Chris Ames 31 October 2023

Khan puts £10m into street works co-ordination

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London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a further £10m for his Infrastructure Coordination Service (ICS), which aims to reduce the delays caused by street works in the capital.

Mr Khan made the announcement at a meeting of the London Infrastructure Group, where he convened utility companies, telecoms, contractors, regulators and government representatives to discuss ‘how to go even further to co-ordinate works and reduce delays for road users’.

The ICS is a collaboration between City Hall, Transport for London (TfL) and utility and telecoms companies to co-ordinate ‘necessary’ works. It also undertakes long-term infrastructure planning and works to resolve infrastructure challenges impacting developers.

The £10m comes from TfL's Lane Rental Scheme, which charges utility companies and infrastructure providers a daily fee for digging up the busiest sections of London's roads at the busiest times.

City Hall said that with more than 160,000 works and interventions on London’s roads each year, the cash will go in part toward making co-ordination work part of utilities’ regular processes, so the ICS can explore new areas where there are tricky co-ordination problems.

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