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  • Foundations for Growth: CBI/AECOM Infrastructure Survey 2017

    31/10/2017
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    CBI director-general Carolyn Fairbairn says in her foreword that “in the face of uncertainty, businesses want to see infrastructure delivery at the heart of the government’s agenda.” Some 61% of rail providers are dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the ‘delivery and policy environment’, according to the latest version of this survey. Also, despite the current £38bn investment in Control Period 5, confidence that rail networks will improve is at -22.

  • Unlocking Regional Growth: understanding the drivers of productivity across the UK’s regions and nations

    01/12/2016
    CBI/AECOM SearchResearchItems

    In a wide-ranging report on addressing productivity, on transport the CBI calls for government to “prioritise connecting the UK’s cities outside of London” in the next phase of road and rail investment. Although transport is just one of many factors considered, the report says there is potential to increase the nominal UK gross value added by £208bn over the next ten years. The paper says improved connections between northern England’s cities could provide access to the same number of people as are within an hour of London. It also says cutting travel times to Manchester and Sheffield to 30 minutes could alone raise productivity in Leeds by over 10%.

  • Thinking Globally Delivering LocallyCBI/AECOM Infrastructure Survey 2016

    01/11/2016
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    More respondents to this survey - 99% - felt delivery of Control Period 5 rail projects were important priorities than those who felt the same about the Road Investment Strategy (97%). Some 75% said having better digital connectivity on trains was “either critical or important”. However, 74% of rail infrastructure providers said they were not confident in Network Rail’s “capacity to deliver the rest of Control Period 5”. Calls for infrastructure investment came against a background that 64% of respondents felt the UK was unlikely to be more internationally competitive in 2050.

  • Turning Momentum into Delivery: CBI/AECOM Infrastructure Survey 2015

    29/10/2015
    CBI/AECOM SearchResearchItems

    Inter-city rail is crucial or important to 81% of firms and 90% of firms see increasing capacity as a priority, according to the results of this this survey. Some 55% support creation of High Speed 2 to help capacity - and 92% say “their support would be boosted by clearer sight of how the project sits within a longer-term plan for UK rail”. Commuter rail is seen as crucial or important to 71%. The survey highlights that 95% of firms say they want to see - as a minimum - delivery of the upgrades promised during the last parliament, while 45% want capital spending to be increased; in Wales, that figure rose to 55%. As a comparison, 89% of respondents said motorways are crucial or beneficial to them and 96% of firms reported that they were concerned or very concerned about road congestion.