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Logistics UK responds to government announcement on local roads repairs
Following the government's decision to reallocate £8.3 billion from the cancelled leg of HS2, Logistics UK's Head of Cities and Infrastructure comments on what this means to members
Transport secretary Mark Harper announced the allocations for the biggest-ever road resurfacing programme to improve local roads. £8.3 billion of funding which is enough to resurface over 5,000 miles of road across the country over the next 11 years.
“The allocation of this previously announced funding to repair and maintain local roads is welcome news," says Logistics UK's Head of Cities and Infrastructure Policy, Jonathan Walker. "Our members deserve to be able to use a reliable and efficient national infrastructure network to deliver for the economy.
“However, to support the nation’s supply chain and ensure that deliveries can continue to be made on time, it is vital that government provides a longer-term strategy and funding model to reinforce the UK’s transport infrastructure.
"This would enable long-term maintenance programmes to be put in place, rather than piecemeal allocations of funding that create a stop-start mentality and interruptions to the transport network.”
Published On: 11/04/2024 17:00:00
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