I do not think many would argue the need to change the way infrastructure is planned, financed and delivered. It is a conversation we often say needs to be held at a national level. But the same issues also apply at a regional level. In the East Midlands we recognised…
Transport has a key role in enabling the UK to meet its long-term economic, environmental and social objectives. However, the country is not on track to meet many of these goals.
Decarbonising transport is a huge challenge. Road and rail are the UK’s largest source of carbon emissions, but progress on…
Labour’s Lord Faulkner and shadow transport spokesperson Baroness Taylor both referred to an ICE briefing document during a Lords grand committee debate on public transport in towns and cities on 17 April.
A few days later, in the House of Commons, Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Wera Hobhouse quoted the ICE during…
Main Point The photograph (above) used to illustrate the news story “Sunak axes all future smart motorway projects” (NCE, last month) fortuitously also illustrates the reason that all lane running smart motorways are unsafe. It shows vehicle barriers on both verges set unnecessarily close to the running lane, leaving insufficient space…
Consultation document seeks opinions on how a national transport strategy would improve infrastructure and meet environmental targets.
The ICE wants infrastructure professionals to give their views on the possible benefits of a national transport strategy for England. A new ICE consultation paper explores how a strategy to strengthen decision making and…
The Hong Kong government is exploring the option of building new artificial islands to help construct a fourth crossing between the Island and the mainland.
According to the South China Morning Post, the Hong Kong government’s secretary for transport and logistics Lam Sai-hung has backed plans to create the new islands…
From Cornwall to Gloucestershire, and almost everywhere in between, you can find evidence of the work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In fact, South West England is home to some of the great engineer’s most iconic and enduring designs such as Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol and the Royal Albert Bridge…
Infrastructure is central to achieving growth, decarbonisation and energy security. But the fragmentation of transport planning and functions between different bodies in England fails to produce coherently planned transport networks and services. This undermines the achievability of long term national priorities, such as net zero, climate resilience and addressing regional…
Three years ago, train services were cut back, roads were almost empty and Teams calls became the new norm for work meetings as lockdowns were put in place at the start of the pandemic. Less than a month later, then prime minister Boris Johnson gave High Speed 2 (HS2) the…
To many, New Zealand is a country of rolling green hills and tall snow capped mountains where Hobbits and the All Blacks roam. New Zealanders are not often at the front of minds when talking about major infrastructure or the climate crisis – but we still have knowledge to share.…
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