Industry issues further responses to the Comprehensive Spending Review
Reactions to the Chancellor’s Spending Review announcement continue to reach us at Highways News. Amey’s Chief Executive, Andy Milner, said: “Amey welcomes today’s announcements from the Government of additional investment in infrastructure as part of the Spending Review and the recognition of the importance of defence, transport and public infrastructure in protecting our national security […]
Additional infrastructure spending “welcome” says AECOM’s Whitehead
Richard Whitehead, chief executive (Europe and India) at AECOM, has welcomed the Comprehensive Spending Review set out by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. “Having focused on removing planning hurdles and emboldening devolved authorities in its first 12 months in power, this long-term funding cements the government’s pledge to accelerate the delivery of essential infrastructure and, in turn, […]
“A significant opportunity to deliver differently” – reactions to the Comprehensive Spending Review
The transport sector is reacting to the Government’s Spending Review, in which Chancellor Rachel Reeves has committed to spending £24bn of capital funding to road maintenance between 2026 and 2030, Rachel Ellison, advisory and programme development managing director for UK and Europe at Mott MacDonald, has responded: “Plans to spend £113bn on infrastructure provides certainty to […]
