Chris Ames
No dates for pothole cash
The Department for Transport does not have a timescale for the billions of pounds for road resurfacing that it announced on the back of the decision to curtail HS2.
Government announces 20mph review
The Government has announced plans to discourage English local authorities from bringing in 20mph limits and traffic reduction measures.
High Court grants permission for ULEZ judicial review
The High Court has granted permission for a judicial review into the proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to outer London this summer.
Gove accused of treading on 'Department for Transport's toes'
Communities secretary Michael Gove has been accused of ‘treading on the Department for Transport’s toes’ after writing to councils about cash use in car parks.
Former council leadership blamed for trees scandal
A report into the Sheffield street trees scandal has laid the blame firmly at the door of the former leadership of the council.
Boroughs to challenge ULEZ in courts
Five Conservative councils have launched a judicial review over the expansion of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to outer London boroughs.
Research boost for low-traffic neighbourhoods
Low-traffic neighbourhoods reduce traffic and air pollution without displacing the problem to nearby streets, new research has shown.
New doubts over Northern Powerhouse Rail
The new transport secretary has stepped back from pledges by former Prime Minister Liz Truss that Northern Powerhouse Rail would be delivered ‘in full’.
President's warning over fiscal plan delay
The head of a council directors’ body has warned the delay to the chancellor’s fiscal plan will pile further pressure onto local government.
Mini-Budget: Chancellor to accelerate infrastructure schemes
Kwasi Kwarteng has pledged to accelerate a long list of infrastructure projects and raised the prospect of planning reform.
Council blocks scrutiny over bizarre £7m contract roll-over
Greenwich LBC has refused to disclose why it has handed out a £7m contract without a competitive tender and has blocked scrutiny of the move.
Liverpool reform programme ‘at risk’
Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has agreed to let commissioners at Liverpool City Council delay their latest report amid their warnings that plans to turn the council around are in the balance.
Council prosecutes firm over jams
Thames Water has been prosecuted by a London borough after creating what the council said were unnecessary traffic jams three times in less than a fortnight.
Councils can issue traffic fines from December
Powers to enforce moving traffic offences will not be extended to local authorities in England outside London until the end of the year, a Department for Transport (DfT) minister has said.
London repairs backlog hits 'staggering' £1bn
The cost of the road maintenance backlog on London’s roads has now passed £1bn, according to the fourth annual ‘State of the City’ report from the London Technical Advisers Group (LoTAG).
Infrastructure services unit sale completes
M Group Services has completed the acquisition of Skanska UK’s infrastructure services operation.
£10bn bill to repair local roads
The estimated one-time cost to get local roads in England and Wales back into a ‘reasonable, steady state’ is £10.24bn, according to a new survey.
BUDGET 2021: Leeds named as site of new infrastructure bank
The new national infrastructure bank will be based in Leeds, chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed alongside other announcements badged under the Government’s levelling up agenda.
BUDGET 2021: New freeport sites confirmed
Chancellor Rishi Sunak closed his Budget speech today with a commitment to eight new freeport sites - international gateways that will enjoy a raft of tax breaks from later this year.
Bristol chooses Arcardis as new strategic partner
Bristol City Council has named Arcadis as its new strategic partner to help the delivery of new infrastructure, homes and regeneration.