Current road investment plans

Current road investment plans 
(to March 2026)

Our current overall funding and delivery requirements are set by the Government’s Department for Transport through the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) process, normally in five-year cycles called Road Investment Periods. For each road period, we produce a Strategic Business Plan (SBP) and Delivery Plan setting out the how we'll use the funding provided by Government to meet these requirements.

The most recent five-year Road Investment Period (RP2) concluded in March 2025, while the start of the next five-year Road Investment Period (RP3) has been deferred until April 2026 to align with the Government’s comprehensive spending review. For 2025-26, we've been awarded a one-year interim financial settlement to cover this gap.