What are people's thoughts on this:
"Building nothing is probably the best solution", that's a huge thing for the head of the Strategic Road Network to be saying (even if it's something that many in the industry privately may think, given that we can't build our way out of road congestion and everyone switching their car for EV's isn't enough to reduce our emissions enough, as there's a need for people to also use active travel for the journeys less than 5 miles; which are 52% of all journeys made).
Discuss.
National Highways boss gears up for period of 'rapid change' for roads | New Civil Engineer
Harris told a Westminster policy conference on the next steps for road infrastructure and the third road investment strategy (RIS3) that there are both
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National Highways chief executive Nick Harris is gearing up for a period of "very rapid change" for the road network. Harris told a Westminster policy conference on the next steps for road infrastructure and the third road investment strategy (RIS3) that there are both challenges and opportunities. "We are in a period of very rapid change particularly when we look at the environment and emerging transport challenges," he said. "That period of rapid change isn't going away which is exciting and an opportunity but something we need to get to grips with. "Looking at our plans for the next road period it's clear that we're going to be challenged very hard on our impact both on the environment and on carbon." RIS3 will cover the period of 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030, and its initial business plan and review is due to be published this summer. Harris said that "building nothing is probably the best solution", but realistically innovation is needed to enable the roads operator to build less. He sees "a lot of opportunities" in terms of maintaining and building roads, embracing the innovation needed for a sustainable future and developing digital and technology solutions.
"Building nothing is probably the best solution", that's a huge thing for the head of the Strategic Road Network to be saying (even if it's something that many in the industry privately may think, given that we can't build our way out of road congestion and everyone switching their car for EV's isn't enough to reduce our emissions enough, as there's a need for people to also use active travel for the journeys less than 5 miles; which are 52% of all journeys made).
Discuss.