Infrastructure – Page 134
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New road building freeze for two years
No new transport schemes will begin construction until 2012-3
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Government launches National Infrastructure Plan
Document outlines investment needed in UK infrastructure over next five years
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Green investment bank could be funded by nuclear sale
Government may raise cash for £1bn low carbon technology fund by selling stake in uranium company
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Galliford Try wins place on Yorkshire Water framework
Contractor in joint venture with Aecom secures first two schemes on water upgrade framework
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Athletes’ village delivery director leaves Bovis
Bovis Lend Lease’s delivery director for the 2012 athletes’ village has become the latest high-profile figure to leave the company
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TFL funding shrinks 28%
Highways agency funding falls by a third as Department of Transport reveals details of its budget cuts
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Spending Review: List of major projects given the green light
List of projects across the country given the go-ahead in the Spending Review document
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Crossrail delayed by over a year
All stations and spurs will be built but first section in central London will be complete in 2018 and unlikely to open to public before 2019
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Labour would spend 'tens of billions' more on capital projects
Plans by shadow chancellor Alan Johnson would see £9.5bn more invested every year than Coalition
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New build nuclear ruled out on greenfield sites
Energy secretary Chris Huhne limits new-build stations to just eight before 2025
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Crossrail 'to open in stages'
Crossrail construction could be “phased” and this is likely to mean that the project opens in stages to the public
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John Laing to launch £270m infrastructure fund
Listed fund will be invested in mature infrastructure assets
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TGF-TV: Crossrail is essential to attract Thames Gateway investors
Matthew Black says the 2012 Olympic legacy and high-speed rail links will ensure the success of the Gateway
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J Murphy wins £1m enabling contract on Crossrail
Contractor beats of Balfour Beatty, Carillion, Laing O’Rourke and Kier to carry out civil engineering work in Whitechapel
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Government backs high-speed rail to Manchester
Coalition commits to Y-shaped high-speed rail network to Manchester and Leeds
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David Higgins leaves ODA for Network Rail
ODA’s director of finance Dennis Hone will replace Higgins who takes up chief executive post at rail body
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Crossrail confirms route will not be cut
Progress report says no branches or stations will be cut but value management exercise continues
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Tube contracts to be renegotiated at cheaper price
Boris Johnson’s transport adviser calls Tube ppp upgrades a disgrace and promises greater efficiency