National Highways to deliver fewer projects due to inflation and delays

A new report into progress of National Highways’ second road investment strategy has warned that by 2025, the Government-owned company will have completed less work and at a higher cost than originally planned. The National Audit Office has examined how effectively National Highways and the Department for Transport are managing risks to value for money […]

Legal challenge to RIS2 plans thrown out by judge

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps did not break the law when approving the government’s second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2), a high court judge has ruled. In the High Court, Mr Justice Holgate dismissed Transport Action Network’s (TAN’s) application for a judicial review on environmental grounds. In making his decision he concluded that approval of RIS2 was […]