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New high-skills jobs open up as UK construction sector transforms

Latest Industrial Strategy investment will promote access by a diverse pool of candidates and create better homes and public buildings through modernisation.

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TransPennine and Midland Mainline electrification works to resume

Work on electrification of TransPennine and Midland Mainline to restart under plans announced today.

• Work on electrification of TransPennine and Midland Mainline to restart

• TransPennine line will deliver faster journeys and more capacity to help deliver a Northern Powerhouse

• Midland Mainline improvements will mean electrification to Kettering and Corby by 2019

Work to electrify TransPennine and Midland Mainline railways will resume under plans announced today, Wednesday 30 September 2015, as part of Sir Peter Hendy’s work to reset Network Rail’s upgrade programme.

For more information visit GOV.UK 

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We are investing in Cornwall's transport

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Free Wi-Fi now available on buses, trams and trains in nine UK cities

Millions of users are making regular use of free Wi-Fi which has been rolled out on hundreds of buses, trams and trains in nine cities across the UK.

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Transport projects speed ahead in the Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award shortlist

The Prime Minister’s Award is the pinnacle of The British Construction Industry Awards. It recognises publicly funded construction projects that are completed on time, on budget and that bring real change to their local community.

Twelve out of the 32 projects shortlisted for this year’s award are helping to create better journeys across the country by improving the country’s transport infrastructure.

Find out more on GOV.UK

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Cycling revolution goes electric

Cycle-hire schemes across the country will receive hundreds of electric bikes to make cycling more accessible and make it easier for people who are keen to cycle more. The £700,000 competition supports hire schemes across the country with hundreds of new electric bicycles to get more people cycling.

The ‘e-bikes’, which offer battery-assisted pedalling at the flick of a switch, will make it easier for people to cycle more who may be put off by hilly routes or not having cycled regularly.

The Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Sharing Pilot Scheme is the latest announcement backing the government’s commitment to double the number of cycle journeys by encouraging people of all ages and abilities to get on their bikes.

Find out more on GOV.UK.

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How smart motorways help to deliver better journeys

The smart motorways programme has been created to deliver increased connectivity across England. Technology driven solutions will tackle congestion, improve journey time reliability and add much needed capacity on key parts of the motorway network.

For more information about smart motorways, please visit GOV.UK for news, video clips, campaigns and more.

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Apprentices have a head start in achieving milestones

New apprentices and those that have graduated like Emma Taylor and Thomas Harrison are helping to create better journeys for people across the UK by improving and maintaining our railways.

New research by Network Rail shows that apprenticeships’ value goes beyond the workplace skills they provide, enabling apprentices to achieve personal and career goals earlier than their friends. The survey of 355 graduates of Network Rail’s Advanced Apprenticeships Scheme revealed that many of them are the first among their friendship group to buy a house (52%), make a big purchase on something they’ve always wanted (66%), buy a car (40%) or to book and pay for a summer holiday or travel (47%). Their career progression matches the pace that they reach these life milestones, with almost three quarters of the graduates – who all now work full-time at Network Rail – saying they were the first among their friends to be promoted, and almost half reportedly on track for a senior management position within the next five years.

For more information on the Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme, go to https://www.facebook.com/networkrailadvancedapprenticeship. For more details of the survey, see the Network Rail website.