National Highways Publishes Strategic Road Network Initial Report For 2025-30
National Highways, the UK Government-owned company responsible for operating, maintaining, and improving England’s motorways and major A roads, has released its initial report on the third investment period of 2025-30. The Strategic Road Network Initial Report for 2025-30 outlines National Highways’ advice to the Government on priorities for England’s 4,500-mile strategic road network (SRN) for the looming five-year period and beyond. With the SRN carrying approximately four million vehicles a day, connecting people and businesses to all the country’s major ports and airports, the report states that continued funding is required in order to support safe and efficient use of the roads. An increasing focus on proactively maintaining the existing road network The National Highways report said that the organisation’s work was likely to concentrate to a greater degree on making the most of the existing SRN through proactive maintenance and improvement...