‘Call for Action’ to speed up infrastructure delivery in growth corridor
A 'call to action' for Government to accelerate delivery of infrastructure in the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge growth corridor has been unveiled by England's Economic Heartland.
The five 'asks', published ahead of the Autumn Budget, would accelerate delivery of strategic infrastructure to support growth, while giving confidence to residents and investors that schemes will be built on time and to budget.
Government is asked to:
- Commit to developing a geographically-specific National Policy …
Statement following announcement on expressway preferred corridor
Today (September 12), Government announced its preferred corridor for the Oxford to Cambridge expressway section between Oxford and Milton Keynes. This is Corridor B, close to the East West Rail link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/corridor-announced-to-unlock-full-potential-of-englands-economic-heartland
Giving his reaction, Mayor Dave Hodgson, chairman of England's Economic Heartland's Strategic Transport Forum, said: "We welcome this announcement by Government, as it provides the basis for moving forward with more detailed proposals and begins to give clarity …
Partnership with Transport Systems Catapult puts innovation at heart of growth corridor
England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) and Transport Sytems Catapult have signed an agreement to deliver innovative transport infrastructure for the region.
The programme of activities will help to deliver economic potential identified by the National Infrastructure Commission and set as a national priority by the Government. The economy in the area is set to double or even triple by 2050.
The agreement will focus on the use of data, consolidating member …
EEH to consider utility study's recommendations
A study commissioned by England's Economic Heartland to identify opportunities to improve the delivery of utility infrastructure in the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge growth corridor has made five key recommendations, including the creation of a Strategic Infrastructure Delivery Board and consideration of a National Policy Statement for the region.
Securing the timely delivery of enabling infrastructure is fundamental to unlocking the region's immense economic potential, something identified by Government as being a …
Major step forward as Network Rail submits TWAO for East West Rail
The East West Rail project has taken a major step forward today (Friday).
Network Rail has applied to the Secretary of State for Transport for a Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) to construct phase 2 of the project between Bicester and Bedford.
If the TWAO is granted, major works will begin as soon as 2019, enabling services between Oxford and Bedford, Oxford and Milton Keynes, and Milton Keynes and …
Bus Operators' Association formed for England's Economic Heartland
Bus companies have joined together to form a bus operators' association for the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge growth corridor and surrounding areas.
The association covers the same geography as England's Economic Heartland, stretching from Swindon to Cambridgeshire, and from Northamptonshire down to Hertfordshire. It will have representation on the Heartland's Strategic Transport Forum - an emerging Sub-national Transport Body – through the association's chairman.
The move will ensure bus operators have a …
Hertfordshire and Swindon join England's Economic Heartland
Hertfordshire County Council has joined England's Economic Heartland, which provides leadership on strategic infrastructure in the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge growth corridor.
Hertfordshire follows Swindon Borough Council which joined the emerging Sub-national Transport Body in March. There are now 11 local transport authorities that make up England's Economic Heartland, with a total population of over 5.1 million and GVA of £150bn.
Cllr Martin Tett, chairman of England's Economic Heartland, said: "We are …
Mayor Dave elected chairman of Strategic Transport Forum
Mayor of Bedford Borough, Dave Hodgson, has been elected chairman of England's Economic Heartland's Strategic Transport Forum.
The Forum is the emerging Sub-national Transport Body for the Heartland region, which stretches from Swindon, through Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes to Cambridgeshire, and from Northamptonshire down to Hertfordshire.
It meets in public five times a year to discuss and agree England's Economic Heartland's approach to strategic transport issues. The Forum's membership includes …
Funding boost for England's Economic Heartland
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced a £2million funding boost for regional transport organisations in the South East of England to develop ambitious strategies to improve journeys for goods and passengers.
As part of the Government's ambition to give regions across the UK greater influence over transport investment decisions, sub-national transport bodies England's Economic Heartland and Transport for the South East will be given £2million of government funding to develop …
Sub-national transport bodies call for greater regional influence in an unprecedented joint response to Government’s major road network consultation
England's four Sub-national Transport Bodies (STBs) say the Government should work with them to define its new Major Road Network (MRN), as part of an unprecedented joint response to the Department for Transport's MRN consultation.
In a letter to Roads Minister Jesse Norman, England's Economic Heartland, Midlands Connect, Transport for the North, and Transport for the South East describe the MRN as a landmark and critical opportunity to drive economic …
