Elation at securing ￡1bn in transport schemes from Chancellor Alistair Darling's pre-Budget report was tempered by concerns that less cash was immediately available for civils work. Darling identified infrastructure as key to economic recovery in his report on Monday. He said ￡3bn of projects scheduled to start 2009/10 and 20010/11 would be brought forward in an attempt to stimulate economic growth. The bulk of this spend will be in housing, hospitals and schools, with around ￡1bn earmarked for transport schemes. On Tuesday transport secretary Geoff Hoon announced a list of roads projects to be fast tracked.
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