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Published 05 Jun 2025 We've signed a landmark agreement to protect and promote England’s heritage, ensuring delivery of good outcomes for people and communities. Share this article The Chief Executives of National Highways and Historic England signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Monday 2 June at the recently restored Upminster Tithe Barn.   The agreement lays out how we'll work…

Our Environment fund is helping us operate our business in an environmentally responsible way, while making sure sustainability shapes our work from start to finish. We have a 2050 vision to provide a road network that supports the country’s transport needs but also protects and strengthens the natural environment and community wellbeing. Read more about our Environmental Sustainability Strategy.…

This page sets out how we manage your rights to information, transparency and privacy. Your right to transparency Public access to the information we hold As a Public Authority, National Highways is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). This legislation obliges us to provide public access to th…

Through our competitions, we unlock the knowledge to transform our road network in the future. We run targeted research and innovation competitions to help us solve some of our challenges. We'll publish details of current competitions on this page. If you think you have a potential solution, we welcome your application.   Latest competitions National Highways H…

Back Published 05 March 2025 Press Release A section of the old A30 in Cornwall has this week reopened as the new B3288, providing improved connectivity for local communities. Since opening the new dual carriageway last June as part of the A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross road upgrade, National Highways a…

National Highways has fully committed to compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK-GDPR). We collect and handle a variety of personal data so that we can deliver services to our customers and anyone using England’s motorways and major A roads.  This privacy notice applies to any personal data collected by us or on our behalf, by any format – phone, letter, email, onl…

Our 2035 strategy 8,000 traffic monitoring sites - 30 million vehicle counts per site per year 8,250 emergency roadside telephones - 39,000 calls handled annually 1,900 miles of road with fibre optic cable - 30 billion vehicle miles supported annually 10 traffic management centres - empowering 350 control room operators 4,000 CCTV cameras - 16 million camera switches monthly 325 weathe…

Fog is a major travel hazard which can affect visibility. It occurs most often in late autumn and towards the end of February, but can be a problem throughout spring and autumn. Fog often disperses after sunrise but on occasions may last all day or several days. Before you travel It’s important t…

The standard terms and conditions relating to our traffic camera/CCTV services. Reproduction for private use The traffic images are Crown Copyright protected and may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium as long as it is for non-commercial research or private study, subject to the material being reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. Licensing for internal ci…

National Highways is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's motorways and major A roads. Our ambition is to ensure our major roads are more dependable, durable and – most importantly – are safe.  East East Midlands North West South East South…