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Transport cash 'skewed to London'

The government spends more money on transport projects for Londoners than on those for the rest of the country combined, a new report says.

Monday, 19 December 2011

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  • New Forth Bridge to be 'wind proof' THE new Forth crossing will be fitted with huge wind barriers to prevent it being closed in the kind of storms that recently caused problems for drivers.
  • New Forth Bridge to be 'wind proof' THE new Forth crossing will be fitted with huge wind barriers to prevent it being closed in the kind of storms that recently caused problems for drivers.

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  • Transport funding favours LondonLondoners benefit from more money per head on transport spending than all of the other regions combined, according to a new report.

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  • Pledge on Sheffield-London rail linkEAST Midlands Trains has pledged not to abandon its Sheffield to London franchise despite financial problems as it launched extra carriages on commuter routes.

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  • Treasury urged to look NorthTRANSPORT bosses and politicians from across Yorkshire have reacted with fury to revelations the infrastructure programme published by the Treasury last month will target 84 per cent of spending towards London and the South East.
  • No end in sight to region™s congestionAS weary regional businesses and residents know all too well, Yorkshire has suffered from decades of under-funding for transport schemes.
  • Technical calculations blamed for unjustified disparity in spendingTHREE massive investments in the transport networks of the South East are proving to be key factors in widening the huge divide between spending there and in other parts of the country.

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  • It's time the South West had a proper railwayOn November 29, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a rail improvement plan costing in excess of £1bn. Nevertheless, this is not "new" money provided by the Treasury. Instead, Network Rail is being permitted to borrow more money. I thought that the Government's strategy was to reduce the amount of borrowing.
  • Authority needs your views on station changesCouncil bosses have made a Uturn on rural bus services after elderly residents complained about standards. Following a report in Bedfordshire on Sunday earlier this month concerning delays, illplanned
  • New road layout puts drivers in a quandaryConfused motorists are having to battle for cycle lanes after a road has reopened to serve a new development. Previously, vehicles were only able to turn left at the roundabout near the New Cardington

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