20th Jun 2018

Matthew Lugg OBE is Director of Public Services at WSP in the UK, which is part of the 2,000-strong transport and infrastructure business. He is a former local authority surveyor, Head of Service and Director with over 30 years’ experience working in county councils including: Leicestershire County Council; Cambridgeshire County Council; Lincolnshire County Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and North Yorkshire County Council.

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During my Presidency I will be totally reliant on the support from the excellent team of dedicated people who work incredibly hard to service our Institution based at our HQ at Britannia Walk .So I was only too pleased to be able to meet up with them all to introduce myself and share my ambitions for the Institution as well as hear their views.

Many of you will be aware of Project Alpha and the pressure that everyone has been under during the development of new systems and process this project will deliver. This initiative will transform the way the Institution will operate with a CRM (Customer Relationship Manage System) and a new web site. This will modernise the way the Institution operates and improve service to members. During the summer work has been going on behind to scenes to introduce these new systems through a seamless transition.


 

TP July / August 2018I just wanted to pass on my thanks for Mike Walter and the editorial team for the excellent article he produced for this month’s Transportation Professional journal. It was great to go to Cambridge for the photo shoot and see some of the transport infrastructure legacy I hand in delivering all of which is making difference to people’s everyday lives like the Jubilee Cycleway, Trumpington Road Park & Ride site, Riverside bridge and of course Guided bus. 


 
Eddie MairThis was a great opportunity not only to raise the profile of CIHT but to announce the “Lugg Review” on BBC national radio. I have to admit not being an avid listener to Radio 4 but for the whole of this particular week they were running a story on one my specialist subjects “pot holes”. They were raising a number issues including the sad death of  cyclist which had illegibly been caused by pot hole, the RAC had a press release out about the amount damage  to cars caused by pot holes and the Local Government Association were lobbying for a 2% levy on fuel duty to provide more funding for road maintenance. Amazingly the interview lasted over 6 minutes where as in my previous experience I was lucky to just get across a single sound bite. I skilfully managed to switch the discussion around from pot holes to the need for of better Asset Management and need for an increase funding. I also was given the opportunity to talk about my ideas to try and solve the problem by developing a new approach to funding maintenance on local roads and the need for new management arrangements all very revolutionary! I announced that there would be a new review called the Lugg Review which will explore these issues and set out solutions. So watch this space for more to follow.

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