Infrastructure must be delivered faster, transport secretary tells construction

By Jordan Marshall2020-05-15T05:00:00

Grant Shapps says building more quickly must be the norm after pandemic is over

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has told construction it must start building major infrastructure projects faster.

Speaking at the daily government briefing on the covid-19 pandemic, Shapps (pictured) said the sector needed to learn from the Nightingale hospital projects.

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