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We're cutting down and removing diseased trees suffering from ash dieback disease from the M11 between junctions 6 and 14. We will be replanting new trees of other native species that have been carefully chosen to ensure local habitats flourish. Start date November 2024 End date February 2025 Cost £1m Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 22 October 2024 Phase one begins November 2024 We’re planning essential landscaping work at 19 locations on the M11 between junctions 6 an…

Home Safe and Well This is where we share resources and information about health, safety and wellbeing to support our workers and suppliers to ensure that everyone gets home safe and well. See Home Safe and Well - Our approach to heath, safety and wellbeing. We need your input too and want you to share your experiences with us, providing examples of best practice and lessons learned. This information will help us to create a bank of knowledge and experience that can be shared across our suppli…

We need to renew all the traffic signals at the Hardwick Roundabout on the A47. Once we've completed our work - upgraded signals will improve traffic flow. Latest updates Overview Documents Latest updates 16 September 2025 We start work in September We'll work from Tuesday 30 September on weeknights (8pm to 6am). We'll finish work by February 2026, weather permitting. Lanes closures at Hardwick Roundabout To work safely, we'll need to close each lane on Hardwick Roundabout at various t…

Stay in the know on the Historical Railways Estate. Celebrating 200 years of rail with our first-ever viaduct open day As part of our Railway 200 celebrations, we opened up the recently restored Chelfham Viaduct near Barnstaple to the public Read all about the event Latest makeover Petersfield Road Bridge The works to be carried out will address the worst areas of degradation throughout the arch. In the headlines Castlefield Viaduct We're committing £2.4 million for phase 2 of the Castl…

How to notify police, highway and structures authorities of abnormal load movements online In this section Abnormal loads An abnormal load is a vehicle that has any of the following: a weight of more than 44,000kg an axle load of more than 10,000kg for a single non-driving axle and 11,500kg for a single driving axle a width of more than 2.9 metres a rigid length of more than 18.65 metres Other measurements may apply if you’re transporting a load abroad. If you’re responsible for transpo…

Your passport demonstrates you have the training, experience and qualifications to work safely on any National Highways site. The Highways Passport has two parts: Smartcard and database The passport database - with corresponding high security smartcard for each worker - gives you a single, transferable record. It confirms your authority to work in real-time, enforcing safety standards daily. You can carry all relevant data with you and it can be checked at any time. The system: provides ev…

How police and structure authorities can use the ESDAL system. In this section Vehicle or load movements that exceed standard dimensions are called “abnormal loads”. Hauliers must: notify the police of their intention to move abnormal loads alert the owners of any bridges and structures that cross, or are crossed by, the route they plan to use. If you are: an abnormal loads police officer the owner of a bridge or structure on or adjacent to National Highways network you can use National…

Upcoming events As the nation’s leading highways business, we regularly host events to  connect with organisations operating in the infrastructure and  professional services supply chain. We run face-to-face and online events where we inform, consult and  collaborate with suppliers - discussing sector challenges to find solutions and sharing information about our pipeline of work. We also exhibit and participate in industry-led conferences, exhibitions  and shows where we have the opportunity…

Our new National Highways Common Induction is now available for anyone who works on a National Highways construction site. The induction is part of the National Highways Passport Scheme, where anyone who works on one of our construction sites has a card that can be scanned to show their level of training and skills. You need to sign up to the scheme to be able to complete the National Highways Common Induction. An improved induction for multiple sites The induction takes just one and a half h…

In this section Report litter on our network You can report litter on our roads online, as well as other maintenance issues. You'll need to identify the location of the problem - or let our system use the location of your device. Report litter We'll check your report. If necessary, we'll arrange an inspection. Where action's needed, we'll include it in our scheduled litter picking. We'll always prioritise the swift removal of anything that's a hazard to road users. If we don't pick litter…