All Department for Transport articles
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NewsConsultation launched on using hydrogen-powered plant on construction sites
Ministers say initiative will cut emissions on projects
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NewsMayors to hold more talks on HS2 alternative after ‘constructive’ transport secretary meeting
Andy Street and Andy Burnham to brief wider team this week on Mark Harper talks
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NewsGovernment launches study into running HS2 trains to Leeds
Announcement comes in DfT response to critical transport committee report
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NewsMini-budget showed need to spend within means on HS2, says transport secretary
Mark Harper admits delaying work on scheme won’t actually save money in long run
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NewsTransport secretary confirms two year delay on HS2
Euston stretch and later phases in the North to be hit by phasing change
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NewsGovernment set to announce HS2 delays
Costs on first phase have reportedly risen £2bn since last update
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NewsGovernment unveils plan to speed up major infrastructure approval
Fast track approach to be piloted for some projects
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NewsHS2 set for wholesale review with cuts and delays to be considered
Eastern link could be binned after being scaled back in Intergrated Rail Plan nearly two years ago
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NewsInflation means ‘tough decisions’ needed on delivery of HS2, transport official warns MPs
Broader rail network enhancements pipeline could also see cuts, rail minister says.
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NewsFormer transport committee chair given rail and HS2 brief
Huw Merriman has long been vocal supporter of rail project
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NewsCostain and Mott MacDonald win Stonehenge Tunnel contract
Scheme still waiting on transport secretary’s approval
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NewsTfL strikes funding deal to secure £3.6bn capital investments
20-month settlement follows succession of emergency agreements
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NewsBuilding Manchester HS2 station underground ruled out because of £5bn price tag
MPs told that cost of dealing with protestors on project has topped £120m
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NewsCrossrail: How the delay has unfolded
How much is Crossrail going to cost? Building reveals what we know about the rail project’s delay
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NewsDfT announces £30m to fund innovation to decarbonise highway construction
Highways and transport sector is UK’s biggest emitter
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NewsHS2 begins audit of firms following revelations about oligarch with stake in tunnelling contractor
Strabag part-owned by sanctioned industrialist Oleg Deripaska
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NewsNorthern Powerhouse Rail plan set to be scrapped
HS2’s eastern leg to Leeds also expected to be binned as government gears up to publish long-awaited plan for rail upgrades this week
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NewsAnnual BEIS capital spending to be £5.6bn higher by the end of this parliament
Budget documents reveal spending increases across government departments including health, transport and education
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