The ability to set investment plans for the South East’s roads and railways, reduce emissions, improve air quality and make travelling simpler and easier are among a range of new powers that the South East’s regional transport body is seeking to transform travel, boost the economy and protect the environment. The powers and responsibilities are
Businesses that move goods to, from and across the South East of England are being asked for views on their key logistical issues and challenges to help inform the South East’s transport strategy and future investment priorities. The strategy is being developed by Transport for the South East (TfSE), a newly-established shadow sub-national transport body
Several important roads in the South East have been officially recognised as major routes which can now qualify for improvements from national funds, after Transport for the South East made the case for them to Government. Inclusion of the routes in the Major Roads Network (MRN), announced by the Department for Transport this week, underlines
Transport for the South East has become an event partner in an annual exhibition showcasing new ideas and technology to transform transport. The first Innovation and Technology in Transport Hub event will be staged in 2020. It will bring together a wide range of suppliers and operators of commercial vehicles and public transport under one
Transport for the South East is going on the road – joining the country’s flagship event for the highways sector. TfSE will be presenting its vision and ambitions at Highways UK in November, the conference and exhibition which brings together the key players in planning, building and maintaining the UK’s road network. With a stand
The final version of the Economic Connectivity Review of the South East has been published, the first part of a transport strategy for the region. The review identifies the economic priorities for strategic transport in the region and the growing importance of the South East as the UK’s international gateway, especially after Brexit. The study
Transport for the South East has welcomed firm plans to remove a major bottleneck on the important A27 road route. The announcement by Highways England of a preferred route for a bypass near Arundel in West Sussex addresses a pinch point on a heavily congested east-west route which runs from Pevensey in East Sussex to
Cutting journey times by just a minute on one of the busiest transport routes in the South East could add as much as £4.5 million a year to the national economy, a new study suggests. The Economic Connectivity Review of the South East examines the cost of congestion in a region with 7.5 million residents
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced £1 million of funding for the work of Transport for the South East. The money will help to pay for the development of a transport strategy for the region as TfSE moves toward becoming a statutory body in the next two years. The funding news comes as TfSE begins
MPs showed cross-party support for the South East’s own sub-national transport body during a Parliamentary debate. Local MPs from Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats backed the work of Transport for the South East in establishing a transport strategy for the whole region to support economic growth and transform the lives of the travelling public.