juc-538,办事员,艾碧
Duringt he forecastp eriod,i nfrastructureo utputi s expectedt o demonstrates trong groMh, reflectings ignificanrt ailways tatione xpansionsa nd refurbishmenpt lannedf or BirminghamN ew Streeta nd Nottingham.I n July 2007,T ransportS ecretaryR uth Kelly approveda t120 milliong rant for the developmento f Birmingham'sN ew Streets tation and additionacl arriagesw ill be providedi n Birminghamt o help relieveo vercrowding. Work is expected to start in 2009 and be completed by 2015. July's Rail White Paper announced that up to t10 billion will be invested in growing capacity in the period to 2014.M oret han 150 stationsw ill be refurbisheda nd upgradeda t a cost of t150 million. Otherw ork includest he Metrolinki n Manchestert,h e M6 toll road, HeathrowE ast,t he M25, expansiono f the Victorianu ndergroundli ne in London,e xpansiono f portsa t HanruichF, elixstowea nd GreatY armoutha s well as the Olympicsi nfrastructurew ork. However,M BD believet hat growthw ill be restrictedb y increasings killss hortages. ConstructionSkillbse lievest hat 87,600n ew recruitsw ill be needede ach year between 2007 and 2011 in order to meet demand. This view is supported by other research suggestingt hat contractorsw ill strugglet o find enoughp rojectm anagerst o oversee large infrastructures chemes. Page 31 Forecast Civil Engineering Construction Output in Great Britain, 2008-2012 (€ Million at2O07 Prices) +3o/o +3o/o 8,367 +3o/o 8.599 +30h 8,856 +30h Note:F iguresi ncluder oadm aintenance Source: MBD forecasts Table Highlights: Totalc ivile ngineeringo utputi s anticipatedto demonstratey ear on year growtho f 3% in real terms to f8,856 million in 2012 (at 2007 prices). Growth in the short term is expected to reflecta nticipatedw ork in many of the sectorsi ncludingth e utilities,r ailways,h arbours and roads.W ork carriedo ut in the utilitiess ectorw ill reflectt he impacto f recentp eriodic reviewsa nd increasedl evelo f investment. Although skills shortages in the industry have fallen to the lowest in over two years, due in partt o the enlargemento f the EU in May 2004,w hich begant o ease recruitment difficultiesa s immigrantsw ith constructionin dustrys killsm ove to the UK, skillss hortages are stille xpectedt o be an impedimentto strongg rowthi n the civile ngineeringm arket. Furthermoreth, e 2012 OlympicG amesw illi ncreased emandf or civile ngineeringto build the supportingin frastructurteh att he OlympicG amesa nd OlympicV illagew ill need.T he OlympicG amesp rovidesa fixedt imescalef or cruciali nfrastructurefa cilitiest o be builti n time. UK economicg rowthi s anticipatedto moderatei n 2008 due to a combinationo f factors, amongstw hicha re the turmoili n the financialm arketsw hich has squeezedc reditl evels and is anticipatedto restrictb usinessi nvestmentl,o werc onsumerc onfidencec ausedb y |
