A year to the day after the government gave Heathrow expansion the green light, it reopened the public consultation to take into account updated information on, among other issues, air quality impacts.
Heathrow’s third runway could harm efforts to stay under European Union air pollution limits, a report published by the government has warned.
Heathrow’s attempts to shave £6bn from its £17bn expansion plans have pushed the project back until at least December, as potential strike action adds a new threat to expansion.
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has said that he will give the green light for the expansion of Heathrow Airport in the first half of next year.
Heathrow has pledged its backing for several of the UK’s major infrastructure projects, including the Heathrow Southern Railway scheme.
A major London campaign group has put pressure on the Liberal Democrats to back Heathrow expansion amid concerns over the third runway’s future.
Gatwick chief executive Stewart Wingate has denied attempting to undermine Heathrow as he detailed plans to push for a second runway at Gatwick.
Balfour Beatty has won a £36M contract extension its deal with Connect Roads, on behalf of Highways England, for the managing agent contract for the M1-A1 link road.
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced an additional consultation period for the government’s draft Airports National Policy Statement (NPS).
Last week, the national media was buzzing with rumours about Labour’s lack of commitment to Heathrow expansion. Senior Labour sources told the Financial Times that MPs were “almost certain” to oppose the third runway in a Commons vote, now due in the first half of next year.
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