Infrastructure – Page 92
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Labour casts doubt over future of HS2
Balls claims Labour in power will not be handing out £50bn ‘blank cheque’ for high speed rail project
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Energy and transport dominate UK infrastructure pipeline
The vast majority of UK infrastructure projects in the pipeline are in the energy and transport sectors
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Higgins: Build HS2 more quickly
New HS2 chair David Higgins lays out challenge to industry and calls for political consensus
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Labour's energy price freeze 'would deter investment'
Ministers and energy firms claim proposed energy bill freeze could hamper investment in new power stations
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Armitt warns Labour over 'short-term' approach to HS2
Sir John Armitt has said he would be “very disappointed” if Labour was to scrap its commitment to HS2
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Balls casts doubt over future of HS2
Ed Balls has warned that a future Labour government could scrap the proposed high-speed rail line to the north of England
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Government sinks £25bn Severn barrage plan
The government says developer Hafren Power has failed to make a strong case for the scheme
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Turner & Townsend chosen for Midland Metro
Consultant will project manage extensions in Wolverhampton and Birmingham
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Historic reversal as Lib Dems back nuclear power
The Liberal Democrats have accepted the role of nuclear power in the UK’s energy mix for the first time in their history
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Green light for Farringdon over-station project
Development at Farringdon Crossrail station receives planning permission
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Westinghouse boss bullish about UK nuclear opportunities
Chief executive of engineer thinks firm could fast track the development of a new nuclear power station if its reactor is selected by a nuclear developer
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Sappers repair critical bridge in Helmand
Sappers from Tidworth-based 22 Engineer Regiment have repaired a key bridge in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan
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Businesses gloomy about infrastructure prospects
Two thirds of businesses predict government policy will have negative or negligible impact on infrastructure
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Three bidders in frame for £2.5bn nuclear power job
Exclusive: Balfour Beatty, Costain and Kier among firms in the running for main civils job on £10bn Wylfa project
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HS2 'to boost economy by £15bn'
Completed high-speed line to north of England would add £15bn per year to the economy a KPMG analysis finds
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Armitt calls for ODA-style body for nuclear industry
Former Olympic Delivery Authority boss says similar delivery body should be set up to drive through the construction of nuclear power plants
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John Laing may be put up for sale
John Laing has appointed investment bank Greenhill to advise on a possible sale or listing
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HS2 costs under fire, again
Influential public accounts committee slams HS2 business case and questions if project is the best way to spend £50m on rail investment
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'Take the politics out of infrastructure', Armitt says
Report by former Olympic boss calls for independent infrastructure quango to end decades of dithering on major infrastructure decisions