Next UK government must back recommendations from the Airports Commission on siting of a new runway in the south east in order “to break the infrastructure impasse”; and introduce an infrastructure commission.
Government plans to invest in London so it can outpace New York as a global city also include £10bn of investment in transport over the next six years.
Why the infrastructure commission needs a new government department to deliver long term infrastructure planning. ACE policy director Julian Francis puts the case.
Creation of an independent infrastructure body is top of the list of requirements for whichever party wins the next election, according to the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Armitt, Balls and Adonis unveil final recommendations for an infrastructure commission tomorrow - the only way to deliver long term investment, says Robbie Owen.