Hammond seeks productivity boost with £2.6bn for transport

Road and rail links between Oxford and Cambridge among infrastructure projects announced by the chancellorTransport is one of the biggest beneficiaries of a new commitment to “high-value” investment in the British economy announced by the chancellor, Philip Hammond, in his autumn statement. Traffic-clogged roads and a new hi-tech railway system are among the projects to receive an additional £2.6bn in funds. The chancellor’s focus in the autumn statement was for small-sca