£4.5bn 'expectation' for third national Cycling and Walking Strategy
The Government has outlined an 'expectation' of £4.5bn spending for active travel over five yyears in the delayed third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS 3).
The Government has outlined an 'expectation' of £4.5bn spending for active travel over five yyears in the delayed third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS 3).
Highways can reveal that popular broadcaster Vernon Kay will be the celebrity host at this year's inaugural Highways Champions Awards - which has also extended the deadline for nominations.
The DfT has published updated requirements and new guidance for councils to complete this year's local roads maintenance transparency report, which English authorities must publish by 10 September or risk losing nearly a third of their DfT highways cash.
Transport Scotland has tendered a £1.94bn framework for the design and delivery of five sections of the A9 dualling scheme.
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The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has opened the UK’s first ‘cycle street’ to the public as the £2m project nears completion.
Galliford Try has trialled a zero-emission construction site powered by green hydrogen for the first time on a National Highways project.
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