MPs have condemned the ‘mishandling’ of a Private Finance Initiative project to widen the M25 motorway, estimating the scheme could potentially cost an extra £1bn more as a result.
Councils have denied government claims that they are axing bus services needlessly, arguing that the severity and speed of funding cuts leave them with no choice.
Some of the highest contributions to the London Crossrail project will come from developers working in boroughs furthest from the line, under proposals published earlier this week.
Scotland’s finance secretary today called on the UK government to introduce a fuel duty regulator mechanism, under which increased North Sea oil income would be used to cut fuel taxes.
Moves to simplify financial reporting at the Department for Transport must not lead to spending information being concealed from public view, MPs warned today.
Ministers have urged councils to do more to promote the use of electric cars, and have taken away local authorities’ powers to decide where charging points can be installed.
Up to £3bn a year can be saved in infrastructure costs if the public and private sectors follow actions set out in a government report, its authors have claimed.
The Highways Agency has been criticised for losing more than half a billion pounds through procurement delays to a Private Finance Initiative contract for the M25 motorway.
Should the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers...
The Department for Transport will miss its targets to increase the number of passenger places on commuter trains, the Public Accounts Committee has said
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills was Whitehall’s greatest user of cars last year, figures issued by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond have shown.
Prime Minister David Cameron today launched the government's National Infrastructure Plan, which sets out the country's infrastructure priorities and the scale of investment needed to meet them
Scotland’s free bus travel scheme for older and disabled people is open to error and fraud because of inadequate planning, according to a public spending watchdog.
The Local Government Association has called for radical reform of the bus subsidy system, which it said costs the public sector £1.3bn a year but gives it minimal influence over services.
