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| £600 Million Boost To Modernise England's Street Lights The British goverment is making a further £600 million available in 2005/06 to help local authorities modernise their street lighting. This bidding round follows on from the last round which was introduced in March 2003, and will allow local authorities in England to bid for Private Finance Initiative (PFI) funding for their projects. The Government estimates that across England there is a £800 million backlog in maintenance of street lighting, a problem that it is determined to help tackle. A survey by the UK Lighting Board estimated that nearly a third of street light columns were now over 30 years old. Left unchecked, that situation could lead to danger for all road users. So far, eleven street lighting projects have commenced operation in England. A further nine are currently in procurement, having been endorsed by the Project Review Group (PRG). write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |