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Judgment and documents for the 5 May 2023 M25, M25 feeder roads and Kent roads injunction order Review Hearing - Judgment of Mr Justice Cotter dated 5 May 2023 The 5 May 2023 M25, M25 feeder roads and Kent roads injunction order Review Hearing- NHL Review Hearing –Written Submissions of the Claimant dated 5 June 2023 25 July 2023 – M25, M25 feeder roads and Kent roads injunction consequential …

The Government's Road Investment Strategy identified the East of England as an area in need of investment. 17 major road schemes were identified as requiring investment, including six along the A47. Overview Documents In 2014, the UK Government established the Road Investment Strategy. As part of this the East of England was identified as an area in need of investment. 17 major road schemes wer…

We’re resurfacing and carrying out drainage renewal on the A14 between junction 36 and 42. Start date 21 July 2025 End date December 2025 Cost TBC Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 23 July 2025 Work gets under way To work safely, we’ll need the following road closures:    Monday 21 July to Saturday 8 August (8pm to 6am) - A14 westbound between junctions 36 and 42, both l…

We’ve made improvements on the M4 between junctions 3 and 12 by adding an additional lane for traffic to help increase capacity and reduce congestion. We’ve also put in place new technology to smooth traffic flows and manage incidents along this stretch. Start date 2018 End date 2022 Cost £848 million Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 05 December 2022 Upgraded motorway betw…

Although our smart motorway work has been cancelled following the Government’s latest announcement, we’re continuing to improve safety between junctions 9 and 14 by upgrading the barrier in the central reservation from metal to concrete. Latest updates Overview Documents Related road projects Smart motorway upgrade cancelled On 15 April 2023, the Government announced that plans for …

As part of our multi-million investment we’re carrying out a range of improvements along the A57, A628 and A61/A616 Westwood roundabout to improve journeys and safety. Overview Documents We’re responsible for motorways and major A-roads including the A57, A616 and A628 between Manchester and Sheffield. As part of our multi-million investment we’re carrying out a range of improvements a…

One way that National Highways monitors the safety of the strategic road network is by calculating and monitoring road traffic collision and casualty rates. We do this by using traffic data and STATS19 data (road traffic collision and casualty records collated and managed by the Department for Transport). We expect these rates to fluctuate from road to road, between different road types …

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…

This page is intended to guide you towards safer recovery practices built up from many years of operating motorways, and the collaborative work we've done. Perhaps the most important piece of this advice is that you as a vehicle recovery operator are never expected to work in a live lane on a motorway and we at National Highways have procedures in place to make sure you never have to do so. We w…

Adding more places to stop in an emergency In this section What's happening At National Highways safety is our top priority.  We have listened to drivers' concerns about being able to find a safe place to stop in an emergency on all lane running smart motorways and have delivered a programme to create additional emergency areas on sections of all lane running (ALR) motorway across the…