National Infrastructure Commission Chair Sir John Armitt has warned the Chancellor of the Exchequer that this autumn’s Spending Review must not deliver a weak National Infrastructure Strategy that “pays only lip service” to the recommendations set out in the NIC’s National Infrastructure Assessment.

The Environment Agency is warning that the UK needs to spend £1 billion to tackle the growing risk of flooding due to climate change which could see some UK towns ultimately abandoned.

Sir John Armitt, Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission has said the UK urgently needs to build a shared vision for infrastructure’s role in the economy.

The Government’s Geospatial Commission has announced its ambition to bring together the existing data on underground pipes and cables to create an Underground Assets Register.

Portsmouth City Council has gone out to tender with a major contract for a construction contractor to deliver the Southsea Coastal Defence Scheme worth an estimated £110 million.

Leaders from leading UK infrastructure firms have joined forces in a new initiative intended to drive a “step change” in the safety, health and wellbeing of workers involved in major projects.

Ofwat has announced funding for the new water Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (water RAPID) team to ensure a smooth regulatory path for strategic water transfers and joint infrastructure projects.

Scottish Borders Council has gone out to tender with a contract for the main construction works on its Hawick Flood Protection Scheme worth an estimated £49 million.

Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, is warning that the impacts of climate change and population growth could see England run out of water within 25 years.

The Environment Agency has published a new economic assessment to aid planning for flooding and coastal risk management over the next 50 years which says an annual average investment of £1 billion-plus is needed between now and 2065.