Connectivity
Set out a long-term capital investment plan for both road and rail connections to ports, building on work done following the port connectivity study and freight corridors.
Ports invest hundreds of millions of private capital in infrastructure, skills and services every year. We do however depend on government to deliver public investment in resilient road and rail connections to keep ports competitive.
The UK government published the ‘port connectivity study’ in 2018 and more recently has been working on plans for freight corridors and prioritising port connectivity projects for investment. This work needs a long-term capital expenditure plan instead of ad hoc announcements on transport infrastructure.
Ports also need connections to energy networks for both increasing demand and generation delivered at greater speed and a cost that is not prohibitive. The government recently launched two action plans on grid connections but more will be needed to deliver a system that is faster, fairer, and at a reasonable cost.
The UK government published the ‘port connectivity study’ in 2018 and more recently has been working on plans for freight corridors and prioritising port connectivity projects for investment. This work needs a long-term capital expenditure plan instead of ad hoc announcements on transport infrastructure.
Ports also need connections to energy networks for both increasing demand and generation delivered at greater speed and a cost that is not prohibitive. The government recently launched two action plans on grid connections but more will be needed to deliver a system that is faster, fairer, and at a reasonable cost.