Highways England needs to improve budgeting and planning, says ORR

Road network operator has met targets but delays to large projects create future risks, says regulator

Highways England has hit its performance targets in 2020-21, the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR). However, the government-owned company has been warned that it needs to address delays to some key projects and subsequent forecast underspends.

ORR’s annual report found Highways England met all targets in its key performance indicators for providing fast and reliable journeys and maintaining the network. This was achieved as the company faced a set of extraordinary circumstances with...

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