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Armitt welcomes ambitious plans for transport in the North
Sir John Armitt today welcomed Transport for the North’s strategic plan, including its renewed focus on prioritising Northern Powerhouse Rail, as an important step forward towards a transformed transport network across the North of England. The plan proposes new road and rail links aimed at boosting the region’s economy and unlocking new jobs, including a...
Roads for the Future competition: sector reaction
Laura Shoaf, Managing Director, Transport for the West Midlands “Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technology is so important not only to the future of our automotive industry but also the West Midlands economy and we are determined to remain at the cutting edge of research and development in this field. “The pioneering work already underway...
Help prepare Britain’s Roads for the Future and driverless cars
Britain’s leading lights from across industry have the chance to help ensure the country has roads fit for the future and ready for driverless cars, through a new competition launched today. Deputy chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John Armitt said the Roads for the Future competition presented an opportunity to shape how people...
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...
Roads for the Future: winners and finalists
Interim arrangements announced for Commission leadership
Sir John Armitt is to lead the National Infrastructure Commission, while a replacement is found for Lord Adonis as chairman. Sir John is deputy chairman and has been a member of the Commission since its formation in 2015. A permanent replacement for Lord Adonis as chairman will be appointed in due course. Later this year,...
Dr Demis Hassabis’s resignation as Commissioner
Correspondence between Dr Demis Hassabis and the Chair of the Commission regarding Dr Hassabis’s resignation as a Commissioner.
Welcome move to secure minimum broadband speeds for homes and businesses
Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Lord Adonis today welcomed the Government’s plans for a new Universal Service Obligation to give residents and businesses access to better broadband services. The move will offer a legal right to at least 10 megabits per second broadband speed by 2020. This is the speed that regulators Ofcom report...
Urgent plan needed to tackle ‘deplorable’ mobile services
Lord Adonis today urged urgent action to protect mobile network customers, after new figures showed large parts of the country may not be even getting the most basic services expected. The chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission said he has written to the head of Ofcom, pressing for concerted action between the regulator and the...
Data for the public good: Responses to the Commission’s report
Professor Lord Robert Mair, President, Institution of Civil Engineers “Good infrastructure underpins thriving communities and economic growth. It enables peoples’ day to day lives – creating connectivity, access to key utilities, and underpinning our social infrastructure. “One of the most exciting things about the digital revolution is the opportunity to create ‘smart infrastructure’. The engineers...
New technologies could help cut delays and disruption to Britain’s infrastructure
Delays and disruption across the infrastructure network could be significantly reduced if the country takes steps to make the maximum possible use of the latest technologies, Lord Adonis said today. The chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission said the results of introducing artificial intelligence and machine learning technology could be faster journeys by road and...
Leading the way in new technologies: the potential for a ‘digital twin’
Data for the public good is the culmination of many months of examining the very latest technologies, what could be achieved if they were applied to our infrastructure network, and what we need to do to make the most of the opportunities they offer. It is a crucial area for an organisation like the National...
Armitt welcomes Government ambition for more productive infrastructure delivery
Sir John Armitt today welcomed the Government’s ambition to make substantial savings while looking to invest £600billion in infrastructure projects over the next decade. The deputy chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission said that with major projects like HS3 and Crossrail 2 needed, efforts to improve the sector’s productivity are more important than ever. Today,...
VeloCity wins Growth Arc Ideas competition
A vision for clusters of villages within walking and cycling distance is the winner of a competition to find innovative ways to transform the vital Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford Growth Arc. The Cambridge-Oxford Connection: Ideas Competition was launched in June and encouraged people from across the infrastructure sector to submit their ideas for delivering homes and improved...
Future infrastructure pioneers sought to shape UK’s future
Britain’s up-and-coming engineers, architects, designers and planners will get the chance to have their say over meeting the country’s future infrastructure needs, under a new initiative launched today by Lord Adonis. The chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission announced plans for a Young Professionals Panel, which would advise him and his fellow Commissioners as they...