Read more on our transport funding bids
Large or complex transport schemes and highway maintenance cannot generally be funded solely from the Council's annual allocation from the Department for Transport for transport schemes and highway maintenance.
The Council looks for alternative funding sources and makes applications to finance key transport projects in the city.
The current bids for funding, and their outcome, are outlined below:
- Active Travel Fund 4E - successful
- A3025 Portsmouth Road Safer Roads Fund - successful
- Active Travel Fund 4 - successful
- Capability & Ambition Fund - successful
- Active Travel Fund 3 bid - partially successful
- Local Capability Fund - successful
- ZEBRA (Zero Emission Bus) bid - unsuccessful
- Active Travel Fund 2 - successful
- Emergency Active Travel Fund 1 - successful
- Transforming Cities Fund Business Case - successful
- Transforming Cities Fund Tranche 2 Summary Pro-forma - successful
- Solent Future Transport Zone - successful
Active Travel England Capability Assessments
Active Travel England is the government's executive agency responsible for walking, wheeling and cycling. They require us to submit annual capability assessments that are used to inform levels of funding for active travel.
Southampton City Council is currently assessed as being a Level 2 authority out of 4 which was been agreed with Active Travel England. The latest capability assessment was submitted in September 2025 and it was proposed that Southampton City Council is a Level 3 authority. The outcome of the September 2025 assessment is expected to be confirmed in Spring 2026. A copy of our capability self-assessments, including the latest assessment for 2024/25, can be found here: