Research and analysis

Capturing resilience impacts within transport appraisal

Understanding how the resilience of a transport system can be appraised.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 30 July 2026

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Economic appraisal of resilience in transport

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The resilience of transport systems has become a strategic priority for safeguarding economic security and public safety.  

The UK Government Resilience Framework (2022) and the 2025 Resilience Action Plan underscore the need for a more proactive, whole-system approach that better anticipates and manages disruption to the UK transport network.  

Despite significant policy development, the Department for Transport (DfT) currently lacks a consistent approach for appraising resilience impacts within transport analysis guidance (TAG).

This report introduces a framework to provide a consistent and proportional approach for appraising resilience into the TAG. 

This research was completed by PA Consulting on behalf of DfT.

Published 30 July 2026