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Lower Thames Crossing Failings Exposed in Expert Report
Lower Thames Crossing Failings Exposed in Expert Report With the UK Government imminently expected to take crucial decisions on the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC), Transport Action Network (TAN) today released a devastating independent report into the legacy Conservative scheme which it has submitted to Labour’s Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh MP....
Government urged to save money and boost growth by cancelling Conservative road schemes
Government urged to save money and boost growth by cancelling Conservative road schemes Transport Action Network (TAN) today published its submission to the urgent review of the UK Department for Transport’s infrastructure capital spending portfolio, commissioned by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh MP. The review was launched on 30 July, the...
Rishi Sunak’s claims on £1.5bn A66 are wrong
Rishi Sunak’s claims on £1.5bn A66 are wrong Transport Action Network (TAN) today responded to Rishi Sunak’s lobbying for the £1.5 billion A66 Northern Trans Pennine scheme in his Richmond and Northallerton constituency [1]. The project would dual the remaining sections of single carriageway on this route. Mr Sunak claimed...
National Highways accused of wasting public money ahead of infrastructure review decisions
National Highways accused of wasting public money ahead of infrastructure review decisions Transport Action Network (TAN) has today accused National Highways of wasting public money ahead of a review of road projects by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh [1]. TAN has received reports from communities across England that National Highways is...
Rail and urban transport report welcomed
Rail and urban transport report welcomed Transport Action Network (TAN) [1] is welcoming the publication yesterday of the Rail and urban transport review, led by Juergen Maier CBE [2]. The review was commissioned by Labour when in opposition, to help the UK deliver the rail and urban transport infrastructure for...
Pause on unaffordable road schemes welcomed
Pause on unaffordable road schemes welcomed Transport Action Network (TAN) [1] is welcoming the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves’ likely announcement this afternoon to pause a number of large road schemes due to a lack of funding [2]. Reeves is quite correct to seize control of spending on unaffordable major road projects...
Cancelling white elephant road scheme would release billions
Cancelling white elephant road scheme would release billions Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced on Friday [1] that he was extending the deadline to make a decision on the Lower Thames Crossing to 4 October. This was to enable a new Government to have the time to fully consider the application....
Road Investment Strategy must prioritise maintenance, not new roads
Road Investment Strategy must prioritise maintenance, not new roads The Department for Transport’s (DfT) is expected to publish this week its draft third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), setting out priorities and an outline budget for National Highways for 2025-2030. Transport Action Network (TAN) has called for the draft RIS3 to...
Statement on A66 Northern Trans Pennine Legal Challenge
Statement on A66 Northern Trans Pennine Legal Challenge Transport Action Network (TAN) has launched a legal challenge to the granting of a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the £1.5 billion A66 Northern Trans-Pennine road scheme. It believes that the Secretary of State's decision was flawed. Chris Todd, TAN’s founder and...
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