National Highways met most targets in interim year, but challenging times ahead in RIS3, says ORR
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has said National Highways has delivered most of its targets and capital commitments for the ‘interim period’ between April 2025 and March 2026. However, in its annual assessment of National Highways ORR says that the company did not progress some of its programmes intended to prepare it for […]
PACTS chief questions RIS3 safety ambitions
The head of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety has questioned whether National Highways’ latest safety ambitions go far enough, arguing that the government-owned company risks missing the spirit of Vision Zero despite repeatedly stating that safety is its “number one priority”. Speaking on the Highways Voices podcast, PACTS Executive Director Jamie Hassall criticised […]