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Preparing for the third road period: our efficiency review and holding to account policy
This blog looks at what we have done to assess National Highways’ plans for the next five years and to update our approach to holding the company to account for performance, delivery and efficiency. Cover Image Components Today the government has published the Road Investment Strategy covering 2026–31 (RIS3). This sets out what it expects National Highways to deliver for its £27bn of RIS3 funding.
Scrutinising plans for the third Road Investment Strategy
ORR is undertaking an Efficiency Review of National Highways’ plans for the next five-year road period (2026 to 2031). Cover Image Components The government has published its draft Road Investment Strategy (RIS)for the third road period which will shape the agenda for England’s strategic road network (motorways and most A Roads) for the next five years.
How does National Highways’ performance vary across England?
We hold National Highways to account for its performance across a range of government set performance indicators that reflect the priorities of Strategic Road Network users and other stakeholders. To support this, we’ve developed an interactive dashboard, allowing users to explore different performance themes and track changes over time.
Regulator’s role in shaping UK’s Road Investment Strategy
As it prepares for the third Road Investment Strategy, National Highways must improve the way it plans and delivers maintenance and renewals. In uncertain economic times, it’s more important than ever to make the case for investing in the maintenance of the country’s key infrastructure. With competing demands for funding, it is easy to take something like the Strategic Road Network (SRN) for granted.
Gearing up for the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3)
Good planning leads to good performance. It is our job to scrutinise National Highways’ plans for road period 3 (2025 to 2030). As we recently set out in our approach to the third road investment strategy, we expect the quality of National Highways’ plans to reflect its maturity as a company entering its third road period, and that we’ll be increasing our scrutiny to ensure the company’s plans are challenging and deliverable.
Revealed Theology, Natural Theology, and the Darwinist Concoction of “ID/Creationism.”
As anyone who cares knows, members of the Darwinist establishment aggressively and shamelessly promote the lie that Intelligent Design is nothing more than Scientific Creationism hiding behind another name. Since they cannot make a credible case for their own position, they seek to discredit ID by misrepresenting its arguments.
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