1. Simon Amor Asset Development Manager
Highways England
Simon Amor
Asset Development Manager

2. Highways England
Highways England was launched in April We are the new public company responsible for operating, maintaining and modernising the strategic road network – that’s 4,300 miles of motorways and major A roads.

3. Highways England Objectives
Strategic Outcomes:
Supporting Economic Growth
A Safe and Serviceable Network
A More Free Flowing Network
Improved Environment
An Accessible and Integrated Network

4. Supporting Economic Growth
Deliver 112 individual schemes to modernise the network
£15.2 billion investment
Generating £4 in economic benefit for every £1 invested
Growth and Housing Fund

5. A Safe and Serviceable Network
Reduce the number killed and seriously injured by 40% by end of 2020
90% of Strategic Road Network with safety rating of EuroRAP 3*
£3.6bn renewal of strategic road network.
Work with partners on driver awareness and safer vehicles
Clear incidents quicker

6. A More Free Flowing Network
Planning and managing roadworks
Clear 85% of incidents within 1 hour
Additional capacity through the RIS and smart motorways
Improve traffic information
Improve services we offer our customers

7. Improved Environment Mitigate at least 1,150 Noise Important Areas
Publish Biodiversity Action Plan
Invest £300m to deliver specific environmental enhancements
Focus on water, flooding, carbon, landscape and cultural heritage

8. An Accessible and Integrated Network
Upgrade and increase safe crossings
Integrate with local roads, rail links, ports and airports
Work with key stakeholder and partners
£100m for cycling and accessibility schemes

9. Delivery of the Road Investment Strategy (RIS)
112 individual schemes
Over 1300 additional lane miles
Development of 15 schemes for RIS2
Strategic Studies
Highlights
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon
A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet
Smart Motorway on M1 and A1(M)

11. A1 East of England Strategic Study

12. Oxford to Cambridge Expressway Strategic Study

13. The Future – RIS2 Completion of schemes identified in RIS1
Revisit and refresh Route Strategies
Outcomes from the Strategic Studies
Work with stakeholders to determine regional priorities.

14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Route Strategy – Proposed Approach Overview
Gather evidence
Analyse evidence
Generate options
Assess and refine options
Produce SRN Initial Report
Develop RIS2
Feb 16 – June 16
Apr 16 – Aug 16
July 16 – March 17
Nov 16 – June 17
Apr 17 – Nov 17
Gather evidence - large gathering exercise completed in Autumn This data will be refreshed, evidence reports updated and published.
Analyse evidence – comparison between current and future expected performance of our road network to identify priority locations for further investigation.
Generate options – production of option assessment reports of issues identified in stage 2. Initial options for investment will be published within the 18 route strategy reports (March 2017).
Assess and refine options - production of Strategic Outline Business Cases for each best performing option identified.
SRN Initial report – combination of SOBCs, outputs of strategic studies and other priorities into a recommendation for investment to the Secretary of State.

15. 1 2 3 4 5 Stakeholder engagement overview Gather evidence
2016 J A M O D N S F
2017 J A M O D N S F
Gather evidence 1
Direct stakeholder engagement to identify issues on the SRN
Publication of evidence reports 2
Analyse evidence
Direct stakeholder engagement through input of RIS2 Joint Steering Group
Direct stakeholder engagement through Stakeholder Advisory Panels 3
Generate options
Publication of approach and information pack for stakeholders
Publication of route strategies (in draft)
Direct stakeholder engagement through Stakeholder Advisory Panels
Assess and refine options 4
Publication of route strategies (final)
Publication of SRN Initial Report
Direct stakeholder engagement through input of RIS2 Joint Steering Group
Produce SRN Initial Report 5

16. The launch of Highways England is an opportunity to strengthen relationships with existing stakeholders and to work with new ones.