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Lower Thames Crossing construction traffic delays could top £1bn

Lower Thames Crossing construction traffic delays could top £1bn Transport Action Network (TAN) [1] has calculated that the cost of the delays caused by constructing the Lower Thames ‘smart’ motorway Crossing (LTC) [2] could be well over £1bn, based on the disruption caused by the controversial M25 Junction 10 scheme...
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TAN will not legally challenge LTC planning consent

Transport Action Network will not legally challenge Lower Thames Crossing planning consent: Exposure of true costs will thwart new motorway. Transport Action Network (TAN) [1] is announcing today that it will not be judicially reviewing the UK Government’s approval of the Development Consent Order for the Lower Thames ‘smart’ motorway...
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Government freewheeling on active travel as strategy expires

Government freewheeling on active travel as strategy expires England is without a cycling and walking strategy, for the first time since April 2017. Besides breaching the law, campaigners from Transport Action Network [1] say the lack of direction makes it ever more likely key government targets are set to be...
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Fourth time lucky as nation’s roads rebrand to Great British Highways

Fourth time lucky as nation’s roads rebrand to Great British Highways A bold new identity is being revealed for England’s strategic roads company. Known previously as the Highways Agency, Highways England and then National Highways, Great British Highways will be the new name for the company that looks after motorways...
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Northern tour an attempt to distract from LTC costs

Northern tour an attempt to distract from Lower Thames Crossing costs Transport Action Network’s (TAN’s) statement about the Prime Minister’s and Chancellor’s visit to the north today mostly recycling previous funding announcements [1]. This appears to be an attempt to distract from the billions of pounds of public funding that...
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Approving mega-road is economic madness

Approving mega-road is economic madness Transport Action Network’s (TAN’s) reaction to the Government’s approval of the Lower Thames Crossing today ahead of the austerity Spring Statement tomorrow [1]. Chris Todd Director of TAN, said: "This is absolute madness. It’s a desperate decision to distract from the likely bad news in...
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A hole that needs filling

Transport Action Network’s (TAN’s) response to the Prime Minister’s announcement today of more cash for roads [1]. Chris Todd Director of TAN, said: "While extra funding for maintenance is always welcome, the amount pledged this year is less than one tenth that is required to get our roads and pavements...
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TAN response to Dame Kelly’s downfall

TAN response to Dame Kelly’s downfall Responding to the Department for Transport’s Permanent Secretary quitting due to financial mismanagement concerns, Chris Todd, Director of Transport Action Network (TAN), said: “Dame Kelly presided over a rising tide of dodgy figures at the Department for Transport. From rail to road and active...
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New road’s true costs hidden by National Highways

New road’s true costs hidden by National Highways Transport Action Network (TAN) [1] is shocked at the announcement today giving the go-ahead of the M3 Junction 9, another scheme in the South East. Costs have rocketed in just over two years, up by over a third, from £215m to £290m...
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