The government today signed growth deals with each of the 39 local enterprise partnerships in England under the £2bn single pot reforms for economic development, but more than £250m...
Councils have called for part of the revenue from fuel duty to be given to local authorities so it can be used to quicken the pace of road repairs and avoid a crisis in the state of local...
Chancellor George Osborne today said he wanted to ‘start a conversation’ about a new model of city government that would see greater devolution of budgets to local level.
Councils have pledged to fill more than 3 million potholes to receive allocations from the government’s £168m Potholes Challenge Fund, the Department for Transport has announced.
Virgin Trains will continue running trains on the West Coast mainline for a further two years and nine months, with the firm agreeing to pay the government more than £430m to run the franchise.
The government has been warned that a lack of consistency in the funding of road maintenance for both the Highways Agency and local authorities is putting public value at risk.
Plans to devolve funding for transport projects to local enterprise partnerships could mean that infrastructure in some parts of the England gets left behind, MPs have warned today.
The Welsh Government has confirmed it intends to make full use of the direct borrowing powers it will be granted following the passage of the Wales Bill later this year.
Planning for passenger and freight transport infrastructure must be better coordinated to ensure they can both support economic growth, MPs said today.
The government has been urged to give cities in England five-year capital allocations for transport improvements, similar to the long-term funding deals given to Transport for London.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin today approved reforms to the Highways Agency that will establish the operator of England’s strategic road network as a standalone company.
Councils will need to sign a pledge setting out how many potholes they will fix over the next year to qualify for money from a new Whitehall road-repair fund, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin...
Chancellor George Osborne today said the ‘tough decisions’ taken to cut government spending since 2010 have allowed the Treasury to prioritise infrastructure investments to boost growth.
The total government subsidy of the railways has fallen to £4bn, with no net support being provided to train operators across Britain, according to figures published by the industry regulator today
Three rail trade unions have today launched an application for judicial review to halt the government’s attempts to re-privatise services on the East Coast mainline
Health and social care spending should be a merged into a single ring-fenced budget as the current split between the NHS and local government is no longer fit for purpose, a commission has concluded
The deteriorating condition of roads in England and Wales has become a national crisis, councils have warned today, with a total repair backlog now standing at £12bn
Network Rail has today begun the implementation of a five-year £38bn investment programme that will include a major upgrade to railways in the north of England.
Controversial government plans to re-privatise train services on the East Coast railway line have taken a step forward after ministers published the invitation to tender for the contract
The chair of the government company planning the construction of the High Speed 2 rail link has called on ministers to speed up the building timetable to spread the benefits of the line across the...
Councils are to receive an extra £140m to repair roads damaged by this winter’s severe weather, but local authorities warned the money would not be enough to cover the maintenance bill.
Councils are cutting the support they provide to keep bus services running due to the growing cost of the concessionary fares scheme for elderly people, the Local Government Association has warned.