Focus on design is the key to delivering infrastructure faster

By Sadie Morgan2022-12-13T07:01:00

A rush to get things moving often fails to allow space for the parameters of a project to be fully thought through at the start, which leads to delays later on, says Sadie Morgan

Delivering a major infrastructure project from start to finish can take a considerable amount of time, with delay often seen as a given part of the process. As a National Infrastructure Commissioner, one of the questions I am asked most often is why the UK’s infrastructure projects always seem to be delivered late and over budget.

This is not true in its entirety but there are unarguably some high-profile examples of it happening, and each plays a part in shaping widespread perception. Whether it is HS2, Hinkley Point C or – as people facing drought this summer were quick to point out – the slow pace at which new reservoirs are getting built, there is clearly room for improvement.

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