Title: BRITAIN'S TRUNK ROAD NETWORK - THE WAY AHEAD
Abstract: In this article, the Director of the British Road Federation (BRF) presents some facts and figures about British roads and comments on the British Government's recently announced trunk road investment programme. In 1988, 96% of British transport expenditure was spent on road transport. The British trunk road network, including motorways, is relatively modest, and it is the most congested in the world. Because of the rapid increase in the demand for road traffic, which is much greater than previously forecast, congestion on these roads is increasing. The May 1989 White Paper on trunk roads in England, Roads for Prosperity (see IRRD 823662), announced an expanded programme of 12 billion. However, the BRF estimates that the actual cost of the programme will be nearer 16 billion, if the review of the pre-1989 programme ensures that the standard of provision in all road schemes is sufficient to accommodate the traffic predicted by the latest increased forecasts for traffic growth. The author considers that there is now a real prospect of overtaking traffic congestion in the 1990s, but, even after the White Paper, the UK still has plans for less than 250 miles of new motorways, while France and Germany plan additions of 2000 and 1150 miles, respectively.
Publication Year: 1990
Publication Date: 1990-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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