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£900,000 Towards Greener Transport in UK Communities

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Seven communities in England are set to benefit from £900,000 additional government funding to extend their sustainable transport schemes, Baroness Kramer has announced. The funding has been allocated to existing local projects supported by the Department for Transport’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund. Transport Minister Baroness Kramer said: “We’re serious about making transport better for the […]

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Highways Agency Reforms Underway

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Sweeping changes to the way England’s major roads are managed moved a step closer after Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin approved wide-ranging reforms to the Highways Agency. In less than 12 months the Highways Agency will be transformed into a government-owned company tasked with managing and operating England’s motorway and strategic A-road network. The government has

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Go Ultra Low Campaign Backed by Government and Car Manufacturers

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The Deputy Prime Minister has announced the UK government will invest more than £9 million to boost the number of charging points for electric cars. Major car manufacturers BMW, Nissan, Renault, Toyota and Vauxhall are all backing the Go Ultra Low campaign in a ground breaking partnership with government to debunk common myths and misconceptions

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Calm Motorway Traffic in the English Countryside

Department for Transport Allocates Millions to Leeds and Birmingham for Road Improvement

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Just as the A537 in Cheshire & Derbyshire is unceremoniously named and shamed as the most dangerous road in Britain, the Department for Transport has announced green light funds to several key areas of the country, allowing for a combined total of 24 million to be spent on improving road infrastructure. With 16 million pounds

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