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High Court grants legal challenge to government’s cycling funding cuts

road.cc: High Court grants legal challenge to government’s cycling funding cuts – as ministers forced to concede they were aware of “devastating” impact of decision to slash active travel budget The Department for Transport’s decision earlier this year to slash the budget for cycling and walking schemes in England by around 75 percent can be…

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Network North

TransportXtra: Network North: The Great Train Robbery LTT invited sustainable transport campaigner Chris Todd, Founder and Director of the Transport Action Network, to give his own appraisal of the Government’s new Network North policy, and how it sits amongst the other recent policy announcements it has Imade, including the HS2 cancellation and Plan for Drivers.…

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Sunak’s EV delays puts LTC carbon claims in doubt

Highways Magazine: Sunak’s EV delays puts LTC carbon claims in doubt A major plank to the carbon emissions case for the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) has been thrown into doubt following prime minister Rishi Sunak’s delay on banning petrol and diesel vehicles until 2035. Last July, National Highways claimed that it could cut projected user…

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How does the industry react to National Highways’ RIS3 proposals?

New Civil Engineer: Future of Roads | How does the industry react to National Highways’ RIS3 proposals? National Highways wants the government’s next road strategy for England to focus on maintaining the existing network while building some large, deferred schemes. Since 2015, the government and National Highways have set out their investment plans through five…

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Do Not Proceed With Stonehenge Tunnel In Current Form

Forbes: Do Not Proceed With Stonehenge Tunnel In Current Form, UNESCO Tells U.K. Government In July the U.K. government gave the go-ahead for a controversial tunnel close to the internationally famous Stonehenge standing stones. UNESCO has now told the government the scheme “should not proceed in its current form.” The UN cultural body said in…

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Wales could lose a quarter of its bus services

Morning Star: Wales could lose a quarter of its bus services due to lack of funding, operators warn The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), which represents bus companies, estimated that between 20 and 25 per cent of the country’s services are at risk of closing without further long-term government funding. CPT Cymru director Aaron Hill…

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£1.3bn of spending already committed to by National Highways for the Stonehenge Tunnel

New Civil Engineer: £1.3bn of spending already committed to by National Highways for the Stonehenge Tunnel Contracts worth £1.3bn have been signed by National Highways for the construction of the A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down scheme which has a total estimated capital cost figure of £1.7bn. Known as the Stonehenge Tunnel, the project will see…

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Green group says HGV levy return is ‘too little, too late’

Logistics Manager: Green group says HGV levy return is ‘too little, too late’ The Climate Change Committee’s latest report expressed concern that freight emissions are higher than 2019 and that risks to decarbonising the sector have only grown. Currently, only 0.4% of HGVs are ‘zero emission’, which is compared to 12.3% of new buses, according…

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New legal challenge to Stonehenge tunnel begins

The Construction Index: New legal challenge to Stonehenge tunnel begins Opponents of the planned road tunnel under the Stonehenge World Heritage Site have taken their first step in a legal challenge to the development consent order. Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site, a Sussex-based campaign group that has been set up as a limited company has…

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