The government has detailed an expanded 10-year Infrastructure Pipeline for the UK that includes 734 road, rail, energy and water projects costing over £700bn in private and public funding.
The Treasury’s National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (Nista) said the projects will require an estimated annual average construction and infrastructure workforce of between 629,000 and 706,000 over the next five years.
The expanded dataset is designed to make it easier for firms to use the information as a future planning tool. Other changes include new project metrics on potential investment opportunities, including details about the type of investment sought and how much.
Chief secretary to the treasury James Murray said that upgrades to the UK’s infrastructure were “a vital part” of reinvigorating the economy.
“As part of this latest version of the Infrastructure Pipeline, we’re also giving the construction sector the detailed picture it needs to invest in a highly skilled workforce...