The new Secretary of State for Transport, Louise Haigh MP, has set out five strategic priorities for transport.  These include rail reform, improving and expanding bus services, transforming infrastructure, making transport greener, and integrating transport networks

CIHT welcomes these aims which closely align to our recently published Manifesto ‘A transport network for all our futures’. 

Sue Percy CBE, Chief Executive CIHT, said

“We welcome the government providing the vision to outline their strategic priorities for transport in the first week of their new administration. CIHT has consistently called for governments to show certainty and a clarity of vision to support the highways and transportation sector.”

“We are pleased to see that the priorities we identified in our manifesto (including integrating transport, making transport greener and expanding bus services) have been echoed in the statement by the new Secretary of State. CIHT will be reaching out to the government to offer our support, advice and technical expertise to deliver on these aims.” 

CIHT is looking forward to working with the government to enable the delivery of better transport networks, that work for all. 

Notes to editors
The CIHT Manifesto ‘A transport network fit for all our futures’ is available to read here.