Opportunities to deliver the infrastructure required to boost growth, tackle climate change and improve lives is slipping away, Government advisors have warned.
The Government’s existing funding commitments to public transport improvements “may not be sufficient to deliver levelling up”, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has warned - days before the cancellation of the Yorkshire leg of HS2 is expected to be confirmed.
The Government will risk ending up with a “piecemeal” approach to rail investment in the North if it follows the recommendations of advisors to focus solely on regional connections at the detriment of HS2, a transport leader has said.
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