The £260 million New Tyne Crossing, completed in November 2011, has taken the top civil engineering gong at the British Construction Industry Awards in London, holding off competition from projects across the UK.
The judges said the project, which includes the construction of the second Tyne vehicle tunnel using immersed tube technology, was “a demanding, challenging and highly complex project which epitomises excellence in safety, quality, design, innovation and community relations...
A decision is due to be made over the future shape of bus services in Tyne and Wear by the end of the year.
The Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) is seeking to adopt a new model which will increase the number of people using local buses and provides a better service which delivers greater value for money and cheaper fares for younger people.
Nexus has been charged with developing these proposals as part of the Bus Strategy Delivery Project, in consultation with bus companies...
COMMUTERS across Tyne and Wear are to benefit from £5m of Government money that will make their trips to and from work easier and greener, following a successful funding bid from the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority (ITA).
The funding, from the Department for Transport's Local Sustainable Transport Fund, aims to remove potential barriers to employment, support economic growth and protect the environment across Tyne and Wear. The money will pay for a package of sustainable...
Child concessionary fares for public transport in Tyne and Wear are to rise by 10p from 1st September 2012 – the first change in price for four years.
The single fare will rise from 50p to 60p and the ‘CAT’ Child Allday Ticket will rise from £1 to £1.10.
Child Concessionary fares are provided by the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority, which uses public money to subsidise travel for children 16 and make it cheaper than the normal ‘commercial’ child fares. It...
The Chair of the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority, Cllr David Wood, said:
“The ITA welcome the opportunity to work with DfT over the coming weeks to bid for an additional £5m to make cycling, walking and public transport more attractive in Tyne and Wear, removing potential transport barriers to employment, supporting economic growth and protecting the environment.
Any future funding would complement the existing £4.9m Schools Go Smarter funding awarded to the ITA...
