Mayors are being given a fast-track route to building new tramways, roads and light rail, the Transport Secretary has said. Large transport projects put forward by local leaders need to have Department for Transport approval before they are built. The cost threshold at which mayors need to seek approval was set at £200 million. Today we're giving local leaders more power to shape transport in their community. 🚆🚉🚌 pic.twitter.com/JJ0sHcCqMC — Heidi Alexander MP (@Heidi_Labour) July 31, 2026“Today we’re giving local leaders more power to shape transport in their community,” the Transport Secretary wrote in a post on X.