The Importance of transport improvements UK

Question 1

UK- transport improvements

Answer 1

for the UK economy to grow - government needs to invest in developing transport

Question 2

Railways

Answer 2

construction of high speed rail networks connects London to : Birmingham ,Liverpool & Manchester .Connecting the “Northern Powerhouse “ to rest of UK.
Controversy due to cost & timescale .

Question 3

Ports

Answer 3

Martime 2050 program -Expansion of London Docklands for 1st time since their decline in 1970s

Londons Gateway point ,2013 - opens up more corridors of trade.

Question 4

Roads

Answer 4

2014, government announced additional spending to improve Britain’s roads .Includes introducing smart motorways and building additional lanes in busy motorways (M11)

Question 5

Airports

Answer 5

Heathrow expansion-proposal of new terminal. The majority of movement in & out of the UK is by air.Expanding Heathrow will create jobs but will cause environmental damage.