The Problem The highways industry is acutely aware of the problems caused by extreme weather events and are also conscious that these problems are becoming more frequent, more disruptive and more costly – not only to the network operators, but also to local businesses, communities, and the travelling public. In 2014 the DfT published the Transport Resilience Review in response to this issue, and recommendations from the review went forward to become challenges set out in the Local Highways Maintenance Incentive Fund self- assessments. The Solution Towards the end of 2014, the South West Highways Alliance (SWHA), an association of 14 local authorities, together with the Environment Agency, Climate Ready and Climate UK commissioned Wilson Pym May Limited (WPM

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