Laura Shoaf has been chosen by the Transport Secretary to be Chair of the Shadow Great British Railways organisation, and drive forward the Government’s major... continue
A £1.1bn investment to expand Stansted Airport has been hailed as one of the outcomes of the Government’s International Investment Summit held in London this week. It has been claimed that £63bn investment and nearly 38,000 jobs for the UK were secured by the Summit, but in truth... continue
Go Ahead has announced a £500m investment for 1,200 UK-made zero emission buses, to decarbonise its fleet, including creating a new dedicated manufacturing line and partnership with Northern Ireland manufacturer Wrightbus. The Government is linking the order to its International Investment... continue
Defining practical steps to create new housing provision without locking in car dependency will the key focus at an event organised by LTT and the Transport Planning Society on November 8th in London: A New Era of Housing Development -Let’s get the transport vision right. It has been prompted... continue
National Highways has used surveys and interviews to... continue
National Highways concludes that the scheme has supported a larger shift than anticipated in traffic to the new A14 Huntingdon bypass from Huntingdon and the A1307 (the former A14). There were almost 55,000 fewer daily vehicle movements through Huntingdon as a result of the scheme (2022 compared to... continue
The scheme’s TAG appraisal predicted that the A14 project would result in an increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions over the 60-year appraisal period, given forecast increases in traffic on a network with a higher level of capacity to carry traffic and on a faster but longer route. The... continue
The Transport Secretary has delayed a decision on the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing project until 23 May 2025 to “allow more time for the application to be considered further, including any decisions made as part of the spending review”. The Department for Transport added: “The... continue
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) board has decided to press ahead with bus franchising after the Mayor and South Yorkshire leaders considered the independent review of its Bus Franchising Assessment. There will now be a 12-week public consultation on the proposed franchising... continue
Stagecoach is to take over the contract for bus operations in Guernsey succeeding Tower Transit subsidiary CT Plus after the existing contract it began in 2012 ends on 31 March 2025. Stagecoach has gained an initial five-year contract to operate 20 core bus services and 24 home-to-school routes on... continue
Concerns at the accelerating move to ‘cashless’ only rail ticket transactions have been underlined by the revelation that Train operator Northern has Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) which accept cash at only six of the stations it manages, and a survey commissioned by the DfT reveals... continue
In the 12-month period ending March 2024, GB-registered HGVs transporting freight within the UK lifted 1.57 billion tonnes of goods, which is 2% lower than the previous 12-month period ending March 2023 new Dft statistics reveal. The vehicles moved 169 billion tonne kilometres of goods, which is 1%... continue
The Mayor of London’s office has appointed Mott MacDonald to deliver the Zero Carbon Accelerator, a programme aimed at helping organisations decarbonise and achieve London’s net zero target by 2030. The engineering, management and development consultancy will work alongside Energy... continue
EVs are to be subject to the full London congestion charge from next year as Mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) seek to keep the impact of the measure in tackling congestion as an increasing number of vehicles switch to electric power. The move... continue
Pothole-related breakdown callouts have increased by 2% so far this year compared to the same period last year, according to the latest AA Pothole Index. Last month (50,244 incidents) was the highest September on record since 2017 (50,418). The main incidents relate to punctures, damaged wheels,... continue
The Mayor of London’s office has appointed Mott MacDonald to deliver the Zero Carbon Accelerator, a programme aimed at helping organisations decarbonise and achieve London’s net zero target by 2030. The engineering, management and development consultancy will work alongside Energy... continue
A group of residents have started legal action against a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) in the London borough of Lambeth. West Dulwich Action Group has raised more than £33,000 in crowd funding to take the dispute to judicial review. It said that 67% of respondents to a consultation about an... continue
Cycling traffic levels in England continue to fall while motor traffic levels have gone up, new statistics from the DfT reveal. Cycling traffic levels in England dropped by 7% in the 12 months up to June 2024. Figures for June 2024 are also 2.9% lower than cycling levels before the Covid-19... continue
The Geospatial Commission has appointed Ordnance Survey to operate the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), a digital map of underground pipes and cables in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which will be developed into a public beta service by Spring 2025. The Commission, an expert... continue
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