A New Deal for Trunk Roads in England explained
A New Deal for Trunk Roads in England was a response by the United Kingdom Government's Department for Transport to - a report that reviewed the government's strategic roads programme, based on criteria of accessibility, safety, economy, environment and integration.
The recommendations made in the response were:
- To move the Highways Agency in a new direction.
- To create a core network of routes of national importance.
- To improve maintenance, use and planning arrangements for trunk roads.
- To create dedicated budgets to address noise pollution and road safety.
- To create a targeted programme of large-scale improvements to the road system.[1]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: A Targeted Programme of Improvements - Highways Agency Strategic Plan for Improving the Network. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120810121037/http://www.highways.gov.uk/aboutus/962.aspx. dead. 10 August 2012. Department for. National Archives. 10 August 2013.