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New road stud gains DfT approval29/04/2013 Clearview Traffic Group has extended its range of fully UK type approved active road studs after receiving approval from the UK Department for Transport (DfT). |
DfT release transport statistics09/05/2013 The Department for Transport (DfT) has released statistics that show the reliability of journeys on the Highways Agency’s strategic road network, in the year ending March 2013. |
Consultation over location of new Thames crossing21/05/2013 A consultation that will help decide the location of the new Thames crossing is taking place over the next month. |
£165m boost to tackle bottlenecks03/06/2013 Congested roads across England are to be tackled with £165m of funding, the Department for Transport has announced. |
DfT pledges £12.8 million to tackle congestion in Nottingham04/07/2013 Work to improve Nottingham’s ring road has been given final approval from the Department for Transport (DfT). |
Bus subsidy system given overhaul08/07/2013 Councils will be given greater control over the way money is spent on some bus services. |
Government proposes zero-tolerance to drug driving09/07/2013 The Government has revealed proposals to set zero-tolerance drug drive limits under new laws which could come into force in 2014. |
Baker wants to maintain upkeep of UK's roads05/08/2013 Transport Minister Norman Baker has called on local highway authorities to adopt greater use of efficiency practices to ensure the £6 billion funding from the Department for Transport goes as far as possible. |
£5m boost to cut pollution from local buses03/09/2013 Local Transport Minister Norman Baker has announced that towns and cities in England will benefit from £5 million of funding to reduce pollution from local buses. |
Measures to improve cycle safety in London04/09/2013 The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a series of measures designed to improve cycle safety in London. |
DfT changes policy on planning10/09/2013 New rules published by the Department for Transport could lead to more large scale developments being built adjacent to England’s motorways and major A roads. |
More funding for green buses03/10/2013 The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced additional funding to bring 55 low carbon buses into service. |
DfT approves A452 works24/10/2013 Work can now start on vital improvements to the road layout of the A452 Chester Road in Birmingham after receiving final approval from the Department for Transport. |
£16m for Leeds transport scheme24/10/2013 Major maintenance work that will keep traffic moving in Leeds has been given the green light by Government. |
National networks policy outlined by DfT04/12/2013 The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation on a draft national policy statement for the national road and rail networks. |
Cycle-level lights to be installed in London16/12/2013 New low-level traffic lights designed for cyclists have been authorised for use following safety trials. |
HMEP show goes on the road21/01/2014 The Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) is working with the Department for Transport (DfT) to deliver a roadshow of seven events across England. |
Views sought on £6bn funding pot22/01/2014 The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking views on how £5.8 billion funding for local highways maintenance should be distributed. |
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Roads underspend should be used to address pothole crisis03/03/2014 The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) wants spare funds to be used to help address the UK’s deteriorating road network. |
Solar studs receive DfT approval02/04/2014 Active road studs produced by Rennicks UK have become the first in Europe to be tested to a new draft performance standard – paving the way for installation across the UK network. |
£19m road upgrade in Norwich07/04/2014 The Department for Transport (DfT) is investing £19 million in a new transport scheme in Norwich that will see improvements made to the A47. |
Swarco to provide enhanced signage for Manchester22/04/2014 Enhanced driver information signs supplied by Swarco are set to be used on roads around Manchester. |
Number of road signs could be reduced01/05/2014 The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced new plans to allow local councils the freedom to cut down the number of road markings and signs in the UK. |
Transport Committee calls for major roads investment12/05/2014 Investment in major roads will need to substantially increase during the next decade, according to a report issued by the Transport Select Committee. |
North Yorkshire bypass granted £29m DfT funding16/07/2014 Work on the A684 bypass in North Yorkshire can now start after the Department for Transport (DfT) agreed to put £29 million towards the cost of the scheme. |
DfT helps fund road improvements in Walsall12/09/2014 The Department for Transport (DfT) has agreed to provide up to £14.3 million towards a highways improvement scheme in the West Midlands. |
£2.8m to improve transport links in Somerset12/09/2014 Funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) will help improve transport links in Bridgwater and Taunton ahead of the construction of the UK’s first nuclear power plant in over 20 years. |
DfT unveils £11m funding for carbon-cutting research14/10/2014 The government has committed £11 million of funding to research carbon-cutting technology which will power the vehicles of tomorrow. |
New congestion busting guidance launched14/11/2014 The Department for Transport (DfT) has published new guidance that will help reduce congestion and speed up the completion of roadworks. |
DfT invites feedback on funding consultation17/11/2014 The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a funding consultation document that is seeking views for the allocation of the £5.8 billion capital funding to be made available for road maintenance, through local authorities from 2015/16 to 2020/21. |
£6bn to be spent on local roads29/12/2014 The government will spend £6 billion on tackling potholes and improving local roads between 2015 and 2021. |
