The Department of Transport (DfT) is seeking views on proposals to give metro mayors and their combined authorities greater decision-making powers and accountability with regards to the Key Route Network (KRN).  

KRNs are a network of some of the most important roads in a combined authority which Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and its constituent authorities both hold powers.  

This consultation, as a part of the step change in Levelling Up agenda, proposes to empower Mayors outside of London and their MCAs with more highway powers and responsibilities to deliver transport priorities.  

The consultation includes proposals for: 

• providing mayors with additional highway management powers 
• providing mayors with sole or concurrent highway powers over the KRN 
• giving mayoral combined authorities the ability to delegate highway powers to local authorities 
• providing mayors with the power to direct a local authority to deliver schemes agreed in their local transport plan 
• giving mayors or constituent local authorities the ability to request responsibility for a route by order of the Transport Secretary 

To find out more about this consultation see here.