Proposed changes to the distribution of the formula grant for local government would leave the capital £100m out of pocket, London Councils is claiming
Plans for environmentally friendly light rail schemes are likely to be shelved in the forthcoming emergency Budget because they are considered unaffordable, Public Finance has been told
All the major parties are promising big investment in infrastructure. But with private finance paralysed and cuts in public spending, where are they going to get the money from? Mark Hellowell...
The government should hand over responsibility for the road network to citizens through shares that would generate money through road tolls, according to a think-tank report
Birmingham City Council has admitted its £2.7bn highways Private Finance Initiative contract is still weeks away from being signed off, overshooting an April 1 deadline for works to begin.
The high-speed rail white paper confirmed that – despite the recession – the massive government investment programme is being given the green light. Christian Wolmar reports
Whitehall departments are under-performing because ministers are not remaining in post long enough to see through their policies, two separate MPs’ reports have found
MPs have attacked the Department for Transport for its ‘inadequate’ contract management, which it said has resulted in losses of up to £410m for the taxpayer
Local authorities in England will be able to collects fines of up to £25,000 a day from utility companies that allow roadworks to overrun, ministers have proposed
Public spending watchdog Audit Scotland is considering carrying out a detailed investigation into Scotland’s largest transport authority following a row over expenses and trips abroad