Digital road map could help with future highways maintenance25/02/2015 A digital road map that has been developed by the Department for Transport (DfT) and Ordnance Survey (OS) could help with future highway improvements and maintenance. |
Cycling funding revealed03/03/2015 The cities that will receive a share of the government’s £114 million investment in cycling have been revealed. |
Gooding to lead RAC Foundation05/03/2015 Steve Gooding has been appointed as the new director of the RAC Foundation. |
Transport Committee wants strategy for self-driving cars06/03/2015 The Transport Select Committee has called on the Department for Transport (DfT) to make sure it has the correct strategy in place ahead of the introduction of self-driving cars on the UK’s road network. |
Twenty eight councils receive share of highways funding24/03/2015 Twenty eight councils across England will receive a share of £275 million for major local roads maintenance after winning government funding. |
Robert Goodwill reappointed Transport Minister13/05/2015 Robert Goodwill has been reappointed as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the DfT in the post election ministerial reshuffle. |
Figures show increase in road casualties25/06/2015 Figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) show that there has been an increase in overall road casualties in Britain for the first time in 18 years. |
HMEP: Sector-wide approach to procuring highway services22/07/2015 The Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) has released a new suite of services that are designed to help the highways sector to procure services and maintain local roads more efficiently. |
Taskforce set up to remove pointless road signs28/08/2015 Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has set up a new taskforce to deal with pointless road signs. |
IAM wants road safety targets reintroduced24/09/2015 The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has called for road safety targets to be reintroduced in an effort to reverse the increase in numbers of people killed and injured on UK roads as announced today (24 September) by the government. |
Figures show that three die every day on country roads22/10/2015 Three people died on country roads every day last year, according to figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT). |
Positive response to highways Code of Practice22/10/2015 The Department for Transport (DfT) has received an “overwhelming response” to its request for comments on the new highways Code of Practice, which has been delayed until summer 2016. |
Study to explore option of Oxford to Cambridge expressway22/10/2015 The Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned a study worth £512,000 that will explore options into the potential for creating a dedicated road link between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge. |
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. |
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. |
New £120m link road to open17/12/2015 The new £120 million Bexhill to Hastings link road will be officially opened today (17 December 2015). |
£40m to help rebuild flood hit roads in Cumbria and Lancashire29/12/2015 The government will provide £40 million worth of funding to help repair flood-damaged roads and bridges in Cumbria and Lancashire. |
New road safety measures revealed04/01/2016 The Department for Transport has unveiled a raft of measures to improve the safety of Britain’s roads. |
New £26.5m Crewe link road opens04/01/2016 A new £26.5 million link road in Crewe has been officially opened. |
A591 to reopen in May18/01/2016 The storm-damaged A591 in Cumbria is set to reopen by the end of May, according to the Department for Transport (DfT). |
Apprenticeship targets form part of transport and skills strategy28/01/2016 Targets for the creation of new apprenticeships will be written into contracts as the government sets out to deliver on its ambition for 30,000 apprenticeships in the road and rail sector by 2020. |
East Riding’s roads get £16.7m funding boost02/02/2016 The Department for Transport (DfT) is providing an extra £16.7 million to support a five-year programme of road improvements in East Riding. |
Hayes gets top roads job at DfT11/02/2016 Tricia Hayes has been appointed as director general of roads, devolution and motoring at the Department for Transport (DfT). |
TRL launches highways maintenance funding guidance22/02/2016 TRL (the Transport Research Laboratory), is offering advice to local authorities and private finance initiatives (PFIs) to help them adopt best practice for highway appraisal and maintenance. |
£110m bypass opens in South Devon22/02/2016 A new £110 million bypass that is expected to carry 35,000 vehicles a day has been officially opened in South Devon. |
Four key objectives form focus of DfT’s five-year plan23/02/2016 The Department for Transport (DfT) has released its single departmental plan 2015 to 2020, with a focus on four key objectives. |
Drug drive arrests up 800%29/02/2016 Drug drive arrests have soared by up to 800% in a year after the government introduced tough new laws to catch and convict offenders, according to initial figures from police forces. |
Study into performance of M25 launched by DfT03/03/2016 A new study that will look at ways to improve the performance of the transport network between junctions 10 and 16 of the M25 has been launched by the Department for Transport (DfT). |
MPs want increase in number of traffic officers15/03/2016 MPs on the Transport Select Committee have called for an increase in the number of traffic officers to police the UK’s roads. |
North Yorkshire roads set to benefit from £25m funding18/03/2016 The government is providing an extra £25.6 million to help maintain and repair roads in north Yorkshire. |
HMEP receives funding boost from DfT31/03/2016 The Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) has received another year’s worth of funding support from the Department for Transport (DfT) as it moves to being sector-led. |
New TSRGD comes into force31/03/2016 The 2016 Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions (TSRGD) will come into force on 22 April. |
DfT reveals details of £50m pothole funding allocation07/04/2016 The Department for Transport (DfT) has set out how £50 million of funding will be spent on repairing almost one million potholes across the country over the next year. |
