[2] He was awarded the CBE in 2010 for his contributions to civil engineering and appointed Knight bachelor in 2022 for services to transport and infrastructure delivery.
[5] His first management role was supervising construction for Dublin's Grand Canal Tunnel drainage project.
[6] In June 2019, Boris Johnson, then a candidate for the Conservative Party leadership, said he would ask Oakervee to lead a review of the plans for HS2.
[6] In August, with Johnson now Prime Minister, the review was announced[7] and terms of reference were published by the Department for Transport.
[9] In October 2020, it was announced that Sir Peter Hendy would lead an independent review into the feasibility of various projects designed to improve the UK's infrastructure, among them a potential fixed link between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.