ICE calls for more government action to boost road and rail investment

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has called on the British government to include measures to boost road and rail network investment in next month’s budget. ICE says the budget, set to be unveiled on 21 March, 2012, needs to encourage pension funds to invest in UK infrastructure projects. The government plans to establish an investment vehicle to pool pension fund assets for new projects under the National Infrastructure Plan. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) estimates that upgrading the U
April 24, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The 5180 Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has called on the British government to include measures to boost road and rail network investment in next month’s budget. ICE says the budget, set to be unveiled on 21 March, 2012, needs to encourage pension funds to invest in UK infrastructure projects. The government plans to establish an investment vehicle to pool pension fund assets for new projects under the National Infrastructure Plan. The 5179 Confederation of British Industry (CBI) estimates that upgrading the UK's infrastructure will require investment of up US$313.4billion by 2015.

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