Road users

September 2025 Newsletter Our recent access decisions announced at the start and end of July illustrate the opportunities and challenges inherent in managing our railway infrastructure to best serve passengers, freight customers, and the broader economy. These decisions have brought significant developments across key corridors. On the East Coast Main Line, we've approved additional services for

ORR is undertaking an Efficiency Review of National Highways’ plans for the next five-year road period (2026 to 2031).

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.