Tag Archives: Levelling up

The UK’s infrastructure industry might be forgiven for being downhearted as we come into the New Year. Confidence in major project and programme delivery is at, what feels like, an all time low. The cancellation of Phase 2 of High Speed 2 (HS2) is a recent – and very public…

The government has announced the 55 projects it intends to finance with nearly £1bn for Round 3 of its ‘Levelling Up Fund’.

This is the third and final round of the £4.8bn promised by the government. The first round, announced in October 2021, saw 105 projects funded with £1.7bn. This was…

Levelling up has become a widely used phrase in politics and business in recent years but there is often a difference of opinion about what it means and a belief that delivering it lies solely with the government.

Nonetheless, former MP for Putney Justine Greening is clear about its definition…

A new partnership between Network Rail and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has been established to deliver a vision including station and railway upgrades, integrated transport and zero carbon.

TfGM described the partnership as “a major step forward” in working to “create a better-connected Greater Manchester”. Network Rail owns over 90…

Work on Centre Port UK, billed as the world’s first tidal powered deep-sea container terminal, could commence in 2025, with completion planned by 2030.

Centre Port is a 18km, £2bn tidal barrage across The Wash, a bay in East Anglia, designed to link Lincolnshire to Norfolk. The project will feature the…

The UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) has been established as a permanent institution, having been passed into law today after receiving Royal Assent.

UKIB said the development places the bank on a statutory footing, confirming its long-term role in addressing climate change and supporting regional and local growth. It also means the…

Shadow levelling up spokesperson Baroness Hayman and Labour MP Steve McCabe have both drawn on recommendations from a recent ICE’s policy position statement in recent parliamentary activity.

Baroness Hayman referenced two recommendations from Defining the outcomes from levelling up during a House of Lords debate on 22 February. She said: “…the…

A planned relief road in Devon is currently in limbo after its cost estimate has nearly doubled and the local council had its bid for Levelling Up funds rejected.

The new Cullompton relief road is currently without two thirds of its current projected £28M cost, which recently rose from £15M. Mid…

Councils learnt last week whether their Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bid was successful.

Being successful in Levelling Up Fund Round 2 is a fantastic reward for a huge amount of work that has gone into the bidding process.  Yet, the clock is ticking. The project the funding is allocated…

Plans to build new metro lines in Cardiff and Cornwall have both benefitted from £50M of funding from the second round of the government’s Levelling Up Fund.

Both projects suited the Levelling Up Fund’s express function of providing sums of money to improve public transport with high-impact schemes to reduce carbon…