Road-building

Government confirms £4.8bn roads plan, as fears grow over Whitehall cuts

Politics

Government confirms £4.8bn roads plan, as fears grow over Whitehall cuts

Speculation mounts ahead of Spring Statement that could bring major cuts to departments tasked with driving progress towards UK's climate and nature goals

clock 24 March 2025 • 5 min read

Infrastructure

National Highways vows to make controversial Lower Thames Crossing UK's 'greenest road'

Roads agency sets out raft of sustainability plans for project expected to double road capacity across the Thames east of London

clock 28 February 2022 • 3 min read

Transport

'Out of step with the times': Government faces legal challenge over road-building plans

Transport Action Network launches legal action arguing multi-billion pound road-building plans are not compatible with climate and air quality goals

clock 22 April 2020 • 3 min read