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 This video was recorded at NCE's UK Roads conference 2023. National Highways director of strategic planning and analysis Adam Simmons discusses how the roads body is planning for the third Roads Investment Strategy period (RIS3), which runs from 2025 to 2030. He talks about the priorities for investment in the…

Cross-party MPs have called for a reconsideration of the planned enhancements to the strategic road network (SRN) as they are expensive and complex, leading to delays that cause confusion and uncertainty.

These are the findings of the Transport Select Committee’s inquiry into the government’s strategic road investment strategy, published today (26…

National Highways will look to make the most of its existing network and ageing infrastructure as a priority in its upcoming Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3), 2025-2030.

With transport being one of the biggest carbon producing sectors and the construction of many major projects rolling over from RIS2 (2020-2025) affecting RIS3…

The Department for Transport (DfT) has not yet calculated the cost and time savings to back up the decision to delay major road schemes including Lower Thames Crossing by several years a Freedom of Information (FoI) request by NCE has revealed.

In a written ministerial statement on 9 March, transport secretary…

Industry reaction to National Highways’ priorities for its third Roads Investment Strategy (RIS3), 2025 to 2030, has been mixed following its publication yesterday.

The Strategic Road Network Initial Report for 2025-2030 from National Highways sets out its advice to government on priorities for England's motorways and A-roads for the next five…

National Highways has revealed its 2025-2030 plan for the Strategic Road Network under the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) in which it will focus on small-scale local improvements rather than major new road building.

England's roads operator has stated it will focus on making the most of its existing network through…

Roads minister Richard Holden has said that the concentration of roads expenditure in the south of England in the next Roads Investment Strategy (RIS) period, which runs from 2025 to 2030, supports levelling up as the benefits will be felt in other regions too.

Holden, who is also Conservative MP for…

The government has announced that major road schemes including the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) will be delayed by several years as a result of “challenging economic headwinds”.

The revelation from the Department for Transport (DfT) about the "rephasing" of the roads scheme came simultaneously with its confirmation of delays to…

The Department for Transport (DfT) and National Highways have admitted that there will be “very limited” headroom for new roads projects during the next five-year road investment period as £11.5bn of work is years behind schedule.

National Highways is allocated money to invest in the country’s strategic road network in five-year…

The Transport Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the management of the government’s £24bn five-year road investment strategy (RIS) for 2020 to 2025, known as RIS2.

In particular, the cross-party group of MPs is attempting to understand why cost increases and delays have occurred on several major projects. The periodic…