I recognise that flooding and coastal erosion pose significant risks to transport infrastructure. The Environment Agency’s national assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in England shows that 37% of railways and 38% of roads are currently in areas at risk from one or more sources of flooding, rising to 54% and 46% respectively by the middle of the century under climate projections.
Assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in England is led nationally by the Environment Agency, while transport infrastructure owners and operators (including Network Rail, National Highways, arm’s-length bodies and local authorities) are responsible for assessing and managing risks to their own specific infrastructure and assets.
The Department supports this work by using its funding and planning frameworks to require resilience to be considered in investment decisions and in ongoing modal planning, for example:
The Department recently published the Climate Adaptation Strategy for Transport, which sets the long-term direction for improving the transport sector’s resilience to climate-related hazards, including flooding and coastal erosion. The Department has also published Transport Hazard Summary documents that provide introductory information to support the transport sector to assess and manage the risks posed by natural hazards. This includes information on the risk posed by flooding and coastal erosion.
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