Time running out to meet 2025 target

Time is running out for National Highways to achieve its target to halve the number of people killed or seriously injured on England’s strategic roads by the end of 2025, according to the Office of Road and Rail (ORR). The ORR’s annual report on safety on England’s strategic roads shows National Highways has achieved a 38% reduction since the 2005 to 2009 average baseline but is not on course to meet its 2025 target. The ORR is “now requiring a detailed plan from the company on what additional interventions are needed to achieve its target”.

Performance in terms of stopped vehicle detection on all-lane running smart motorways has “improved significantly” since the previous year. The regulator says National Highways now needs to clearly set out how it plans to make better use of the data it collects to inform further performance improvements.