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<p>Highways England has undertaken a programme of work to improve air quality on the
Strategic Road Network (SRN), in the first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1) and RIS2,
and has published its own air quality strategy at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634933/N160081_Air_Quality_Strategy_Final_V18.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634933/N160081_Air_Quality_Strategy_Final_V18.pdf</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>This programme has included monitoring the effectiveness of tall barriers and
running an open competition to gather ideas from a wide range of organisations.</p><p>
</p><p>To support the mitigation of air quality issues, Highways England has invested
£12.5 million of its Air Quality Designated Funding with authorities in Leeds, Coventry,
Kent, Nottingham, Sheffield and Bristol to implement an electric van scheme to support
the uptake of zero emissions vans. Schemes in Leeds, Coventry, Kent and Nottingham
are now operating and will be followed by Sheffield and Bristol.</p><p> </p>
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