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New freight time values will boost highway scheme appraisal outcomes

Peter Stonham
30 October 2025

 

New valuations for time involved in transporting freight , being introduced by the Department for Transport, look set to significantly increase the user benefits from highway interventions that aim to reduce congestion, raise running speeds , or shorten routes, and therefore enhance the benefit-cost ratios and business cases for these projects.

The proposed revised DfT Transport Analysis Guidance on this subject says the estimated value of time for HGV freight carriers will in future be around...

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