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Stonehenge tunnel scrapped as chancellor tackles '£22bn overspend'

29/07/2024

The £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge tunnel scheme has been scrapped by chancellor Rachel Reeves, as part of cutbacks she blamed on a £22bn inherited overspend this year.

Budget 2023: Hunt confirms investment zone cash

15/03/2023

Jeremy Hunt has confirmed in the spring budget plans to go ahead with 12 investment zones, each backed by a multi-million-pound injection of cash.

Hunt backs city regions with £8.8bn fund in Spring Budget

15/03/2023

In the Spring Budget, chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced £8.8bn for a second round of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements in a move that buoyed the local sector after recent funding cuts.

Harper wields hammer blow: SRN, active travel and HS2 all take the hit

09/03/2023

In a pre-Budget announcement, the transport secretary unveiled huge cuts and delays to transport schemes, including stalling the Lower Thames Crossing by two years.

Budget 2020: Mayoral authorities win big in transport

11/03/2020

The Government has unveiled £4.2bn for urban transport as part of its spring budget giveaways.

Transport spending in the budget

08/03/2017

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a major local funding boost to tackle congestion in his first Budget, with a £690m competitive fund for English councils to "get local networks moving".

North Yorkshire roads set to benefit from £25m funding

18/03/2016

The government is providing an extra £25.6 million to help maintain and repair roads in north Yorkshire.

Britain’s bridges feeling the strain

18/11/2015

Almost 2,400 council-maintained road bridges in Great Britain are sub-standard, according to RAC research.

Fixing Surrey’s roads would cost £300m

17/11/2015

Fixing all of Surrey’s roads today would cost nearly £300 million, the county council has revealed.

Chancellor announces new Roads Fund

08/07/2015

Money raised from vehicle excise duty will be spent on roads, Chancellor George Osborne has announced in his first Conservative Budget.

Budget 2015: Osborne reveals transport strategies

18/03/2015

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the government will publish a comprehensive transport strategy for the North.

Osborne announces £200m funding to fix potholes

19/03/2014

Chancellor George Osborne confirmed an extra £200 million pot to help councils repair potholes in his 2014 budget with local authorities invited to bid for funding.

Delivery of infrastructure promises is key

03/03/2014

Transport infrastructure group Britpave has called on Chancellor George Osborne to use his forthcoming Budget to focus on addressing the transport needs of the UK.

LGA warning over highways budget cuts

09/05/2013

Councils’ could see their highways and transport budgets slashed if significant new cuts to local government are made in the 2015/16 public spending round.

Disappointing budget for highways

20/03/2013

Maintenance contractors were left disappointed by George Osborne's budget which contained no specific measures to boost the industry.

Budget green light for new £56m road

22/03/2012

Chancellor George Osborne confirmed the provision of £56m in his Budget to support construction of the Bexhill to Hastings link road.

ICE in Budget call for more roads

23/02/2012

Leaders of the Institution of Civil Engineers are urging the Government to use next month's Budget to push through new road spending under the National Infrastructure Plan.

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