Extending Road Asset Lifespan and Value

National Highways is seeking support to maximize the operational life and value of its assets while reducing unnecessary maintenance and renewal costs. Poor asset quality can trigger premature maintenance and early renewal, leading to increased costs, environmental impacts, and health and safety risks from unplanned work. This opportunity involves three key activities: (1) identifying and analyzing asset performance to extend or maintain service life while documenting benefits; (2) developing case studies to demonstrate and validate improvement outcomes; and (3) creating targeted improvement projects with proven safety, carbon reduction, delivery efficiency, and customer experience benefits. By implementing these improvements, National Highways will reduce whole-life costs, lower carbon emissions, minimize operational disruption, and improve safety outcomes—directly supporting the Net Zero Plan and delivering better value from existing assets.