Holding National Highways to account
24 October 2025
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We are responsible for monitoring and enforcing the performance and efficiency of National Highways.
Monitoring National Highways
Investigations of National Highways
23 September 2025
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Investigation of National Highways’ compliance with its licence and delivery of the second road investment strategy (RIS2).
Our role in the development of road investment strategies
28 August 2025
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Information on our role in the development of the future road investment strategies, and links to key documents relating to the advice we provide.
Monitoring reporting guidelines for National Highways and template statements
22 July 2025
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Our monitoring reporting guidelines set out the information that National Highways is required to provide to us through performance monitoring templates, which once completed by National Highways, become annual performance monitoring statements.
ORR: National Highways must lock in the good progress of last decade as it gears up to deliver next Road Period
18 July 2025
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National Highways has delivered significant improvements for road users in the second road period (RP2 2020 - 2025), says the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), but the company must learn lessons from missed commitments to deliver better performance in the next Road Period.
Annual assessments of National Highways
18 July 2025
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This content and related publications refer to our annual assessment of National Highways.
Annual assessment of safety performance on the strategic road network
13 March 2025
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This content and related publications refer to our annual assessment of safety on the strategic road network.
Monitoring smart motorways
13 March 2025
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We are responsible for monitoring and enforcing the performance and efficiency of National Highways in its delivery of the Smart Motorway Action Plan.
Safety continues to improve on England’s Strategic Road Network but National Highways unlikely to meet challenging target
13 March 2025
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Safety continues to improve on England’s motorways and major A-roads, but National Highways is unlikely to meet its main safety target set by government, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said today in its third annual assessment of safety on the strategic road network.
National Highways licence monitoring and enforcement
30 January 2025
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Our monitoring framework and enforcement policy for National Highways, and how we monitor the company’s performance and identify, escalate and resolve areas of concern.