ICE response to High Speed Rail announcement
Responding to the announcement on High Speed Rail -
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Director General, Tom Foulkes, said:
“High Speed Rail carries huge economic and environmental potential and could free up capacity on an already stretched network. It could also serve as an alternative to domestic and short haul flights providing it can compete with air travel on price, flexibility and connectivity. The consultation on the preferred route is a welcome step towards progressing this ambitious project, however actually delivering it still demands the very strongest commitment going forwards, both politically and financially.”
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Kate Ison, ICE Media Relations Manager,
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Notes to editors
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) was founded in 1818 to ensure professionalism in civil engineering. It represents 80,000 qualified and student civil engineers in the UK and across the globe. The ICE has long worked with the government of the day to help it to achieve its objectives, and has worked with industry to ensure that construction and civil engineering remain major contributors to the UK economy and UK exports.