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We manage the strategic road network (SRN) in England, comprising motorways and some A roads. Our road network is essential to the growth, wellbeing and balance of the nation’s economy. The strategic road network (SRN) is arguably the biggest and most important piece of infrastructure in the country. It comprises more than 4,500 miles of motorways and major A roads which are at the core of our na…

Improving journeys on older smart motorways In this section What's happening National Highways is delivering a series of enhancements to sections of dynamic hard shoulder motorways across the country. ‘Dynamic hard shoulder’ (DHS) is an older form of motorway where the hard shoulder is turned on and off as a traffic lane in response to traffic flow. On 15 April 2023 the Government an…

Environment We’re designing the Lower Thames Crossing to be the greenest road ever built in the UK The Lower Thames Crossing will create bigger, better and more connected habitats for wildlife  and the local community. Green by design We’ve used your feedback to improve our plans to reduce our impact and enhance the local environment. Building a tunnel rather than a bridge will avoid protecte…

This privacy notice sits beneath our top level privacy notice and provides information about how personal data is used with regards to our online feedback form. Please see the main privacy statement for details on your rights and who to contact about use of personal data. What personal data do we collect and handle? Information we may collect includes: As an individual, what group you consider…

On this page Introduction Corporate emissions Maintenance and construction emissions Road user emissions Enabling actions Our data improvement journey Our data reporting requirements Introduction Our 2030, 2040 and 2050 targets are the driving force behind Net Zero highways. We have used the commitments to shape our actions and provide an indicator of progress. In September 2023,…

We want to ensure our local communities can take full advantage of the opportunities on their doorsteps. In this section Throughout the six years of construction, we’ll need a range of people with the right skills.  We want at least 45% of our workforce to be recruited from within 20-miles of the project. We also want to create a higher-skilled community and improve training standards for buil…

This statement applies to content published on the 'nationalhighways.co.uk' domain. We’re committed and actively working to ensure that our website is usable and accessible to as many people as possible. It is designed with mobile in mind. The text on this website should be clear and simple to understand. You should be able to: zoom in up to 300% without problems navigate most of the w…

This privacy notice sits beneath our top level privacy notice and provides information about how personal data is used in relation to our Noise Insulation Scheme. What personal data do we collect and handle? Information we may collect includes: email address postal address (including postcode) Please note that the information we process on you will always be proportionate and only used in sup…

The latest news from the Lower Thames Crossing More news Hydrogen powered construction a step closer after successful Lower Thames Crossing trial 05 Jun 2025 - The Lower Thames Crossing's plan to replace diesel with hydrogen in its heavy construction machinery will help accelerate Britian’s transition to clean power Future of the footbridge revealed as winner of innovative low-carbon design co…

This October, we'll carry out the lowest carbon road resurfacing scheme we've ever attempted on our network - on the A64 in Yorkshire Share this article By using innovative materials and working methods throughout the project, we estimate we can reduce the carbon footprint for this scheme's construction by around 70%.  Sharing learnings The journey to this project has been informed by countles…