Transport Planning Associates (TPA)

  The Government has said that 17 of the highest-risk roads in England will receive an additional investment of £38.3 million to help improve their safety.  A news release from the Department for Transport (DfT) said that this latest funding injection “comes on top of” a previously invested £147.5 million aimed at bringing about “life-saving improvements” on 82 of England’s high-risk roads.  An ‘up to 30%’ reduction in fatalities and serious injuries promised  The Government stated that its funding would lead to “significant reductions” in serious and fatal injuries over two decades, amounting to as much as 30.8% lower on some roads.  Enhancements to the targeted roads are expected to include new junctions and roundabouts, improved signage and road markings, new road surfacing and landscape management, and improved pedestrian crossings and cycle lanes.  According to the DfT, it is anticipated that some 385 lives will be saved over the next 20 ye...

  The UK Department for Transport (DfT) threw the covers off the Local Transport Fund. The Government said this development meant the North and Midlands would benefit from £4.7 billion of direct investment from reallocated High Speed 2 (HS2) funding.  Ministers said the money was aimed at transforming transport across these parts of the country, with smaller cities, towns, and rural areas set to benefit.  What does this redirected funding truly mean for the affected localities?  Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper, provided a statement to Parliament setting out the news. He said that the Local Transport Fund was “dedicated to transport funding across the North and Midlands”, adding that it “delivers on a commitment made in our Network North plan and is paid for by savings from High Speed 2.”  The Member of Parliament for Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire said that this funding arose due to the reallocation of the £36 billion that would have b...