Transport authorities reluctant to heed DfT calls to reconsider road schemes s review of SRN principles called for ahead of RIS3 – Transport Xtra

28 March 2022 
The MRN Review comes as work gets under way at the DfT and National Highways on project plans for the Strategic Road Network and the RIS3 Road Investment Strategy. Writing for LTT this week, Professor David Metz said drawing up a list of schemes was premature and an overarching review of the principles on which the RIS was essential first, to reflect five major strategic challenges. These are: achieving net zero; embracing the levelling up agenda; resolving doubts over smart motorways,…