http://www.transport-network.co.uk/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:40:49 GMT Copyright: (C) The Transport Network see http://www.transport-network.co.uk/terms-conditions for terms and conditions of reuse. en-gb Lastest new from Transport Network / Infrastructure http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Starmer-100-new-towns-under-consideration/19425 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Starmer-100-new-towns-under-consideration/19425 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:40:49 GMT Proposals for new towns on more than 100 sites across England have been submitted as part of what the Prime Minister calls the 'largest housebuilding programme since the post-war era.' http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Huge-fine-for-Network-Rail-over-worker-deaths/19426 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Huge-fine-for-Network-Rail-over-worker-deaths/19426 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:39:53 GMT Network Rail has been fined £3.75m and ordered to pay costs of £175,000 over the deaths of two track workers at Margam, Wales in July 2019. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Bike-space-rules-could-undermine-development/19427 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Bike-space-rules-could-undermine-development/19427 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:37:56 GMT London mayor Sadiq Khan has been warned that current cycle storage requirements for offices could undermine the viability of new developments. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Alexander-begins-work-on-existing-tram-scheme/19422 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Alexander-begins-work-on-existing-tram-scheme/19422 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:25:08 GMT The transport secretary visited the West Midlands on Thursday 'to begin work' on a £295m West Midlands Metro extension, her department said. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Borough-slams-TfL-over-tunnel-user-charge-impact/19411 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Borough-slams-TfL-over-tunnel-user-charge-impact/19411 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:04:28 GMT A London borough has complained that Transport for London (TFL) has ignored its concerns over the introduction of user charging for Blackwall Tunnel and the new Silvertown Tunnel. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Approved-for-growth-Reeves-confirms-support-for-Heathrow-third-runway/19420 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Approved-for-growth-Reeves-confirms-support-for-Heathrow-third-runway/19420 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:01:51 GMT The chancellor has confirmed government support for a third runway at Heathrow, claiming that it will be delivered in line with its 'legal, environmental and climate objectives'. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/PM-blocks-blockers-and-backs-builders/19419 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/PM-blocks-blockers-and-backs-builders/19419 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:53:10 GMT Ministers have announced measures to 'unblock much-needed infrastructure projects', including limiting opportunities to challenge them in the courts and allowing developers to pay into a pool to mitigate environmental damage. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/DfT-puts-emphasis-on-efficiency-for-new-strategy/19413 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/DfT-puts-emphasis-on-efficiency-for-new-strategy/19413 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:58:47 GMT The Department for Transport has confirmed that it is continuing work on the new long-term transport strategy first planned by former secretary of state Louise Haigh. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Silvertown-Tunnel-set-to-open-this-spring/19407 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Silvertown-Tunnel-set-to-open-this-spring/19407 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:21:54 GMT The Silvertown Tunnel is due to open on 7 April, with new bus routes serving the tunnel launching the same day. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Legal-action-launched-against-200m-Cambs-bus-road/19406 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Legal-action-launched-against-200m-Cambs-bus-road/19406 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:02:48 GMT Campaigners have launched a legal challenge against a proposed Cambridgeshire bus route. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/M-Group-backs-Normans-track-record/19400 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/M-Group-backs-Normans-track-record/19400 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:35:59 GMT M Group Services, whose businesses include Milestone Infrastructure, has appointed former retail boss and Tory MP Archie Norman as non-executive chairman. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Carruthers-warns-against-devolution-shenanigans/19385 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Carruthers-warns-against-devolution-shenanigans/19385 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:53:10 GMT The new government's plans to extend devolution may deliver very little unless there is a change in the overall framework, a top local authority place director has warned. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Increased-housebuilding-targets-for-councils/19395 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Increased-housebuilding-targets-for-councils/19395 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:52:02 GMT Areas with the highest unaffordability for housing and greatest potential for growth will be handed increased housebuilding targets under the Government's planning overhaul. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Storm-Bert-Floods-disrupt-travel-across-the-country/19384 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Storm-Bert-Floods-disrupt-travel-across-the-country/19384 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:15:04 GMT Roads and rail services in England and Wales continued to be hit by disruption caused by flooding from Storm Bert on Monday. http://www.transport-network.co.uk/FerrovialBAM-Nuttall-JV-scoops-HS2-track-contracts/19387 http://www.transport-network.co.uk/FerrovialBAM-Nuttall-JV-scoops-HS2-track-contracts/19387 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:21:50 GMT HS2 Ltd has awarded contracts worth around £3bn for work to turn almost 140 miles of tunnels, bridges and earthworks between London and the West Midlands into an operational railway.