A newly-announced Government plan for national infrastructure has been welcomed by the freight industry as well as the Freight Transport Association (FTA). The National Infrastructure Delivery Plan has been called a co-ordinated and comprehensive approach to future infrastructure planning.

Swannells Transport – Warehousing Cambridge

The newly-announced plan, which was released last Wednesday, has brought together all of the Government’s infrastructure plans for the next five years. One of the plans that the government has committed to is the construction of a Northern Powerhouse, which would connect major towns and cities in the north. The plan highlights more than £425 billion of planned investment in 600 major projects over the next five years.

The FTA’s Director of Policy, Karen Dee, had this to say about the new plan:
“The Government is right to put so much emphasis on infrastructure – these networks are crucial to delivering economic growth. Transport improvements represent a large proportion of the projects, which is vital for a trading nation that relies on the movement of goods and services.”

The plan includes a a major road and rail investment package including £15 billion to support Highways England in transforming the Strategic Road Network and support the biggest rail modernisation since the Victorian times.

Miss Dee later continued to say: “Given the unprecedented levels of Government and private sector funds being made available, it is essential to ensure efficient and effective delivery of projects. The National Infrastructure Delivery Plan is a welcome development as it presents a co-ordinated and comprehensive view of what needs to be delivered over the next few years and establishes a process for identifying what comes next.”

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