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Transport East Forum visit Great Yarmouth to celebrate recent success
Members of the Transport East Forum met in Great Yarmouth on 21 June to celebrate the organisation’s recent successes and discussed upcoming transport ambitions. One of the major successes discussed on the day was the news that The Department for Transport confirm government will now give ‘regard’ to our Transport Strategy. This means the government…
Read MorePower of collaboration to transform regional transport was key theme of the annual STB conference
On 5 June 2023, we joined England’s other six other sub-national transport bodies at the STB Conference in Birmingham to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented when providing people and businesses with the connections they need. Several key themes emerged throughout the day regarding the role STB’s play in, such as the urgent need to…
Read MoreGovernment announces East West Rail route update
On 26th May, the Government announced its route update for the East West Rail between Bletchley and Cambridge. Details on the updated route are available here. East West Rail will provide many benefits and opportunities for the wider Eastern region and the UK. It is important as the detail of the scheme develops that the opportunities to…
Read MoreReport highlights the reasons to improve rail infrastructure at Ely Junction
Transport East and England’s Economic Heartland have produced a report outlining eight major benefits of improving rail capacity around Ely Junction. The report is available here. The report demonstrates the huge regional and national economic benefits of the project. Removing constraints around Ely means removing barriers to Britain’s trade with the rest of the world…
Read MoreAnother year of increased government funding shows growing confidence in Transport East
We can push on with plans to accelerate better and more sustainable transport connections for the East of England, after securing over £750,000 from the Department of Transport. The funding provided will support the partnership to finalise and implement Transport East’s regional Transport Strategy, as well as support the delivery of our ambitious Business…
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