Sentences with phrase «local road schemes»

More than # 100 million will go towards local road schemes to bust congestion pinch - points and speed up journeys, while an extra # 300 million will help push forward plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail to bolster links between Northern towns and cities with more frequent and faster services.

Bridge repairs, resurfacing projects and flood resilience initiatives are among major local road schemes to have received investment this week under the Government's Challenge Fund.

Not exact matches

The Grass Roots Ticketing scheme sees us connecting with local football clubs, schools and youth organisations throughout Yorkshire and the surrounding areas, encouraging their juniors to be part of matchdays here at Elland Road.

This is on top of a record # 6Bn for maintaining local roads, # 7Bn for the Local Growth Fund, # 1.25 Bn for local transport schemes and a further # 250M to help councils tackle road issues in their alocal roads, # 7Bn for the Local Growth Fund, # 1.25 Bn for local transport schemes and a further # 250M to help councils tackle road issues in their aLocal Growth Fund, # 1.25 Bn for local transport schemes and a further # 250M to help councils tackle road issues in their alocal transport schemes and a further # 250M to help councils tackle road issues in their areas.

The Department for Transport worked with local authorities across England on road pricing pilot schemes, the intention being to use evidence from these as the basis of any national decision.

The secretary of state for transport Douglas Alexander explains where the government stands so far on road pricing, ahead of local government pilot schemes.

In its detailed response to the Government's draft Local Transport Bill, the British Motorcyclists Federation have said that the Secretary of State is much better placed to take decisions that have a national relevance such as those on road - pricing schemes.

Local road pricing schemes received even less support in the survey, with 51 per cent of people claiming they were against the idea, with the north east of England showing the highest level of opposition at 72 per cent.

That's why we called for a debate on road pricing back in 2005, and why we are working with interested local authorities to bring forward local schemes as targeted solutions to specific congestion problems.

«It's vital that everyone with an interest - private motorists, the business community, central and local government, road safety and environmental campaigners - is given the chance to see how schemes operate in the real world.»

Any local scheme will give us all a much clearer idea of how road pricing could work in practice.

However, the secretary of state for transport Douglas Alexander insisted this week the government had no plans for a nation wide road pricing scheme until it had observed the effect of local small - scale schemes.

It is expected that audit recommendations could include: moving school entrances and play areas away from busy roads; «no engine idling» schemes; changes to local roads, including improved road layouts and pedestrianisation around school entrances; green infrastructure such as «barrier bushes» along busy roads and in playgrounds to filter toxic fumes; and improvements to encourage walking and cycling to school along less polluted routes.

Advising a local authority in relation to a housing scheme in Yorkshire including the provision of 500 homes and new relief road