Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-11-30 10:16:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 29F6E793EC7D173001CF4790F22F85198A9BD8FECA2F08D6036AC31DDAD7F3B5
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This ad, from Birmingham Highways Ltd, is about a 25-year private finance initiative (PFI) for the maintenance of Birmingham’s road network. https://www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/who-is-behind-those-mysterious-social Recent Department for Transport documents show that Birmingham has a PFI (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highways-maintenance-funding-allocations/additional-budget-2023-highways-maintenance-and-pothole-repair-funding-2023-to-2024) but the Treasury has not confirmed this to the Council (https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contracts/600m-birmingham-roads-contract-set-to-be-axed-claims-council-31-10-2023/).
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