Download or read book Tackling Congestion by Making Better Use of England's Motorways and Trunk Roads written by Great Britain. National Audit Office and published by Stationery Office Books (TSO). This book was released on 2004 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that road traffic congestion results in costs to business of about pound]3 billion a year, as well as causing air pollution and frustrating peoples travel plans and daily lives. Tackling road congestion is a key objective of the Governments ten year plan for transport, through a combination of long-term measures intended to increase road capacity and improve road network management. In the shorter-term, the Highways Agency has established the Making Better Use programme which is intended to bring quick relief from congestion on Englands motorway and trunk road network, including local network management schemes. This NAO report focuses on other measures at the Agencys disposal involving the use of technology to help tackle congestion caused by the weight of traffic, changing driver behaviour and dealing with shocks to the network that cause congestion. Findings include that, although the Agency is improving its information provision to motorists, it has been too risk averse to introducing or testing measures used by overseas counterparts; and it has managed two if its three trial measures poorly, leading to inconclusive results.It has failed to install the most appropriate technology on the most congested motorways, and needs to be better prepared for events that cause congestion.