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From Secretary of State for Transport
  • £1.1 billion East of England road improvements to boost economy

    Multi-million pound plans to improve journeys for drivers on some of the East of England’s busiest roads will be launched over the next three months, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Severn Crossing tolls to be slashed by up to 75%

    Government proposes cuts to Severn Crossing tolls.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Next step in major investment for south-west as A303 Stonehenge plans published

    Plans for tunnel past Stonehenge, part of roads package to cut congestion in the south-west.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Rail regulator to set out national safety framework for train dispatch

    Transport Secretary welcomes the independent Office of Rail and Road report into safety of driver-operated trains.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Southern Rail: Transport Secretary message to passengers

    Transport Secretary Chris Grayling writes to MPs and passengers on the Southern route ahead of planned strike action this week.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • EU Transport Council 1 December 2016

    Sets out items discussed at an EU Transport Council meeting on 1 December 2016 including aviation safety and safety on passenger ships.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • An innovative, modern, passenger focused railway network

    Reforming the railways: new ways of working, simpler structures, smart ticketing and collaboration across the industry.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Transport Secretary puts passengers at the heart of the railway

    New East West rail operation and closer industry cooperation for better services for passengers.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Rail reform: future of the rail network

    On the future of the rail network.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Rail update: Southern

    Southern rail passengers to be repaid the equivalent of a month’s travel for the extraordinary disruption they have suffered.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Investment in transport

    Transport Secretary Chris Grayling on the skills and infrastructure needed to sustain transport investment in the UK.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government pledges £290 million boost for low emission vehicles

    Government committed to reducing carbon emissions from transport and aims for nearly all cars and vans to be zero emission by 2050.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • EU Transport Council: agenda for 1 December 2016

    Summarises items on the upcoming EU Transport Council agenda including aviation safety and safety on passenger ships.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Start of construction on £1.5bn A14 scheme gets thumbs up from across Cambridgeshire

    Support has been received from across Cambridgeshire after it was announced today (28 November) that work on one of Britain’s biggest road upgrades is officially underway.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • English regions to benefit from transport investment worth £3 billion

    Breakdown of the government’s major investment in roads, following last week’s Autumn Statement.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Roads funding

    Further details of road investment following the 2016 Autumn Statement.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Growing opportunities for UK aviation

    Address to the Airports Operators Association Conference regarding the success of aviation and Heathrow expansion.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government announces £10 million funding for rail resilience in the South West

    Additional £10 million to help strengthen the resilience of the railway line from Exeter to Newton Abbot via Dawlish confirmed.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Secretary for State for Transport decisions on HS2 Phase 2b scheme

    Transport Secretary announces decisions that take HS2 an important step closer to realising the full potential of the scheme.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • High Speed Two update

    Details of contracts for Phase One of HS2 and the preferred route of HS2 Phase 2b.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government