The Road Investment Strategy is beginning to look like a wish-list rather than a deliverable plan - McDonald

Andy McDonald MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to Transport Secretary Chris Grayling’s refusal to commit to delivering schemes in the Government’s Road Investment Strategy at today’s Transport Questions, said:

“The Office of Rail and Road report into Highways England showed the Government’s Road Investment Strategy to be in chaos. The agency are over budget, behind schedule and serious doubts have been cast on whether promised investment will be delivered on time, if at all.

“The Road Investment Strategy is beginning to look like a wish-list rather than a deliverable plan to improve England’s road network. The government must reassure the public that promised works won’t be cancelled or delayed, and they should explain how they will guarantee road users’ safety following their failure to manage investment in England’s roads.”