THE volume of infrastructure construction projects across the North-east failed to pick up during the second quarter of 2012, despite the Government’s attempts to boost the sector through private sector investment, says the latest RICS Construction Market Survey.

Workloads in the North-east fell during the three months to June (net balance -11%) and 10% more respondents reported falls rather than rises in workloads. Little improvement has now been seen in the sector since 2007.