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Decarbonisation, Report, Roads

Transport for the North welcomes new report on public charge points for electric vehicles

Transport for the North welcomes today’s report from the Public Accounts Committee on ‘public charge points for electric vehicles.’ We were pleased to give evidence to the Committee, highlighting our own evidence ...
Wednesday 12th March 2025
Response, Roads, Strategic Transport Plan

North to share in £38 million boost for safer roads

Transport for the North has welcomed today’s announcement of £38 million of funding from the Safer Roads Fund to 17 authorities in England, including £17 million for schemes in the North of ...
Tuesday 19th March 2024
Roads

Transport for the North welcomes A66 dualling announcement

Responding to news that plans to upgrade the A66 between Penrith and Scotch Corner Martin Tugwell, Transport for the North’s Chief Executive said: “This is very welcome news that the people and ...
Friday 8th March 2024
Response, Roads

Decision to delay A66 upgrade is disappointing for our residents and businesses

A decision to upgrade the A66 to full dual carriageway has been delayed by Government to March 7, 2024. The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project would dual 50 miles (80km) from Penrith to ...
Thursday 9th November 2023
Response, Roads

Sub-national Transport Bodies play a key role in shaping England’s strategic road network

The Transport Committee has today (July 27) published its report on the Department for Transport’s (DfT) strategic road investment portfolios. Responding to the report Lord McLoughlin, Chair of Transport for the North ...
Thursday 27th July 2023
Rail, Roads

Northern leaders back TransPennine Route Upgrade

TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) will deliver improved outcomes for our residents and businesses. There will be more trains between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds, and York with up to six fast services every hour between ...
Thursday 22nd June 2023
Response, Roads

The A57 Link Roads project approval is a landmark decision

Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive at Transport for the North responding to the announcement of the approval of the A57 Link Roads, said: “Transport for the North welcomes the Secretary of State’ ...
Monday 21st November 2022
Decarbonisation, Innovation, Report, Roads

Plugging in: The North must install up to 470 charge points per week by 2025 to support its decarbonisation ambitions

Our evidence tells us we need up to 161,000 electric vehicle charge points across the North by 2030. Charging infrastructure disparity that’s left unresolved, could undermine the successful take-up and ...
Monday 7th November 2022
Decarbonisation, Rail, Roads

Transport for the North illuminates the impact of our travel choices

New research made public for the first time, and launched during Net Zero week, has cast light on the environmental impact of our travel choices ...
Friday 8th July 2022
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