Tuesday, July 16, 2013

UK austerity government plans spending spree on roads, paving the countryside

Network Rail of the roads revealed as coalition plans £28bn spree | Politics | The Guardian: "The coalition is taking radical action to kickstart stuttering infrastructure plans by hiving off the Highways Agency as a Network Rail-style public company and giving it a long-term funding settlement to carry out a £28bn road-building spree."