RIS3: Government announces £165m roads fund to restart stalled housing sites
Details of a new infrastructure fund to unlock stalled housing and development sites have been confirmed by the government. According to Construction Enquirer, the Growth and Housing Accelerator Fund will target sites where progress has stalled due to lack of transport infrastructure cash. It forms part of Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) and will launch with a […]
“A decisive step forward for the highways sector” – Industry reacts to RIS3
The highways sector has reacted to yesterday’s publication of the Government’s long-awaited £27bn Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3). James Birch, managing director for Transportation at Kier Infrastructure said: “We welcome the RIS3 announcement and long-term commitment to renew and strengthen the strategic road network for communities across England, as well as supporting economic growth. “Our […]
DfT announces the 16 Major Road Network and Large Local Majors road schemes that will receive funding in 2026
The Department of Transport (DfT) has announced several Major Road Network (MRN) and Large Local Majors (MRN/LLM) programme schemes that will be funded in 2026. Following a 2025 review of 41 Major Road Network and Large Local Majors (MRN/LLM) programme schemes, 16 MRN/LLM schemes will progress, subject to relevant business case approvals. “These 16 MRN/LLM […]
Government hails RIS3’s £27bn investment to renew England’s “ageing roads”
Details of the very long awaited third Roads Investment Strategy have been released. The Department for Transport says the £27 billion RIS3 will fund major schemes to upgrade and future-proof England’s roads over the next five years. The plan is designed to put more money into maintaining the network “to help deliver smoother, more reliable […]
Does the RIS3 draft strategy put enough emphasis on preventative road maintenance strategies, asks the RSTA
Does National Highways’ Draft Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) put enough emphasis on preventative road maintenance strategies, to meet its objectives of managing road condition, securing network resilience, reducing carbon and reducing impact on road users? That is the question raised by the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA), after the publication of the Draft Road […]
Government issues draft Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3)
The Department for Transport’s has issued its third road investment strategy (RIS3), setting out the Government’s priorities for the strategic road network in England from 2026 to 2031. It presents a high-level vision for the network and its role in: The draft RIS3 will also measure performance outcome areas for National Highways, which are responsible for the […]
RIS3: Neustark urges Government to prioritise green construction materials
As the UK’s Labour government picks up the tail-end of the ambitious £27.4 billion Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) plan, Swiss-based carbon removal provider neustark is calling for a more climate-friendly approach to road construction. Having recently entered the UK market and opened a new London site, in partnership with Aggregate Industries, neustark urges the government […]
DfT confirms RIS3 to run for a full five years from 2026 to 2031
The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) will run for a full five years from 2026 to 2031. In its Autumn Bulletin update, the DfT said that in the Autumn Budget, it was announced that the department will proceed with a one-year Interim Settlement for National Highways for 2025/26. […]
EXCLUSIVE – RIS3 progress stalled by election
A meeting planned to discuss the draft Roads Investment Strategy has been cancelled because it falls during the run-up to the General Election. In an email to around 70 National Stakeholders from the Department for Transport’s RIS3 Engagement Team, members are told the walkthrough event for next week has been cancelled. It says this means […]
Harris talks of rebuilding, not roadbuilding
The Chief Executive of National Highways has told a packed auditorium at Highways UK that there will be no announcement of new roads in the next Road Investment Strategy, RIS3, and that this is now a time for “rebuilding, not road building,” to help our country to grow. In his keynote address at the major […]