Infrastructure Comment – Page 8
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CommentComplexity risks short-circuiting energy reforms
Reforms in the Electricity Market Reform White Paper could hamper investment in energy if they become confused
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CommentDevelopment: The cashless society
Yes, money is tight, yes, the challenges are many, but local authorities that work with others and use their assets creatively can still build great places to live
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CommentIndustry must rise to McNulty's collaboration challenge
T&T’s Anooj Oodit gives his first take on Mcnulty’s 175-page tome to reform the railways
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CommentWho will be the next Crossrail boss?
Joey Gardiner sifts the tea leaves after recent senior rail industry moves
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CommentPFI alternatives: A change of route
The damning National Audit Office report on the M25 widening scheme is the latest sign that PFI might be nearing the end of the road. But what are the alternatives?
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ODA's infrastructure boss Simon Wright on controlling 2012 costs
The head of infrastructure at the London Olympics will be speaking at the Infrastructure Now virtual event on September 23
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CommentMaglev vs high-speed rail: Should we change trains?
The billions we will spend on HS2 will get us from London to Birmingham 28 minutes faster than the present system does. After Birmingham, the trains will travel on old lines
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CommentHas the Office for Budget Responsibility screwed up stamp duty figures?
Estimates on expected revenue from stamp duty look hugely optimistic, so what happens if they’re wrong?
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Crossrail solved
Surely a small tax on the major users of Crossrail - the banks - would adequately fill the foreseen funding gap (building.co.uk, 28 May)
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Nuclear contracts: Ending in tiers
The second of our three-part series on the nuclear decommissioning sector looks at the target-cost clauses of tier two contracts – their benefits and pitfalls
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Full speed ahead?
The Infrastructure Planning Commission was set up to fast-track projects of national importance, but it remains to be seen how well it will work
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CommentTube PPP: Mind the gaping hole
A £1.75bn chasm has emerged between what Transport for London is willing to pay to upgrade the Northern line and what Tube Lines is willing to do the work for. Could this be the end of the line for the tube PPP?
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CommentWoolwich bridge: Crossings out
The Thames Gateway is being stymied by the lack of a bridge downriver of Woolwich. So, asks Nick Raynsford, why does the present mayor of London have no plans to build one?
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Legal energy: nuclear power stations
Paul Cowan A nuclear power station is about the hardest project it is possible to undertake. Here are the legal implications
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Burning questions: Waste disposal strategies
Paul Mansouri and Mark Berry As Costain’s £398m waste project in Manchester confirmed, muck and brass are as linked as ever. The link between muck and renewable fuel is more recent
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CommentWhy Crossrail is looking good
After 18 years, Crossrail is finally up on the departures board.