Highways England has launched a new set of ten design principles which will inform future road schemes to ensure its roads better serve the people who use them and the environments through which they pass.<\/p>\n
The company, responsible for delivering the Government\u2019s \u00a315bn Road Investment Strategy, says that as well as connecting people and places, there should be renewed focus on improvements which are long lasting, sensitive to their surroundings, and enhance the quality of life.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are delivering the biggest level of investment in England\u2019s strategic road network for a generation,\u201d said Highways England\u2019s Chief Highways Engineer Mike Wilson. \u201cWe want roads that not only connect the country and communities, but which achieve a higher quality of life; that are designed in a way that is sensitive to the surroundings; provide greater economic vitality and use resources in a more efficient and innovative way.\u201d<\/p>\n