DfT’s incentive funding allocations revealed08/04/2016 The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed councils individual allocations from the local highways maintenance incentive funding for 2016/17. |
Jobs taskforce launched to boost apprenticeships18/04/2016 The Department for Transport has launched a Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce (STAT) as part of a strategy to triple the number of apprenticeships in the transport sector by 2020. |
DfT launches motoring services strategy12/05/2016 A strategy that sets out a vision for the Department for Transport’s (DfT) three motoring services agencies has been launched. |
RSTA: Spend more money on roads to cope with rise in car journeys20/06/2016 A predicted rise in car journeys underlines the need for a well maintained road network, according to the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). |
Transport Committee calls for halt on ‘all lane running’ schemes30/06/2016 Motorway hard shoulders should not be used as permanent driving lanes, MPs on the Transport Select Committee have warned. |
Proposed site for Operation Stack lorry park announced06/07/2016 A major new lorry area will be built near Stanford in Kent to help ease the problems caused on the M20 and surrounding areas when Operation Stack is implemented. |
DfT launches £60m sustainable transport fund06/07/2016 Local authorities are being invited to bid for a share of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) £60 million green Sustainable Travel Access Fund. |
DfT consultation over development of automated cars11/07/2016 The public are being invited to have their say on the use of automated cars on British roads as part of a Department for Transport (DfT) consultation. |
DfT helps fund roundabout upgrade in Gloucester28/07/2016 A major upgrade to a busy roundabout in Gloucester has been given the go ahead, with the Department for Transport (DfT) putting £9 million towards the scheme. |
Road deaths continue to rise04/08/2016 Statistics released by the Department for Transport (DfT) show a two per cent increase in the number of people killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads over the last year to 31 March 2016. |
TRL working with DfT on road accident programme08/08/2016 TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) will work with the Department for Transport (DfT) on phase two of its Road Accident In Depth Studies programme (RAIDS). |
Bedale bypass opened by Roads Minister11/08/2016 The new Bedale bypass in Yorkshire has been officially opened by Roads Minister Andrew Jones. |
DfT launches £2m technology fund11/08/2016 A £2 million fund to allow councils to “capitalise on emerging technologies” and deliver better journeys for motorists has been launched. |
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”. |
Plans for RIS 2 gathering pace18/08/2016 Six strategic studies will inform the development of the government’s second Road Investment Strategy (RIS 2). |
DfT approves M4 smart motorway plans06/09/2016 The proposed upgrade of the M4 from junctions 3 (Hayes) to 12 (Theale) to a smart motorway has been given development consent by the Department for Transport. |
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. |
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. |
New campaign to improve cyclists’ safety28/09/2016 Cyclists in London and Manchester are being encouraged to ‘hang back’ from lorries in a safety campaign launched by the Department for Transport (DfT). |
Midlands Connect receives £12m funding boost04/10/2016 The Department for Transport (DfT) has provided Midlands Connect with a further £12 million for its work in developing the transport links needed to power the Midlands Engine. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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). |
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. |
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. |
56,000 construction professionals needed by 202001/12/2016 More than 50,000 construction professionals, including 15,000 in the roads sector, are needed to deliver key infrastructure projects. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
£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. |
Funding secured for new M11 junction17/01/2017 A new £45 million junction on the M11 near Harlow will be jointly funded by the Department for Transport and Essex County Council. |
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. |
Highways innovation held back by potholes and headlines, DfT director says31/05/2018 The director of local transport at the Department for Transport (DfT) has warned that the UK is ‘not very good at systems-wide thinking’, which could hold the highways sector back as it seeks to develop innovation and embrace the connected world. |
£500k up for grabs in local transport data competition20/12/2018 The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a £500,000 competition focused on opening up local authority parking and traffic management data. |
DfT confirms Treasury will need to pay for Stonehenge and Lower Thames Crossing04/02/2019 The Department for Transport has confirmed it expects to receive billions in cash from the Treasury under the next Spending Review to pay for the Stonehenge tunnel and associated works on the A303, and the Lower Thames Crossing. |
DfT lacks spark in electric revolution21/06/2019 While the prime minister has made tackling climate change a key part of her legacy and parts of the UK have declared a climate emergency, Highways can reveal that the Department for Transport has failed to enact key aspects of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act, which would force major fuel suppliers to provide electric vehicle charging. |
Shapps takes over at DfT25/07/2019 Grant Shapps MP has replaced Chris Grayling as secretary of state for transport in Boris Johnson’s new cabinet. |
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 to work on cross-government local roads funding solution28/10/2019 The Department for Transport has backed calls for long-term funding for local roads and suggested this could include a cross-government proposal to Treasury to pool funding with the communities department. |
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