Further action is needed if Government wants to succeed with its infrastructure ambitions, says Sir John Armitt
Further action is needed if the government is to succeed on delivering its election pledges on infrastructure, according to Sir John Armitt, Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission. In his Plan for Change speech yesterday (5th December), the Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, set out a government commitment to approve 150 development consent orders (DCOs) for […]
Armitt says pay-per-mile charging “inevitable”
The chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission says motorists will “inevitably” end up paying per mile to drive on Britain’s roads as the switch towards electric cars drains away fuel taxes The Daily Telegraph quotes Sir John Armitt as saying the Government has to consider new ways of funding Britain’s critical infrastructure, as the Treasury […]
Sir John Armitt appointment as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission extended
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has extended the appointment of Sir John Armitt as the Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission. Sir John Armitt’s appointment as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has been extended for six months to support the development of the ten-year strategy and the creation of National Infrastructure and Service […]
Sir John Armitt reappointed as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission
Sir John Armitt has been reappointed as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) for a further two years while Julia Prescot has been appointed Deputy Chair. Sir John has served as the Chair of the NIC since 2018, prior to which he was Deputy Chair and a commissioner since the NIC was established in 2015. With a background […]
Road User Charging, innovation and the road to Net Zero on a bonus Highways Voices from Highways UK
We had so much material left over from the highly successful Highways UK event last week in Birmingham that we bring you some content we didn’t have time to fit in on our podcasts from the show last week. These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of Re-flow, Kier Highways, Causeway Technologies, Navtech Radar and SWARCO. You’ll hear […]
National Infrastructure Commission Chair calls road user charging inevitable
The Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission has told an audience at Highways UK that he cannot see how the future cannot include paying to drive on the roads. Sir John Armitt CBE FREng FICE told the keynote session on day two of the event that , “I think that most people would agree with […]
