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.
Members of Parliament will discuss the impact Transport for the South East can have in strengthening the region’s economy and improving life for residents and businesses. The Commons debate in Westminster Hall at 2.30pm on Wednesday (April 25) was granted at the request of Huw Merriman (MP for Bexhill and Battle) who will speak first.
More than 200 leaders from business, government and transport will gather for an event that puts the spotlight on how the South East’s transport network can power growth and opportunity and improve the lives of the travelling public. The conference, Connecting the South East, takes place at Farnborough International on 8 May and will bring
Leaders from across the South East have launched an ambitious new partnership to transform the transport network for the travelling public and businesses and to ensure the area remains a driver of the UK economy. Transport for the South East (TfSE) will speak with a single voice on the area’s transport priorities. It will devise