Source · Select Committees · Transport Committee
Recommendation 14
14
Accepted in Part
Introduce a live dashboard providing up-to-date information on all RIS project costs and timelines
Recommendation
The Government should work with National Highways to introduce a “live” project dashboard which provides up-to-date information on each project in the RIS 1, RIS 2 and subsequent RIS portfolios. The dashboard should provide information on original and current: costs; Start of Work date; Open for Traffic date; and planning status (if applicable). (Paragraph 68) 28 Strategic road investment
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation in principle, agreeing to work with National Highways and the ORR to explore opportunities for more frequent public project reporting in a single dashboard, acknowledging that a truly 'live' system would not be practical.
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
The Government agrees with this recommendation. National Highways already maintains up to date project reporting through the National Highways ‘Our Roads’ web portal6. Project progress is regularly updated for each scheme including changes to baseline Start of Works, Open for Traffic, costs and planning status where applicable. There will be times when information on costs is commercially sensitive and needs to be withheld until the period of sensitivity has ended. The delivery commitments (Start of Works, Open for Traffic) within the RIS portfolio at the end of the financial year are provided annually by the National Highways’ Delivery Plan Update, published in July each year. This includes any changes that have been agreed during the year and presents the delivery commitments for all the major enhancement schemes in one table for each region of the country, not unlike a dashboard. While a genuinely ‘live’ update system would not be practical, it is recognised that there is an appetite for more frequent updates for the enhancements portfolio in a single dashboard format. The Government therefore agrees with the recommendation and will work closely with National Highways and the ORR, to explore the opportunity for more frequent public project reporting in one place.