Report warns on infrastructure needs

A new report published today by The UK Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium (ITRC) is warning that the UK’s infrastructure systems need to be more joined up and that significant investment will be needed, in some cases, to replace ageing systems.

The report, 'Fast Track Analysis of strategies for infrastructure provision in Great Britain', recommends that the energy, water, waste, ICT and transport systems work more closely together to provide coordinated infrastructure systems as their networks become increasingly interdependent and complex.

It also suggests the introduction of new measures to manage growing demand, like smart electricity meters, water meters and road pricing.

ITRC has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop and demonstrate a new generation of system simulation models and tools to inform analysis, planning and design of National Infrastructure. The five-year ITRC research programme started in January 2011.

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