Major plans for new roads, bypasses, railways and tramlines after huge shake-up

Cătălin Roșioru

Major infrastructure projects including new roads, bypasses, railway lines and tramlines will be accelerated under a major shake-up to planning processes. The landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which will be introduced in Parliament this week, will set out how the delivery process for critical infrastructure will be streamlined to boost growth. Ministers will also press ahead with reforms to current laws to speed up delivery and scale back bureaucracy. Changes to the Highways Act will