upgrades in Bedford to help secure the new Universal theme park proposed by Comcast. |
Over £2bn allocated in local transport grants23/06/2025 The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed £2.1bn in a funding settlement for Transport for London (TfL) in a letter to Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan. |
DfT ‘lacks urgency’ in fight against disability discrimination17/06/2025 Influential MPs have accused the Department for Transport (DfT) of 'lacking urgency' in tackling accessibility and the discrimination faced by transport users with disabilities. |
Court of Appeal rules £200m active travel cuts were unlawful12/06/2025 The Court of Appeal has ruled that £200m worth of cuts to active travel made in March 2023 were unlawful. |
DfT fast-tracks self-driving vehicle pilots12/06/2025 The first trials of autonomous taxi and bus services without a safety driver will be fast-tracked, the Government has said. |
DfT announces AI transport action plan11/06/2025 The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a new action plan for artificial intelligence (AI) and its role in transport. |
ADEPT launches 'sector-wide' highways carbon calculation programme05/06/2025 Place directors in ADEPT have launched a 'first-of-its-kind' programme, with the support of the Department for Transport, to give English local highway authorities the funds to measure and reduce their carbon emissions. |
Government drops planning requirements on EV chargepoints03/06/2025 The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that planning permission is no longer needed to install both public and private electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints. |
DfT announces new head of road infrastructure tech02/06/2025 One of the leading figures in the ITS sector, Darren Capes, has been appointed as head of road infrastructure technology at the Department for Transport (DfT). |
Greenwood: Still moving fast and fixing things30/05/2025 Speaking exclusively to Highways, the future of roads minister Lilian Greenwood suggested her plans for highways maintenance are still evolving. |
Leeds to start work on £44m improvement scheme13/05/2025 Leeds City Council has announced ‘significant enabling work’ will start this month for a £44m scheme at Dawsons Corner and Stanningley bypass. |
£49m Lyminster bypass is now open13/05/2025 The new Lyminster bypass – which cost roughly £49.87m – is now open, allowing for ‘faster and more convenient journeys’ between Littlehampton and Bognor Regis. |
Travel still below pre-pandemic levels, NTS results show09/05/2025 The Department for Transport (DfT) has recently published both the results of the latest National Travel Survey (NTS) and its mid-year estimates. |
DfT buries carbon reduction guidance09/05/2024 The Department for Transport (DfT) has buried carbon reduction guidance that it drew up but has never released, Highways can reveal. |
An open letter to Santa Claus from a local highways department20/12/2023 Director of the RAC Foundation, Steve Gooding, dials up his Christmas cheer with a competitive bid to be on the ‘nice’ list |
DfT confirms £8.3bn local roads plan with new duties for councils16/11/2023 Transport secretary Mark Harper has confirmed fresh details around the £8.3bn 11-year roads investment plan, set out in the wake of cuts to HS2, including new duties for councils. |
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