Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Nick Baveystock, said: “Infrastructure forms backbone of the economy and society - the Conservative manifesto rightly recognises this and many initiatives launched over the past five years are testimony to that – not least the creation of our first National Infrastructure Plan.
“We are however at a critical time. The scale of the UK’s needs is large and growing, public finances remain tight and we are emerging as an attractive market for investment. We need to now take things to the next level.
“This means developing a long term vision for infrastructure – one which invests in the upkeep of our local roads and flood defences on a longer term basis and builds resilience. Importantly we also need a framework that achieves cross-party consensus on the vision and this is something all parties must take a position on.”
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