The Department for Transport and HM Treasury have today (8 July) announced that over 50 road and rail upgrades have been given the green light.  

Many of these schemes had been put on pause when the previous Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh MP, announced a Transport infrastructure review.  

CIHT welcomes the UK Government giving the green light for work to continue on 28 local road schemes considered vital to connecting and growing communities.  

These schemes consist of junctions, bypasses, and traffic-easing projects that include the Middlewich Eastern Bypass scheme and the A382 Drumbridges to Newton Abbot scheme. These schemes are designed to ease congestion and improve transport connectivity.  

Additionally, five major road schemes in the north and Midlands are confirmed as funded, including: 

The £92.8 billion, includes £24 billion for motorways, trunk roads and local roads, announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, in last month’s Spending Review.  

These new infrastructure commitments are backed by £92.8 billion of government funding to invest in more projects across England, including funding for upgrading our road and rail networks, extending the £3 bus cap, providing £1 billion to enhance the local road network and create a new structures fund. 

More information on the government announcement is available to read here. 

CIHT highlights that incrementally adapting infrastructure and proactively maintaining it is crucial for extreme weather resilience and meeting decarbonisation goals. 

The UK needs a more resilient transport network to ensure reliability for people’s travel and for goods deliveries. This requires future-proofing and maintenance of the transport infrastructure. 

CIHT looks forward to continuing to work with HM Treasury, the Department for Transport, and other government departments to ensure that the UK’s transport network is fit for all our futures.