CRH may tap HS2-led UK public spending boom

Irish building materials giant CRH may be well-placed to tap the billions of pounds in UK transport and infrastructure spending sanctioned by Boris Johnson.

That is according to broker Davy, which referenced the HS2 high-speed rail project — which has an estimated cost of £106bn (€125bn) — and £5bn of funding to build 250 miles of cycle routes, in a research note.