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<p>Preparation is underway for the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) to cover the period 2020 to 2025. The work is in three phases; research, decision and mobilisation. The research phase is in progress. As well as six strategic studies looking at complex problems facing specific areas, including the M25 south west quadrant, a key source of information will be Highways England’s programme of 18 refreshed route strategies covering the entire network, including the M4. Work on these route strategies is reaching conclusion and we expect these to be published in March. We will then move on to assessing options for interventions at priority locations with a view to publishing RIS2 in 2019.</p><p>Potential works on the Strategic Road Network related specifically to airport expansion in the South East are also being considered following the announcement on 25 October 2016 and publication of the draft National Policy Statement on 2 February 2017. However, there are no plans for additional works on the M4 related to airport expansion.</p> |