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Truck stops upgraded with £16.5m investment

Industry and Government are jointly investing £16.5 million to improve 38 truck stop rest areas across England.
The Department for Transport (DfT) will invest £6m with £10.5m coming from industry, to significantly improve their facilities for lorry dri…

Tees Valley mayor announces ?1bn infrastructure package

The Mayor of Tees Valley has announced a £1bn infrastructure package for the region. 

At an event earlier this week in Middlesborough, Ben Houchen announced a number of major schemes, including a pledge to bring 15 electric trackless trams to serve Mi…

Tees Valley unveils ?1bn transport package puts focus on roads

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has unveiled a £1bn transport package for region the region, funded by City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement cash, with the majority set aside for roads.
The Tees Valley Combined Authority said the package followed …

?1bnTees Valley transport package puts focus on roads

Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has unveiled a £1bn transport package for the region, funded by City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement cash, with the majority set aside for roads.
The Tees Valley Combined Authority said the package followed ‘a fund…

Reaction to ?1bn transport plans for the Tees Valley

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said the transport vision for the area would be delivered using £1bn in funding secured after the scrapping of the northern leg of the HS2 rail line. It would include the introduction of tram services in five town centres …