West Yorkshire paves the way for a safer future10/04/2025 Plans for a major investment into West Yorkshire’s roads have been approved, with work taking place over the next two years. |
Welsh infrastructure investment plans unveiled14/12/2016 Economy and Infrastructure Secretary Ken Skates will outline plans for multi-billion pound Welsh Government infrastructure investment over the next five years including major improvements to the M4, A55, A40 and A494. |
SIB 2016: Ladyman's keynote address congratulates industry09/11/2016 The former Transport Minister, Dr Stephen Ladyman, has opened this year's Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) event by praising the industry for its thought and skill in keeping traffic on the roads moving. |
Transport Secretary announces motorway improvements20/10/2016 The Transport Secretary has announced Highways England road improvement schemes worth up to £20 million that he ways will create thousands of jobs and homes in the South West. |
FTA: Make roads a top priority21/05/2015 The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called on the government to make investment in roads a top priority. |
£40m investment to resurface Warrington’s roads17/04/2014 Warrington Borough Council is set to spend £40 million on a major programme of road resurfacing over the next three to five years. |
£1.5m for road and cycle improvements in Northern Ireland19/02/2014 Transport Minister Danny Kennedy has announced the start of two schemes totalling £1.5 million in Antrim, Northern Ireland. |
Minister urges highways supply chain to be ready for £24bn road investment10/02/2014 Roads Minister Robert Goodwill has called on the industry to get ready for a large increase in work ahead of the government’s biggest investment in the road network since the 1970s. |
TfL sets out transport investment plans05/12/2013 Transport for London (TfL) will continue to invest in roads in an effort to support jobs and growth in the capital. |
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. |
Government invests millions in cycling12/08/2013 A nationwide drive to promote cycling in cities and national parks across England has been announced by Prime Minister David Cameron. |
Government announces biggest investment in roads since 1970s27/06/2013 Chief secretary to the treasury Danny Alexander has unveiled the Government’s biggest programme of investment in roads for 40 years. |
CBI wants investment in roads and infrastructure13/06/2013 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on the Government to increase its infrastructure spending during this month’s comprehensive spending review. |
Highways boost from £854m transport fund15/12/2011 Transport Secretary Justine Greening has unveiled a host of road schemes among £854m worth of investment in 21 major local transport projects. |
Hopes grow for road investment17/11/2011 The Government is believed to be preparing plans for a £50bn infrastructure investment programme to be unveiled alongside the Autumn Statement on November 29. |
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