HSC's transformational plan

摘要

The Highways Sector Council (HSC) has secured approval from the Department for Transport (DfT) and Highways England for its initial plans 'to transform the industry'. The news comes after Highways first revealed that the HSC had handed in plans for a sector deal to the DfT late last year. What has been agreed so far seems to be a preliminary plan. There are four areas for development and focus, which the DfT and Highways England have agreed to. These are: 1. Environment: Supporting the transition to net zero, by developing a sector-wide plan, assessing asset classes, launching trials of zero carbon products/approaches, and testing innovative techniques for carbon lock-up 2. Models: Identifying ways in which the sector can support the Government's Project Speed, delivering more quickly and more productively; developing a business case which defines benefits to UK plc of having a five and 10-year local government funding programme 3. Innovation: Supporting highways' transition to digital, particularly across the local and strategic network boundary 4.Skills: Undertaking a Highways Sector Skills Assessment to better inform future work in this area.