Policy paper

Strategic road network: interim settlement 2025 to 2026

Our investment and management of the strategic road network (SRN) from April 2025 to March 2026.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 24 March 2025

Applies to England

Documents

Investment and management of the strategic road network from April 2025 to March 2026

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5509-5, E03311649

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Investment and management of the strategic road network from April 2025 to March 2026 (large print)

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Details

The strategic road network (SRN) comprises England’s motorways and major A-roads. The Road Investment Strategy (RIS) is a multi-year investment plan covering costs of operating, maintaining, renewing and enhancing the SRN.

The second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) will end on 31 March 2025. Until a new RIS has been set, the arrangements for 2025 to 2026 are covered by an interim settlement.

The interim settlement sets out our plans for investment of £4.842 billion in the network from 2025 to 2026. This document includes the following:

• statutory directions and guidance to National Highways
• the strategic aims for the strategic road network and the government’s priorities for 2025 to 2026
• performance specification setting out DfT’s requirements for National Highways’ performance in 2025 to 2026
• investment plan outlining how money is to be invested in the SRN
• funding statement confirming £4.842 billion will be provided to National Highways to deliver the performance and delivery requirements

Presented to Parliament under section 3(7) (a) of the Infrastructure Act 2015.

Published 24 March 2025