HM Treasury
National Infrastructure Plan 2014
December 2014
National Infrastructure Plan 2014
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Contents
Executive summary 7 Chapter 1 The government’s strategy for UK infrastructure 17 Chapter 2 Infrastructure across the UK 23 Chapter 3 Roads 33 Chapter 4 Rail 41 Chapter 5 Local transport 49 Chapter 6 Aviation 55 Chapter 7 Ports 61 Chapter 8 Energy 67 Chapter 9 Floods and coastal erosion 77 Chapter 10 Communications 83 Chapter 11 Water 89 Chapter 12 Waste 95 Chapter 13 Science and research 99 Chapter 14 Financing UK infrastructure 103 Chapter 15 Planning, performance and delivery 121 Chapter 16 Top 40 priority infrastructure investments 131