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HIGHWAYS AGENCY STATEMENT ON NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE REPORT TACKLING CONGESTION BY MAKING BETTER USE OF ENGLAND''S MOTORWAYS AND TRUNK ROADS Commenting on the publication of the NAO report ''Tackling Congestion by ''Making better use of England''s Motorways and Trunk roads'', Archie Robertson, Chief Executive of the Highways Agency said: ''We are committed to improving services to road users, tackling congestion and improving safety. I welcome the NAO''s recognition of our work to deliver a programme of congestion-busting and safety schemes, handle traffic disruption during severe weather and maintain safety on England''s roads. ''Since the audit by the NAO, we have also embarked on several new initiatives, including plans to introduce car sharing lanes on motorways, trial hard shoulder running on the M42, and the deployment of 1200 traffic officers plus 300 Regional Control Centre staff to smooth traffic flows. The Agency is now providing better information to drivers about traffic conditions through the National Traffic Control Centre. ''This report includes some valuable recommendations about improving the Agency''s work to tackle congestion. We are already taking steps to address some of the issues identified but fully accept that we have more work to do. I will ensure that where recommendations for improvement are safe and appropriate to deliver - we take action. ''In the last 18 months the Agency has moved from being primarily a road builder to a network manager. We are spending £200m annually installing and maintaining technology on the road network. We are also delivering hundreds of safety and congestion busting schemes and considering innovative solutions to our congestion problems. ''We accept the need to implement projects more quickly to bring benefits to drivers, better manage our trials, target technology effectively and be better prepared for major events. We will now be reviewing how we assess pilot projects, are currently targeting our resources for 2005 to reflect congestion priorities and have already taken steps to improve traffic management around major events.''
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