Committees

Strategic road investment

Inquiry

The strategic road network in England comprises more than 4,300 miles of motorways and major A-roads. The Department for Transport plans improvements to these roads through five-year road investment strategies, and sets priorities for the strategic road network. This inquiry will look into how well the current Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) is being managed, and what the Government’s priorities should be for future investment.

Read the call for evidence for more details about this inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Monday 6 February 2023.

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Past events

Wednesday 29 March 2023
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Strategic road investment - Oral evidence 29 March 2023
9:30am
  • Mrs Naomi Green (Managing Director at England's Economic Heartland)
  • Maria Machancoses (Chief Executive Officer at Midlands Connect)
  • Darren Oldham (Director for Rail and Road at Transport for the North)
10:30am
  • Richard Holden MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport at Department for Transport)
  • Emma Ward CBE (Director General for Roads, Places and Environment at Department for Transport)
  • Kate Cohen (Director for Roads and Projects Infrastructure at Department for Transport)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 1 March 2023
9:30am Public
Strategic road investment - Oral evidence 1 March 2023
9:30am
  • Edmund King (President at The AA)
  • Sharon Kindleysides (Chief Executive Officer at Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport)
  • Jonathan Walker (Head of Cities and Infrastructure Policy at Logistics UK)
  • Guy Dangerfield (Head of Transport User Strategy at Transport Focus)
10:30am
  • Lisa Hopkinson (Associate at Transport for Quality of Life)
  • Ralph Smyth (Advisor at Transport Action Network)
  • Professor Glenn Lyons (Professor of Future Mobility at University of the West of England)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 1 February 2023
9:30am Public
Strategic road investment - Oral evidence 1 February 2023
9:30am
  • Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB (Permanent Secretary at Department for Transport)
  • Emma Ward (Director General for Roads, Places and Environment Group at Department for Transport)
  • Nick Harris (Chief Executive at National Highways)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

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