{"id":24779,"date":"2023-10-18T11:03:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T10:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/consumer\/uk-roads"},"modified":"2023-10-18T11:03:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T10:03:45","slug":"uk-government-urged-to-improve-roads-in-north-and-midlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/18\/uk-government-urged-to-improve-roads-in-north-and-midlands\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Government urged to improve roads in North and Midlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/consumer\/uk-roads\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/sites\/autocar.co.uk\/files\/styles\/car_review_image_190\/public\/images\/car-reviews\/first-drives\/legacy\/uk-roads-01.jpeg?itok=BMXDWOg4\" width=\"190\" height=\"125\" alt=\"UK Government urged to improve roads in North and Midlands\" title=\"UK Government urged to improve roads in North and Midlands\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Only 22% of \u00a327.4bn Road Investment Strategy programme is being spent outside of the south<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The government should prioritise road upgrades in the north and the midlands to improve connectivity and trade across England, independent government advisors have said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Infrastructure Commission, only 22% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/business-environment-and-energy\/new-national-highways-team-aims-put-environment-first\">National Highways<\/a>\u2019 current five-year \u00a327.4bn second Road Investment Strategy programme covered these regions, which the NIC said \u201cwas not consistent with helping underperforming regions,\u201d nor does its current approach target national and regional productivity goals.<\/p>\n<p>In its Second National Infrastructure Assessment report, the body \u2013 set up by then-chancellor George Osborne in 2015 to advise the government on infrastructure policy \u2013 said policymakers should carry out \u201csystematic\u201d analysis of how and where connectivity could be most improved, focusing on routes which are most important for trading between places and key freight hubs.<\/p>\n<p>It also said National Highways \u201cshould then identify which sections of these important routes underperform in terms of journey times, or where there may be missing links in the existing network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two years in the making and covering road, rail, water, electricity and digital infrastructure, the 202-page report includes a suggested map of targeted road improvements that should be carried out in the next 30 years, with Bradford, Leeds and Kingston-Upon-Hull noted as poorly connected places with improvements needed.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the midlands and the north\u2019s road network are considered weak and in need of upgrade, although Sir John Armitt, the chair of the NIC, said the government, local leaders and National Highways will need to determine which enhancements to focus on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve identified some of the worst-performing routes on the network where there is substantial passenger and freight demand between key places.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a literal road map of ready-to-go projects and further work needs to be undertaken to discern the right schemes to advance,\u201d he told journalists during a briefing about the report.<\/p>\n<p>The NIC also warned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/consumer\/potholes\">maintenance and renewal of the roads<\/a> in England is likely to become more expensive in the future owing to the impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/opinion\/industry\/why-car-buyers-are-victims-climate-change-debate\">climate change<\/a>, assets reaching lifespan limits and increased demand leading to greater wear and said historical levels of spend \u201care unlikely to be sufficient to provide outcomes similar to today.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It recommended the government increase transport infrastructure funding to \u00a328bn a year between 2025 and 2040, up from the current \u00a320bn a year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sir John also questioned Wales\u2019 approach to not build any new roads: \u201cI find it a slightly puzzling decision. 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