Milton Keynes roads and travel news
Milton Keynes roads and travel news, newest first: closures, roadworks, rail changes, buses and parking, from the authorities' own notices.
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MK Council Tenants' EV Charger Ban: Council Votes to Rethink
Full Council has asked the Executive to consider a new EV charger policy for council tenants within nine months, replacing today's blanket refusal.
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Roadworks
Newport Road, New Bradwell, Shut From Monday to 4 December
Anglian Water will close Newport Road at the approach to Stonebridge roundabout from 19 October to 4 December to repair a collapsed sewer. Buses 5 and 7 change route.
East West Rail
East West Rail Strikes Set for 10 and 17 October
RMT members at Chiltern Railways will strike on two Saturdays over plans for driver-controlled doors on the Oxford to Milton Keynes line. MK passengers will not notice; the line's opening is what is at stake.
Council
Bletchley Parking Trial Cut as MK Council Rewrites Motions
A six-month parking crackdown for Bletchley was cut from a motion before MK Council passed it. Three other opposition motions were rewritten the same way.
Council
Milton Keynes Taxi Fees Frozen After Six Years of Rises
Taxi licence fees will not rise in April 2027 after three years of surplus, council officers say. Pub, scrap metal and gambling fees still go up 2.9%.
Transport
Milton Keynes E-Scooter Trial: MP Survey Opens for MK North
Chris Curtis MP has opened a survey on the MK e-scooter trial for Milton Keynes North residents, before a summit with Lime, Dott, the council and police.
Travel
Milton Keynes to Euston Trains: None Before 4pm on 20 Sep
Network Rail is removing a bridge south of Watford, so nothing runs from Milton Keynes Central to Euston until 16:00 on Sunday 20 September. The ways round.
Trains
Christmas Trains from MK: Buses Northampton to Rugby 27 Dec
National Rail now lists the first Christmas 2026 closure north of MK: no trains between Northampton and Rugby from 27 December to 1 January. Euston to Milton Keynes is untouched so far.