1. Delivering a world class Heartland
Highways England update
Ian Parsons
Wednesday 12 September 2018
Silverstone

2. RIS1 Delivery
We are over half way through delivering RIS1 and the £12 billion worth of road investment capital set out by the government. So far we have delivered:
£4 billion
value of road improvements delivered to date in RIS1
£169 mill.
efficiency saving in first two years of Road Period 1 – 21% ahead of target 19
new road schemes already completed 15
projects currently under construction 61
cycle paths and footways built or improved since 2015
1,150
parts of the network where we have started to reduce the impact of noise
100
number of biodiversity improvement schemes complete, underway or planned
40,000
number of new homes supported by our growth and housing fund 73
number of innovation projects in areas such as traffic management

3. Highlights in EEH area
£1.5bn A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme. Expected to open to traffic by the end of 2020.
A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet: Due to start 2021/22. Cost TBC
Smart Motorway A1(M) J6 to J8: Due to start 2019/20 >£110m
Oxford to Cambridge expressway: Ambition to open by
Successful Growth & Housing Designated Fund projects
Northamptonshire – Daventry Development Link (£3m);
Swindon – M4 J15 Commonhead (£5m),
Buckinghamshire – A404 Westthorpe (£1.8m), approved subject to contract, (detailed design ongoing)
Other schemes in the pipeline being considered which we hope to announce shortly. In all the GHF has helped the delivery some 1500 jobs and nearly 5,000 homes. (nationally 45,000 jobs and 40,000 homes)

4. Other infrastructure projects (eg. HS2)
Strategic planning for Road Period 2 ( )
Research
Decision
Mobilise
Strategic Studies
Strategic Road Network Initial Report
Develop RIS2
Road Investment Strategy
Delivery Plan
The Road to Growth
Route Strategies
Develop SBP
Public Consultation
Input from:
Maintenance
Operations
Capital Maintenance
Innovation
Small schemes
Strategic Business Plan
Efficiency Review
Other infrastructure projects (eg. HS2)
Highways England led
DfT led
ORR led

5. Many thanks for listening