Tackling congestion hotspots

Kate Kniveton has led MPs in backing a £3 million bid for government funding, submitted by Staffordshire County Council and partners, to further develop the Fifty500 Midlands Growth Corridor.   The bid, which was delivered to Downing Street last week, called on the Government to allocate

Local MP, Kate Kniveton, today (20/02/24) joined representatives from Staffordshire County Council as they visited 10 Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament to have conversations with the Government over the potential economic benefits that the A50/A500 upgrades could unlock. As Project Champi

Member of Parliament, Kate Kniveton, has welcomed the announcement that work on the major upgrades to the Branston Interchange will begin this weekend (10/02/24), coinciding with the school half-term to minimise disruption to residents. The significant set of proposals will see improved access to a

The Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter, Kate Kniveton, has today (04/12/23) taken part in Midlands Connect’s ‘Network North in the Midlands: Next stop delivery’ conference to discuss the next steps for the A50/A500 corridor major upgrades project. Taking place at Birmingham University, t

The Member of Parliament for Burton and Uttoxeter has delivered on one of her key campaign pledges to secure funding for upgrades to the A50 with the Government committing today to investing in the A50/A500 corridor improvements. The A50 regularly sees traffic build-up in Uttoxeter as a result of t

Uttoxeter’s Member of Parliament, Kate Kniveton has welcomed the announcement from National Highways, the body responsible for England's motorways and major roads, that it is to begin feasibility works into possible improvements to the A50/A500 corridor. In a letter to the MP, National Highways out

MPs and regional leaders have gathered in Westminster today (Tuesday 24th January) at 5.00pm to call for improvements to the A50/A500.

PHOTO: Kate Kniveton MP campaigning for improvements to the A38 along with neighbouring MPs Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) and Michael Fabricant (Litchfield) back in 2021 Burton and Uttoxeter Member of Parliament, Kate Kniveton has applauded the news that Staffordshire County Council’s bid to t

More than 150 hours per day are lost by commuters around Uttoxeter and Staffordshire alone Every day, the cost of journeys for commuters are £1,600 higher as a result of being sat in traffic, according to analysis Van and HGV delays on the central section cost the economy £1,238 a day Over a year

MPs dub improvements along route as ‘vital’ Proposals to improve the A50/A500 have been given a resounding ‘thumbs up’ by local residents according to research commissioned by Midlands Connect. The research, done by YouGov for Midlands Connect, shows that local residents surveyed throughout Staffo