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Queen's speech: national infrastructure strategy set for revamp

By Dominic Browne | 14 October 2019

The Queen's Speech has pledged a revamped national infrastructure strategy designed to help suppo...

Jobs cull for Kier

By Dominic Browne | 17 June 2019

Kier Group is to cut around 1,200 jobs and make savings of £55m over the next two years amid a pl...

Fidler appointed DfT's local transport director

By Dominic Browne | 17 April 2019

Stephen Fidler, deputy director in the Department for Transport’s strategic roads division, has b...

Amey facing £200m Birmingham divorce bill

By Dominic Browne | 18 February 2019

Amey may have to pay more than £200m to extricate itself from its troubled 25-year PFI contract w...

Councils to legally challenge Heathrow expansion

By Dominic Browne | 26 June 2018

A group of councils opposed to Heathrow expansion will launch a legal bid for a judicial review o...

Amey hit by £50m compensation bill - reports

By Dominic Browne | 13 June 2018

Amey has been ordered to pay Birmingham City Council more than £50m in compensation after the con...

Highways maintenance backlog falls to £9bn

By Dominic Browne | 20 March 2018

The estimated highways maintenance backlog has fallen by almost 23% this year to £9.3bn from £12bn.

Birmingham wins Amey litigation

By Dominic Browne | 23 February 2018

The Court of Appeal has found in favour of Birmingham City Council in a long-running and occasion...

Budget 2017: Councils to bid for £690m congestion fund

By Dominic Browne | 08 March 2017

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a major local funding boost to tackle congestion in his f...

LGA split over mayoral devolution

By Dominic Browne | 06 December 2016

Senior figures at the Local Government Association (LGA) are divided over whether to continue to ...