UK Budget statement: Funding to address transport issues
The Budget speech from UK Chancellor Philip Hammond include plans for increased spending on transport and infrastructure. Among the initiatives outlined in the Budget were plans for:
- Transport spending of £90m for the north of England and £23m for the Midlands to help address pinch points on roads
- a £690m competition fund for English councils to tackle urban congestion.
- £270m for new technologies such as robots and driverless vehicles
- £16m for 5G mobile technology and £200m for local broadband networks.
