Transport - Local Transport Plans

The Government has promised local authorities £8.4 billion over the next five years to be spent on transport related projects that are identified at the local level.

Previously local authorities were allocated funding for individual road or other transport schemes. This meant that the Government took decisions on very small schemes, often in isolation of wider issues and on purely financial grounds rather than on their contribution to a wider strategy.

Local Transport Plans (LTPs) now allow authorities to bid for capital resources to plan and deliver their services more efficiently, built around 5 year integrated transport strategies. These are devised at the local level in partnership with the community, giving local authorities more discretion than before.

The first full LTPs were submitted to Government Offices in July 2000 covering the period 2001 to 2006. The plans are assessed against stringent criteria and the allocation covers:

• Major public transport and road schemes costing over £5m;
• Integrated transport schemes costing under £5m; and
• Local road maintenance and bridge strengthening schemes.

Whilst major schemes have reserved funding local authorities can decide which other identified transport schemes they fund. The Government monitors the use of LTP funding through Annual Progress Reports (APRs) and these show how authorities are performing against the targets set in their LTPs.

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