Today (16/07/2018) England's Economic Heartland launched it's outline Transport Strategy at the University of Hertfordshire.

The strategy demonstrates the principles and drivers for the Heartland's transport ambitions that are set to influence the infrastructure investment decisions in the region over the next three decades.

Attendees will be updated on the Heartland's progress to becoming an Sub-national Transport Body, its immediate infrastructure investment priorities ahead of the autumn's Comprehensive Spending Review and a session dedicated to the Heartland's proposals for a Major Roads Network

Key speakers at the launch included Martin Tugwell FCIHT, CIHT President, Darren Shirley, Chief Executive of the Campaign for Better Transport and Nick Francis, Senior Policy Advisor at the National Infrastructure Commission.

You can learn more on the EEH website here and view the outline transport strategy here.

Key priorities identified on the road network are;

• Oxford to Cambridge expressway
• Improvements to the M1
• A1 East of England Improvements
• M25 South West Quadrant Improvements
• Cambridge Major Road Network Study
• Improvements to the M11
• Improving Black Cat to Caxton GibbeT

And for rail;

• East West Rail
• Improving North South Connectivity between
• Northampton and Old Oak Common
• Addressing capacity restraints on routes serving Cambridge
• Oxford to Didcot (addressing capacity restraints)