ORR: National Highways off the hook over licence breach24/07/2024 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 safety24/07/2024 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 CO216/03/2023 National Highways significantly under-reported its operational carbon emissions for the last financial year by using an out-of-date forecast of emissions from grid electricity, rather than ‘actual’ data, Highways can reveal.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 delayed23/01/2023 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 guidance21/12/2021 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 taxpayers28/07/2021 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 211/11/2019 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between the current five-year Road Investment Strategy (RIS) and its second instalment (2020-2025), which remains unpublished.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 RIS215/12/2016 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 England14/07/2016 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 chair30/06/2016 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 capability07/04/2016 The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published a report into Highways England’s supply chain capability. |
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