The grow and level up the economy strategic priority is at the heart of the government’s agenda to spread opportunity across the UK. Transport has a crucial role to play, whether it be through improving connectivity across the United Kingdom and growing the economy by enhancing the transport network, on time and on budget. DfT has a number of specific interests in this space, notably our infrastructure projects, Places for Growth and our apprenticeships and skills work.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Over the next few years, the construction sector will witness a wave of infrastructure projects (£60 billion of spend each year over the next decade) and ground work will be undertaken to set future financial settl...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: NSAR LIMITED
The project addresses the efficiency and outcomes of transport infrastructure projects, aligning with the question on different models of funding and decision-making.
The research is seeking to understand the implications of transport investments for the spatial economy by identifying effects on workers and firms (e.g. productivity, employment, wages). The research will provide the fi...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
The project specifically focuses on understanding the implications of transport investments for the spatial economy and assessing the implications of the findings for scheme appraisal, which directly addresses the question.
Cities throughout the world face long term strategic challenges in delivering large scale physical infrastructure development whilst addressing social and economic changes and challenges. In delivering such major program...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: UNIT 9 LIMITED