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<p>The Government is investing £24 billion on the Strategic Road Network during the
second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2 - 2020-2025) to fund the operation, maintenance,
renewal and enhancement of the network. Safety is a key consideration National Highways
takes into account across all its activity and much of this investment aims to improve
safety across the network for all road users. A specific Safety and Congestion Fund,
worth £140m in RIS2, is in place as part of National Highways’ Designated Funds programme
and aims to deliver over 150 safety improvements on specific high-risk roads, accident-cluster
locations and potential suicide-cluster areas, to help reduce the number of people
killed or seriously injured on the Strategic Road Network.</p><p>The Department for
Transport and the Office of Rail and Road, in its capacity of Highways Monitor, hold
National Highways to account for delivery against its performance indicators and work
collectively to ensure appropriate action plans are in place to maximise safety on
the network.</p>
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