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Call for government to invest now and future proof the ECML
Invest East Coast Rail is calling on the UK and Scottish governments to invest in the East Coast Main Line, after research conducted on their behalf found that economies served by the line could see over £11 billion of wider economic benefits as part of a coherent package of rail
Region-wide consultation launches on multi-billion strategy for transport
A public consultation has launched to secure feedback on the region’s first Transport Plan; an ambitious multi-billion-pound strategy which aims to deliver major improvements across
Region-wide consultation set to launch on multi-billion strategy for transport
A public consultation is set to launch to secure feedback on the region’s first Transport Plan; an ambitious multi-billion-pound strategy which aims to deliver major
Political transport leads set to debate the region’s first Transport Plan
Political transport leads are set to debate the region’s first Transport Plan, an ambitious multi-billion-pound strategy which will drive forward major improvements across the North
Tyne Tunnel queues to be a thing of the past as plan to remove barriers gets green light
Quicker journeys through the Tyne Tunnels are a step closer today after transport chiefs approved plans to remove the toll barriers to allow vehicles through without stopping.
Tyne Tunnel 10p toll increase for LGVs
Drivers of Class 3 vehicles – LGVs, buses and vans more than 3m high or three axles or more – are being reminded that Tyne Tunnel journeys will increase by 10p from Saturday, 29 August.