A proposed new bridge over the River Wear, part of the Sunderland Strategic Corridor project, has been awarded £82.6m from the Department of Transport.
The Chair of the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport...
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14th December 2011
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1st December 2011
The Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority has voted to begin a process that could lead to major changes in how local bus services used by 140 million passengers a year are planned and delivered.
The Authority has begun work to develop a Quality Contract Scheme (QCS), which would represent the biggest change to the local bus market for 25 years.
A scheme – which would be the first in the country if finally approved – would see the ITA (through Nexus) take responsibility...
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11th October 2011
The organisation that oversees transport provision in Tyne and Wear is celebrating after being named the best in the country.
The Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) was named ITA of the year at the 2011 National Transport Awards ceremony in London.
Competition judges recognised its role in delivering the second Tyne Tunnel, and with its executive body Nexus, securing the future of the Tyne and Wear Metro and taking forward smart ticket technology for North East...
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7th October 2011
Nexus has unveiled the new livery for Metro trains as the first refurbished Metrocar returns to the region after a major refurbishment.
Metrocar 4041, the first of 90 to be stripped down and refitted by a specialist engineering firm in Doncaster, has a sleek light metallic grey and black finish, incorporating the iconic...
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14th September 2011
The agenda for the next Full ITA meeting on 22 September has been released and is available here.
Unfortunately - due to an issue with our 'file servers' we have not been able to load the full report pack up as normal. As soon as we have rectified this situation we will update the agenda on this site.
Until this time you can...
