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Armitt: speech to UK Transport Infrastructure Summit
Below is the full text of National Infrastructure Commission Chair Sir John Armitt’s keynote speech to the Transport Times UK Transport Infrastructure Summit in London on 23 May 2018. Check against delivery “Good morning. Thank you to Transport Times for hosting today’s event, and for kindly inviting me to open the proceedings. Thank you also...
Roads for the Future: jury reaction
Roads for the Future jury members’ have reacted to the shortlisted entries: Sir John Armitt, Chair, National Infrastructure Commission “The creativity and ingenuity of all the entries we received was very impressive, with many making the most of our existing network to prepare for these latest innovations. These five entries clearly stood out and I...
Five shortlisted to develop ‘Roads for the Future’ and driverless cars
Smart traffic lights, flexible use of kerbsides, segregated driverless zones, and sat-navs learning through artificial intelligence are among the ideas shortlisted today in a national competition to design roads fit for driverless cars. Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John Armitt said he and the competition jury had found the quality of entries to...
Find out about the five shortlisted entries
More information about the five shortlisted entries from AECOM, Arup, City Science, Immense Solutions and Leeds City Council can be found on the updated Roads for the Future competition page.
Roads for the Future: the jury
Bridget Rosewell (Competition Chair) is an experienced director, policy maker and economist, with a track record in advising public and private sector clients on key strategic issues. She is a Commissioner for the National Infrastructure Commission, Non-Executive Chair of the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency, a Founder and Senior Adviser of Volterra Partners, and a...
Silvertown Tunnel planning decision welcomed
Plans for the new East London River Thames Crossing at Silvertown have been approved by the Department for Transport, which has granted Transport for London a Development Consent Order. Responding to this announcement, the National Infrastructure Commission said: “The Silvertown Tunnel is essential if we are to tackle congestion, and continue to support the development...
England faces taps running dry without infrastructure improvements
England’s homes and businesses could face having their water supplies cut off in times of severe drought, if the water industry does not improve infrastructure and water efficiency. This is the stark finding of a report – Preparing for a drier future: England’s water infrastructure needs – published today by the National Infrastructure Commission –...
UK’s top young infrastructure professionals selected to sit on new advisory panel
Architects, engineers, designers and energy specialists from across the country are among the 16 founding members of a group chosen to help shape the UK’s infrastructure. The National Infrastructure Commission’s Young Professionals Panel, launched today by Commission Chair Sir John Armitt, has been set up to inform the Commission’s work and give a strong voice...
Does the UK need its own Infrastructure Bank?
Financing and funding new infrastructure in an efficient way is one of the questions the Commission is considering as part of its work on the first National Infrastructure Assessment. To inform its thinking the Commission recently hosted with the London School of Economics Department of Economics a panel discussion on 24 April considering the question:...
Armitt encouraged by MPs’ support for airports statement
A Transport Select Committee recommendation that Parliament should approve the Government’s Airports National Policy Statement is an important towards delivering expanding the UK’s airport capacity, including Heathrow, and securing the UK’s long-term prosperity in a global economy, Sir John Armitt said today. Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John Armitt said: “The Government needs...
Armitt: success of housing reforms linked to new thinking on infrastructure
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s announcement of new national planning rules to boost homebuilding, National Infrastructure Commission Chair Sir John Armitt said: “The UK will need to build new homes over coming decades to remain prosperous and tackle the chronic lack of affordable housing. But we cannot just build more houses – we have to...
Early plans for national infrastructure design group announced
The National Infrastructure Commission is putting design at the heart of the country’s future infrastructure planning. Commissioner and award-winning designer Professor Sadie Morgan, said: “Well-designed infrastructure is crucial to creating desirable, thriving communities. Work already done by the Commission shows the UK will need to plan for new homes over coming decades, in new and...
Government must do more and better for road, rail and broadband
The National Infrastructure Commission’s first Annual Monitoring Report finds the Government slow in taking decisive action to address several of the UK’s major infrastructure needs. The report finds that further action is urgently needed to improve mobile phone coverage and digital connectivity on the UK’s roads and railways. It also raises concerns about the Government’s...
Evidence sought on future of UK’s freight infrastructure
A Call for Evidence is launched today to help shape a new study into improving the infrastructure supporting the UK’s freight networks. At the Budget, the Chancellor asked the National Infrastructure Commission to conduct a study into the role that freight plays in the economy and identify how future infrastructure investments can support better freight...
Armitt appointed as Commission Chair
Sir John Armitt has been appointed as the new Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission. He takes over from Lord Adonis, who resigned at the end of 2017. Sir John was formerly Deputy Chairman and has been a member of the Commission since it was formed in 2015. As Chair, he will lead the Commission...