Office of Rail and Road

ORR: National Highways off the hook over licence breach

24/07/2024

National Highways is in breach of a condition of its licence but will not face enforcement action, its regulator has said.

ORR: Time of uncertainty casts National Highways adrift on delivery and safety

24/07/2024

National Highways has missed nearly one in four target dates for enhancements on its network during the current roads period and risks missing its 2025 casualty target.

Exclusive: National Highways 'has one-way bet' over CO2

16/03/2023

National Highways significantly under-reported its operational carbon emissions for the last financial year by using an out-of-date forecast of emissions from grid electricity, rather than ‘actual’ data, Highways can reveal.

Regional congestion on the rise, with South East most delayed

23/01/2023

Average delays on the strategic road network (SRN) increased in all regions of England during 2021-22, as traffic levels recovered after the COVID lockdowns.

ORR revises level crossing order guidance

21/12/2021

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has launched a consultation on draft revisions to its guidance on level crossing orders and templates.

Comment: Highways England must do more for road users and taxpayers

28/07/2021

Chief executive of the Office of Rail and Road, John Larkinson, discusses the recent annual assessment of Highways England's performance and its areas of concern.

Exclusive: ORR road safety staffing level 'less than one person'

03/09/2020

The highways monitor for the English strategic road network (SRN) does not have a single member of staff whose job is focused solely on road safety, Highways can reveal.

ORR warns over transition as Highways England awaits RIS 2

11/11/2019

Highways England’s regulator has warned of a difficult transition between the current five-year Road Investment Strategy (RIS) and its second instalment (2020-2025), which remains unpublished.

ORR publishes views on RIS2

15/12/2016

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says lessons must be learnt from the delivery of the Road Investment Strategy (RIS) as plans for RIS2 continue to gather pace.  

ORR: Good start for Highways England

14/07/2016

Highways England has made a “good start” on delivering £15 billion investment in the strategic road network by 2020/21, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).   

Glaister to continue as ORR chair

30/06/2016

Stephen Glaister has been reappointed chair of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) until December 2017.

ORR publishes report into HE’s supply chain capability

07/04/2016

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published a report into Highways England’s supply chain capability.

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