The Welsh Government is squandering opportunities to squeeze economic, social and environmental benefits out of its £3.4bn infrastructure investment programme, according to a new report from Audit...
Two-thirds of complex and strategically significant government projects have not been properly evaluated to learn lessons and hold ministers accountable for their delivery, a task force review...
Delivering infrastructure projects to time and budget has been a national bugbear for decades. Will government reforms due this year make any difference?
The UK is facing a capital programmes funding gap of £1.6trn by 2040, according to EY, including new road and rail projects, decarbonising public buildings and social infrastructure funding for...
National and local infrastructure features heavily in their general election manifestos, but with Labour and the Conservatives reluctant to increase borrowing or taxes, how will they be funded in a...
Plans to allocate £2.5bn of funding to improve school and college buildings and support more school places fall well short of the sector’s needs after a decade of underinvestment, leaders have said.
Low investor confidence in the UK and the need to direct domestic money to development projects mean the UK Infrastructure Bank wants to work “much harder” to bring sources of public finance together...
The UK’s £22bn infrastructure bank has said it expects clean energy will make up the largest sector in its investment portfolio as it unveiled its first ever strategic plan.
The fledgling UK Infrastructure Bank aims to add advisory services to its role of investing in green ‘levelling up’ projects, according to its chief executive and deputy local government director.
Local fiscal power and autonomy can help drive infrastructure investment and in turn reduce regional inequality, according to a CIPFA report that the institute hopes can inform the UK’s levelling up...
Mayors and council leaders in the Northern England are seeking discussions with the government to revive plans for a high-speed rail link to Leeds through a mechanism to capture rises in land values.
Liverpool City Council has formally terminated a highways development contract after the construction firm carrying out the works went into administration.
The government’s 'levelling up' ambitions will only be met if Whitehall releases its grip on power over infrastructure planning and reforms the funding system, according to its own infrastructure...
Durham County Council has approved plans to fund the expansion of a local science and technology centre, which will be funded through its own resources.
Nottinghamshire County Council has reported a 12.5% increase in the cost of its flagship highways project, which one councillor warned could become “its HS2”.
