Challenges to three planned National Highways schemes for the A47 in Norfolk will go ahead following a green light from the Court of Appeal.
Former transport secretary Grant Shapps approved Development Consent Orders (DCOs) for the £50M to £100M dualling of the A47 between Blofeld and North Burlingham last June and the £100M…
An influential panel of MPs has reignited a row with ministers over roads, describing the official approach to decarbonising the network as "disappointing".
The cross-party Transport Committee said the government "seems unwilling" to consider investment in alternative modes that would relieve pressure on the country's highways. The panel this summer published…
The Transport Select Committee has criticised the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) planned revision of the National Networks National Policy Statement (NNNPS) for not giving sufficient weight to Net Zero.
The Transport Select Committee has published its analysis of the government’s proposals to revamp planning policies for nationally significant road and rail…
Civils contractors including Bam Nuttall, Colas and Eric Wright have secured spots on a £100M roads deal in the North West. Manchester City Council appointed nine firms across two lots on its Highways Construction Works Framework. Bam Nuttall, Colas and Octavius Infrastructure were named on the £60M panel to deliver…
Improving UK infrastructure to drive economic growth and meet climate goals is both achievable and affordable – if the government makes the right policy decisions now, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has said.
The government’s independent advisory body has released its second National Infrastructure Assessment – setting out a programme for…
The government has approved the outline business case for Norfolk County Council’s Norwich Western Link project and committed £213M funding to the project - 85% of its £251M budget.
The Norwich Western Link will see a new 6.2km dual carriageway road constructed to the west of Norwich, intended to cut traffic…
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has welcomed a £2.7bn investment into the region’s transport infrastructure.
The Department for Transport (DfT) funding will be used for a wide range of improvements including delivery of the Midlands Rail Hub project. The investment, which will be delivered over the next decade, has been confirmed…
A £154M transport programme aimed at revolutionising rail and road travel for the county of Devon has been greenlit by the council’s cabinet committee.
The Transport Capital Programme is an ambitious series of travel projects in various stages across Devon to improve transport and respond to the climate emergency the council…
Balfour Beatty AtkinsRéalis JV, working on behalf of National Highways, is set to lift a series of 80t concrete beams across the M25 in Surrey this weekend as part of works to overhaul junction 10 of London’s orbital motorway.
The works will see a specialist 750t crane arrive on site near Cobham,…
A proposal to partially infill a channel of Swansea’s docks and construct a new road over it has been put together by the Welsh government.
Swansea Council has received an application, put together by Tetra Tech and designed by Arcadis on behalf of the Welsh government, for the partial infill of…
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