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£355m road scheme in Hull welcomed by Transport for the North

The Department for Transport has this week given final approval to the A63 Castle Street improvement scheme in Hull. Set to cost £355 million and take around five years to complete, the Highways ...
Friday 29th May 2020

Preferred route announced for A66 upgrades linking East-West

Highways England has today announced a preferred route for expansive upgrades to the A66, the road linking communities across the North of England from coast to coast ...
Saturday 23rd May 2020

Northern road schemes awarded funding in Government’s local transport revolution

Projects to enhance four economically important roads across the North have been awarded development funding this week as part of the Government’s local transport revolution. The road schemes, in Tees Valley, Liverpool ...
Thursday 13th February 2020

North submits bid for £700 million to improve road connectivity through National Roads Fund

Transport for the North have submitted a bid for a £700 million investment in the region’s roads over the next five years as part of the National Roads Fund, in order to ...
Wednesday 21st August 2019

Delivering improved East-West connectivity

With the consultation on improvements to the A66 between M6 Junction 40 and the A1 (M) at Scotch Corner underway , Peter Molyneux explains why the work on the northern Trans-Pennine project is ...
Monday 3rd June 2019

Funding for transport infrastructure features in the Autumn Budget

Funding earmarked to help deliver transport infrastructure in the North of England has been revealed as part of the Autumn Budget. In his speech to the House of Commons, Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed ...
Monday 29th October 2018

Good news for the East Riding as vital road scheme given the go ahead

Funding for vital road improvements in the East Riding of Yorkshire which are within Transport for the North’s Central Pennines Strategic Development Corridor has been confirmed today ...
Thursday 17th May 2018

Northern leaders unite behind 30-year draft Strategic Transport Plan

Civic and business leaders from across the North of England have agreed a draft Strategic Transport Plan, to be published for public consultation early in the new year, which outlines the transport infrastructure ...
Friday 15th December 2017

Funding for local roads to drive job and housing growth

Transport for the North (TfN) has welcomed the announcement last week of government funding to improve local roads in the North of England. The Government has confirmed the 33 improvement schemes across the ...
Tuesday 24th October 2017

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