Lighthouse | What should Nista’s priorities be?

As promised in its pre-election manifesto, the government has combined the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) in a new body. The post Lighthouse | What should Nista’s priorities be? appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Government launches NISTA to lead UK infrastructure development

It has been formed from the merger of the National Infrastructure Commission and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, bringing strategy and delivery under one roof. The post Government launches NISTA to lead UK infrastructure development appeared first on Property Week.

‘Investment in the country’s electricity distribution networks must double’, NIC urges

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has urged the government to take a new approach on investment in local electricity networks to support its growth agenda. The post ‘Investment in the country’s electricity distribution networks must double’, NIC urges appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

New infrastructure pipelines will be economically justified, unlike previous, NIC says

Two thirds of the projects in the previous government’s National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline were unfunded, but this is changing under the new regime, National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) chair John Armitt has stated. The post New infrastructure pipelines will be economically justified, unlike previous, NIC says appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

NIC analysis of UK major infrastructure identifies causes of and solutions to overspend

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has analysed why the UK has a decades-long record of overspending on major infrastructure and identified ways to cut 10-25% of outturn cost. The post NIC analysis of UK major infrastructure identifies causes of and solutions to overspend appeared first on New Civil Engineer.