News and analysis
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Business
Sharing knowledge will deliver the infrastructure promise
Britpave general manager Steve Elliott is looking forward to seeing infrastructure investment promises turned into action.Read more -
Issue 02 | June 14 | Cover story
Next big leap for LEPs
Click here to read the complete June edition of Infrastructure Intelligence Next month £2bn of Growth Deal funding will be shared with Local Enterprise Partnerships whose bids have hit the right buttons in terms of Read more -
Cover Story
LEPs: Changing the game at local level
Next week £2bn of Local Growth Funding will be allocated to the best bids from the 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships across the UK.Read more -
Cover Story
Q and A | Lord Heseltine, chair of the Regional Growth Fund Advisory Panel
Lord Heseltine is chair of the Regional Growth Fund Advisory Panel and, along with vice-chair Lord Shipley, is advising ministers on which LEPs should receive what money. He talks to Infrastructure Intelligence editor Antony Oliver Read more -
Floods
Extreme rainfall events will happen - plan today for flash floods tomorrow
Ensuring that flood defence solutions are right for local communities is vital, says Sir Peter Luff MPRead more -
Planning
ICE State of the Nation Infrastructure 2014: more action needed to boost resilience
Plus Lord Adonis challenges industry to tackle continued high costs.Read more -
Business
ICE State of the Nation to double as report on Coalition success - UPDATED
Report out today will be seen as measure of progress on infrastructure since 2010.Read more -
Planning
A Garden Bridge for London - the best job in the capital
Could you take Joanna Lumley's dream through the "grinding" UK planning process to reality, asks Paul Morrell?Read more -
Roads
Highways Agency reform moves forward with publication of key documents
First Road Investment Strategy to be worked up this summer.Read more -
Weekly round-up 25 June 2014
Nuclear waste clean up bill soars, wind farms banned in Scottish National Parks and Tristram Carfrae wins IStructE Gold.Read more -
Energy
Jean Venables to chair the Nuclear Liabilities Fund
Understanding of risk management and long term thinking made flood expert best choice for decommissioning role.Read more -
Editor's comment
Strong leadership not pipe dreams hold key to decent local transport and infrastructure
Osborne’s new support for city mayors is crucial to create regional “powerhouses” says Antony OliverRead more -
Rail
Shrunken plant and hot sections - how to change track on the Tube
Keeping London's Underground running means renewing 22km of track a year. David Waboso explains one of the toughest jobs.Read more -
Water & Waste
Video: Thames Tideway Tunnel on track for May 2015 grant of licence.
Project is vital to protect London as the UK's economic driver, says SimmsRead more -
When is the right time to start your own business and leave corporate life?
Tim Fitch shares his experiences of quitting a major contractor and setting up a new firm - the lows and the highs.Read more -
Environment
Landfill tax – a cautionary tale
Matthew Farrow says environmental legislation needs to make sense in the reality of a waste transfer station.Read more -
Video: Catch up on the recent ACE annual conference sessions
All the keynote presentations and discussion sessions from ACO On-AirRead more -
Business
Work-life balance critical to attracting best staff in energy sector
But gender imbalance still holds back careers for women, says new Energy Institute report.Read more -
Sustainability
Tomorrows cities - the global opportunity
Fiona Woolf, the Lord Mayor of London, explains why thriving cities lie at the heart of a thriving society.Read more -
Sustainability
Video: Economic upturn must refocus industry back on carbon reduction targets
Link between lower carbon and higher profitability is critical says Skanska UK boss Mike PutnamRead more