“This long-term strategy will provide much needed certainty for local government, industry and businesses to plan ahead on vital infrastructure over the next decade.
Responding to the Government’s announcement of its 10-year Infrastructure Strategy, Cllr Adam Hug, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board, said:
“This long-term strategy will provide much needed certainty for local government, industry and businesses to plan ahead on vital infrastructure over the next decade.
“This certainty will help councils and combined authorities to attract inward investment, create jobs and improve public services, making better use of consistent, long-term funding.
“It is good that government has recognised the near-£17 billion local roads repair backlog. Councils who manage local roads will need to receive the clear majority of the £24 billion committed to all roads over the next five years and beyond to make our local road network more resilient and create better value. The new £1 billion Structures Fund to repair bridges, flyovers and collapsed roads also fills a vital gap in councils’ roads funding.
“Councils look forward to working with the new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority to realise the potential of this strategy and how this will be joined up with major local infrastructure projects.”